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Copyright,  1896, 

BY 

SYLVANUS   STALL. 


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[Printed  in  the  United  States] 


CONTENTS. 


Genesis,   . 

Exodus, 

Leviticus, 

Numbers, 

Deuteronomy, 

Joshua, 

Judges,  . 

Ruth, 

I.  Samuel, 

II.  Samuel, 

I.  Chronicles, 

I.  Kings  and  II 

II.  Kings, 
Ezra, 
Nehemiah, 
Esther, 
Job, 
Psalms, 
Proverbs, 
Ecclesiastes, 
Isaiah, 
Jeremiah, 
Lamentations, 
Ezekiel^ 
Daniel, 


Chronicles  (harmonized). 


PAGE 
21 

49 
8i 
90 
98 
no 

121 
126 

149 
162 
168 
197 
204 
211 
216 
227 
247 
249 

319 

342 

354 
357 
365 


vi  CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

Joel, 386 

Jonah, 388 

MiCAH, 391 

Malachi, .        .        .        .  393 

The  Four  Gospels, 399 

Acts, 559 

Romans,            601 

I.  Corinthians, .        .        .  611 

II.  Corinthians, 620 

Galatians, 625 

Ephesians, 627 

Philippians, 633 

Colossians, 635 

I.  Thessalonians, 638 

I.  Timothy, 639 

II.  Timothy, 641 

Titus, 643 

Hebrews, 644 

James, 652 

I.  Peter, 656 

II.  Peter, 662 

I.  John, 665 

Revelation, 671 


SELECTIONS    FOR 

CHURCH    FESTIVAL    DAYS 

AND   OTHER  OCCASIONS. 


SELECTION  PAGE 

Christmas  Day, 193  399 

New-Year's  Day, 132  277 

Epiphany .  194  401 

Palm  Sunday,            255  505 

Good  Friday, 278  546 

279  547 

Easter, 280  550 

"     281  552 

282  554 

Ascension  Day, 284  557 

Fast-Day,      162  337 

"    "     2X1  428 

Humiliation, 46  105 

"                .......  126  266 

249  494 

Thanksgiving, 139  293 

45  103 

Marriage, 332  631 

198  409 

Sickness  or  Death  of  Child,           ...           86  181 

Death,            ........  no  230 

Funeral,             324  618 

After  a  Funeral, 336  638 

Pentecost  or  Whitsunday,     ....  286  561 

287  562 

Temperance, 150  3^3 


Vll 


PREFACE. 


That  there  has  been  a  falling  off  in  the  good  old-fashioned 
custom  of  daily  famify  worship,  there  can  be  no  doubt. 
Just  how  much  of  this  deplorable  condition  is  due  to  the 
difficulty  of  hastily  selecting  scriptural  passages  suited  to 
the  service,  it  might  not  be  easy  to  determine;  but  fully 
persuaded  that  this  is  an  obstacle  of  considerable  moment, 
we  have  given  ourselves  with  much  time  and  pains-taking 
during  the  past  three  years  to  a  careful  study  of  the  Scrip- 
tures, with  a  view  of  selecting  three  hundred  and  sixty-five 
devotional  readings  suited  for  family  worship,  for  chapel 
services  in  colleges,  for  the  opening  devotions  in  the  public 
school,  and  for  the  use  of  young  people  in  the  Endeavor 
and  other  societies  who  have  covenanted  to  read  a  portion 
of  the  Bible  each  day. 

In  this  work  we  have  sought  to  avoid  the  fragmentary 
and  desultory  character  of  Bible  study  which  has  become 
so  common.  While  these  selections  have  been  made  with 
special  reference  to  the  choice  of  such  portions  of  the  Scrip- 
ture as  seem  best  suited  for  devotional  purposes,  we  have  at 
the  same  time  been  governed  by  two  other  important  prin- 
ciples. First,  to  avoid  the  prevalent  tendency  to  break  the 
entire  Bible  into  fragments  of  three,  four,  or  eight,  or  ten 
verses,  with  only  an  occasional  longer  passage,  and  then 
arrange  them  into  a  sort  of  scriptural  mosaic,  designed  to 
set  forth  some  denominational  doctrine  or  ecclesiastical 
cultus.     We  have  conscientiously  preferred  to   leave  each 


PREFACE. 


selection  to  teach  whatever  God  in  his  infinite  wisdom  saw 
fit  to  intrust  to  it.  And  secondly,  while  following  the 
order  adopted  in  the  arrangements  of  the  books  of  the  Old 
and  New  Testaments,  we  have  sought  also  to  have  each 
selection  to  bear  such  a  relation  to  the  other  selections 
from  the  same  book  as  to  preserve  the  narrative,  history,  or 
teaching  in  its  largest  possible  entirety;  always,  however, 
remembering  that  the  purpose  of  the  compilation  was  to 
provide  passages  suited  for  family  and  private  devotion. 

These  selections  are  not  presented  as  in  any  sense  an 
abridgment  or  a  substitute  for  the  entire  Bible;  or  even  as 
necessarily  containing  the  most  important  parts  of  God's 
Word.  This  volume  is  not  meant  in  any  sense  to  take  the 
place  of  the  Bible  as  a  whole.  The  Bible  in  its  entirety 
should  be  read  and  studied  as  a  complete  book.  But  in  its 
preparation  we  have  sought  to  bring  together  such  devo- 
tional passages  as  would  form  a  volume  that  could  be 
opened  at  any  place  with  the  assurance  that  any  and  every 
passage  would  be  found  suited  in  character  and  length  to 
be  read  with  the  family,  would  be  edifying  to  children, 
suited  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  people  of  mature  years,  or 
be  equally  well  suited  to  the  use  of  separate  individuals  in 
the  "  silent  time  "  of  each  day. 

No  omission  has  been  made  which  would  modify  the  sense 
or  affect  the  teaching  of  the  context.  Where  any  omission 
has  been  made,  even  in  the  instance  of  a  single  word,  it 
has  been  carefully  indicated.  In  the  chronologically 
arranged  Gospel  narrative,  when  the  reading  passes  from 
one  clause  to  another  removed  a  verse  or  two  further  on 
and  no  stars  are  inserted,  it  is  because  that  which  seems 
to  have  been  omitted  has  only  been  transferred  to  some 
other  portion  of  the  narrative,  where  it  seems  properly  to 
belong  in  the  chronological  order  indicated  by  the  other 
Gospel  narrators.     In  no  case  has  anything  been  added  to 


I 


PREFACE.  XI 

the  text,  or  a  single  word  modified,  substituted,  or  changed; 
not  so  much  as  a  comma  has  been  knowingly  omitted  or 
transposed.  A  consciousness  of  the  awful  judgments  in  the 
last  chapter  of  Revelation  pronounced  upon  those  who  add 
to  or  take  from  the  Word  of  God  has  been  abidingly  present 
with  us  throughout  the  entire  work. 

In  the  selection  of  passages,  we  have  not  chosen  such  as 
are  designed  to  teach  some  particular  doctrine  and  excluded 
those  which  are  designed  to  teach  some  other  doctrine,  or 
which  are  calculated  to  teach  some  other  phase  of  the  same 
doctrine;  nor  has  any  passage  been  excluded  because  of 
its  doctrinal  teachings.  Passages  which  are  usually  quoted 
in  support  of  the  different  views  held  concerning  the  sacra- 
ments, like  all  other  passages,  are  given  their  proper  places 
and  left  to  teach  whatever  God  purposed  in  his  Word. 

The  idea  of  adapting  the  book  for  devotional  purposes 
has  been  kept  constantly  in  mind,  and  while  this  thought  has 
at  all  times  been  dominant,  yet  in  our  study  of  the  Epistles, 
we  have  had  also  to  keep  in  mind  that  what  might  be  devo- 
tional for  one  might  be  above  the  intellectual  grasp  of 
many.  Therefore,  in  the  choice  of  these  selections,  we  have 
.sought  to  keep  in  mind  people  of  average  culture  and  learn- 
ing, the  needs  of  parents  and  children,  of  young  and  old, 
and  especially  Endeavorers  and  all  young  people  who  read 
the  Scriptures  daily  in  private  devotions;  as  also  the  needs 
of  professors  and  teachers  in  colleges  and  schools  in  the 
opening  devotions  of  each  day. 

The  text  used  is  that  of  the  Authorized  Version,  although 
the  arrangement  followed  has  been  that  adopted  by  the 
editors  of  the  Revised  Version.  We  have  omitted  the 
verses,  but  indicated  the  numbers  of  both  chapters  and 
verses  along  the  margin,  and  printed  the  text  in  paragraph — 
a  feature  which  has  been  found  of  special  value  in  the 
Revised  Version. 


PREFACE. 


Where  it  seemed  necessary  to  incorporate  passages  which 
contained  difficult  names,  and  where  such  names  might  not 
be  omitted  without  affecting  the  context  or  teaching  of  the 
passage,  the  pronunciation  has  been  indicated. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  pronunciation  of  words  which 
might  be  regarded  as  difficult  by  some  has  only  been  indi- 
cated the  first  few  times  they  occur.  Their  continued 
repetition  would  not  only  seem  unnecessary,  but  would  also 
in  some  measure  spoil  the  appearance  of  the  text,  and  thus 
prove  a  hindrance  rather  than  a  help.  In  the  instance  of 
words,  however,  which  are  difficult,  the  pronunciation  is 
indicated  to  the  end.  In  order  to  make  this  feature  of  value 
to  the  members  of  the  ordinary  household— and  it  is  such 
who  need  it  most — we  have  designedly  omitted  the  many 
and  various  characters  which  would  only  tend  to  confuse 
and  embarrass,  and  have  simply  marked  those  vowels  which 
are  long  and  those  which  are  short,  together  with  the 
accent,  and  divided  the  word  into  syllables,  and  tluis 
rendered  the  pronunciation  as  simple  and  easy  as  possible. 

The  key  to  the  pronunciation  is  as  follows: 


a 

as 

in  age,  Abel. 

a 

(( 

"  bat,  Addon. 

e 

i  i 

"  mete,  Elias. 

e 

( ( 

"  met,  Heth. 

1 

i( 

"  vine,  Ahiam. 

1 

u 

'.'  fin,  Midian. 

o 

ii 

"  old,  Goshen. 

o 

i  I 

"  odd,  Hezrod 

u 

(< 

"  ase,  Judah. 

u 

(( 

*'  up,  Uzzah. 

y 

<( 

''  style,  Tyrus. 

y 

(( 

"  pity,  Syria. 

[')  indicates  the  accented  syllable. 


PREFACE.  XIU 


To  avoid  repetition  and  bring  the  passages  into  chrono- 
logical succession, the  books  of  I.  Kings  and  II.  Chronicles 
have  been  arranged  together. 

The  four  Gospels  have  been  arranged  in  one  continuous 
narrative,  in  the  chronological  order  of  the  events.  In  this 
part  of  his  work  the  compiler  lays  no  claim  to  the  authority 
of  an  original  investigator  in  the  interesting  department  of 
Gospel  harmony.  We  have  followed  Dr.  Robinson  in  his 
"Harmony  of  the  Four  Gospels  in  English."  While  we 
have  striven  for  absolute  accuracy,  we  have  not  sought  that 
critical  completeness  which  would  seek  to  include  every 
word  or  endeavor  to  weave  into  the  narrative  every  clause, 
and  thus  render  our  work  critical  rather  than  suited  for 
devotional  purposes.  With  this  end  in  view,  we  have  as  a 
rule  in  each  instance  adopted  the  reading  from  that  Gospel 
which  contained  the  fullest  account,  without  interweaving 
into  the  narrative  the  slight  variations  which  might  be 
found  in  the  account  of  the  same  events  as  recorded  by 
another  of  the  Evangelists.  In  view,  however,  of  the 
special  interest  which  centers  in  Passion  Week  and  the 
subsequent  events,  we  have  preferred  a  careful  fullness 
in  the  account  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  the  crucifixion,  the 
resurrection,  and  the  subsequent  events  until  his  ascension. 

For  the  purposes  of  consultation  and  study,  the  four 
inspired  accounts,  arranged  separately,  are  unquestionably 
far  better  than  any  other;  but,  in  a  book  for  devotional 
reading,  it  seems  desirable  to  include  in  one  complete  and 
continuous  reading,  all  the  events  and  teachings  of  the  four 
Gospels,  and,  by  thus  avoiding  numerous  repetitions,  secure 
a  progressive  and  harmonious  impression. 

If  any  one  is  willing  to  take  the  trouble  to  arrange  the 
four  Gospels  into  one  harmonious  and  continuous  reading, 
he  will  be  surprised,  when  the  result  has  been  successfully 
secured,  to  find  what  a  small  part  of  any  one  of  the  narra- 


PREFACE. 


tives  has  been  omitted.  "The  narrative  of  John,  except 
during  the  week  of  the  Savior's  passion,  contains  very 
little  that  is  found  in  either  of  the  other  writers.  That  of 
Luke,  although  in  its  first  part  and  at  the  close  it  has  much 
in  common  with  Matthew  and  Mark,  comprises  neverthe- 
less in  its  middle  portions  a  large  amount  of  matter  peculiar 
to  Luke  alone.  Matthew  and  Mark  have  in  general  more 
resemblance  to  each  other;  though  Matthew,  being  more 
full,  presents  much  that  is  not  found  in  Mark  or  Luke; 
while  Mark,  though  briefer,  has  some  things  not  contained 
in  any  of  the  rest.  The  Evangelists  were  led,  under  the 
guidance  of  the  Spirit,  to  write  each  with  a  specific  object 
in  view,  and  for  different  communities  or  classes  of  readers; 
much  as  in  the  case  of  the  authors  of  the  Epistles.  Hence, 
while  the  narratives  all  necessarily  exhibit  a  certain  degree 
of  likeness,  they  nevertheless  bear  also,  each  for  itself,  the 
stamp  of  independence."  * 

Should  the  reader  desire  a  critical  and  complete  harmony 
of  the  four  Gospels,  interwoven  into  one  Gospel  Harmony, 
the  work  of  Rev.  William  Pittinger,  entitled,  "The  Inter- 
woven Gospels  and  Gospel  Harmony,"  will  be  found  among 
the  latest  and  best  of  its  class. 

If  the  service  we  have  rendered  in  making  the  devotional 
portion  of  the  Scriptures  more  easily  accessible  shall  con- 
tribute to  the  erection  of  the  family  altar  in  a  larger  number 
of  homes,  and  to  a  more  general  use  and  familiarity  with 
God's  Word  among  the  increasing  number  of  Christian 
young  people,  the  compiler  will  have  a  rich  reward  for  his 
labor  and  possess  the  heritage  of  blessing  which  induced 
him  to  undertake  the  work. 

Sylvanus  Stall. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 


*  From  the  preface  of  Robinson's  English  "  Harmony  of  the  Gospels.' 


THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 

[selections.] 


BIBLE  SELECTIONS  FOR  DAILY  DEVOTION, 


GENESIS. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   :i. 

Genesis  i  :    1-31. 

1  I      In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heaven   and    the 

2  earth.  And  the  earth  was  without  form,  and  void; 
and  darkness  was  upon  the  face  of  the  deep.     And  the 

3  Spirit  of  God  moved  upon  the  face  of  the  waters.  And 
God    said,  Let   there  be    light:    and    there    was    Hght. 

4  And  God  saw  the  light,   that  it  was   good:    and    God 

5  divided  the  light  from  the  darkness.  And  God  called 
the  light  Day,  and  the  darkness  he  called  Night. 
And  the  evening  and    the   morning  were  the  first  day. 

6  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  a  firmament  in  the  midst 
of  the  waters,  and  let  it    divide  the    waters  from    the 

7  waters.  x\nd  God  made  the  firmament,  and  divided 
the  waters  which  ivere  under  the  firmament  from  the 
waters   which   were   above   the   firmament:  and   it  was 

8  so.  And  God  called  the  firmament  Heaven.  And  the 
evening  and  the  morning  were  the  second  day. 

9  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters  under  the  heaven  be 
gathered  together  unto  one  place,  and  let  the  dry  la/id 

10  appear:  and  it  was  so.  And  God  called  the  dry  land 
Earth;  and   the  gathering  together  of  the  waters  called 

11  he  Seas:  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  God 
said,  Let  the  earth  bring  forth  grass,  the  herb  yielding 
seed,  and  the  fruit  tree  yielding  fruit  after  his  kind, 
whose  seed  is  in  itself,  upon   the  earth:  and  it  was  so. 

12  And  the  earth  brought  forth  grass,  and  herb  yielding 

21 


2  2  GENESIS.  I.  28 


seed  after  his  kind,  and  the  tree  yielding  fruit,  whose 
seed  7vas  in  itself,  after  his  kind:  and   God  saw  that  // 
7vas  good.      And  the  evening  and  the  morning  were  the  13 
third  day. 

And  God  said,  Let  there  be  lights  in  the  firmament  14 
of  the  heaven  to  divide  the  day  from  the  night;  and  let 
them  be  for  signs,  and  for  seasons,  and  for  days,  and 
years:  and  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  firmament  of  15 
the  heaven  to  give  light  upon  the  earth:  and  it  was  so. 
And  God  made  two  great   lights;  the  greater  light  to  16 
rule  the  day,  and  the  lesser  light  to  rule   the  night:  he 
made  the   stars  also.     And  God  set  them  in  the  firma-  17 
ment  of  the  heaven  to  give   light  upon  the   earth,  and  t8 
to  rule  over  the  day  and  over  the  night,  and  to  divide 
the  light  from   the  darkness:  and  God   saw  that /V  7£/^j 
good.     And  the   evening  and    the    morning   were    the  19 
the  fourth  day.     And  God  said.  Let   the  waters  bring  20 
forth   abundantly   the  moving   creature  that  hath  life, 
and  fowl  that  may  fly  above  the  earth  in  the  open  firma- 
ment of  heaven.     And  God  created  great  whales,  and  21 
every   living  creature   that   moveth,  which   the  waters 
brought   forth  abundantly,  after  their  kind,  and  every 
winged  fowl  after  his   kind:  and  God   saw  that  it  was 
good.     And  God  blessed  them,  saying,  Be  fruitful,  and  22 
multiply,  and  fill  the  waters  in  the  seas,  and  let  fowl 
multiply  in  the  earth.     And  the  evening  and  the  morn-  23 
ing  were  the  fifth  day. 

And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring  forth  the  living  24 
creature  after  his  kind,  cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and 
beast  of  the  earth  after  his  kind:  and  it  was  so. 
And  God  made  the  beast  of  the  earth  after  his  kind,  25 
and  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  every  thing  that  creep- 
eth  upon  the  earth  after  his  kind:  and  God  saw  that  // 
was  good. 

And  God  said,  Let  us  make  man  in  our  image,  after  26 
our  likeness:  and  let  them  have  dominion  over  the  fish 
of  the  sea,  and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  the 
cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and  over  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth.  So  God  created  27 
man  in  his  own  image,  in  the  image  of  God  created  he 
him;  male   and    female    created  he    them.      And    God  28 


2.   17  GENESIS.  23 

blessed  them,  and  God  said  unto  them,  Be  fruitful,  and 
multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it:  and 
have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over  the 
fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  every  living  thing  that  moveth 
upon  the  earth. 

29  And  God  said.  Behold,  I  have  given  you  every  herb 
bearing  seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth, 
and  every  tree,  in  the  which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  yield- 

30  ing  seed;  to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat.  And  to  every 
beast  of  the  earth,  and  to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to 
every  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  wherein 
f/iere  is  life,  /  /mve  given  every  green  herb  for   meat: 

31  and  it  was  so.  And  God  saw  every  thing  that  he  had 
made,  and,  behold,  it  was  very  good.  And  the  evening 
and  the  morning  were  the  sixth  day. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    2. 
Genesis  2  :   1-3,  7-9,  15-25. 

I  I       Thus  the  heavens  and  the  earth  were  finished,  and 

2  all  the  host  of  them.  And  on  the  seventh  day  God 
ended  his  work  which  he  had  made ;  and  he  rested  on 
the  seventh  day  from  all  his  work  which  he  had  made. 

3  And  God  blessed  the  seventh  day,  and  sanctified  it: 
because  that  in  it  he  had  rested  from  all  his  work  which 
God  created  and  made.     *    * 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  of  the  dust  of  the 
ground,  and  breathed   into  his   nostrils    the  breath  of 

8  life;  and  man  became  a  living  soul.  And  the  Lord 
God  planted  a  garden  eastward  in  Eden;  and  there  he 

9  put  the  man  whom  he  had  formed.  And  out  of  the 
ground  made  the  Lord  God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is 
pleasant  to  the  sight,  and  good  for  food;  the  tree  of  life 
also  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  and  the  tree  of  knowl- 

15  edge  of  good  and  evil.  *  *  And  the  Lord  God  took 
the  man,  and  put  him  into  the  garden  of  Eden  to  dress 

r6  it  and  to  keep  it.  And  the  Lord  God  commanded  the 
man,  saying.  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden  thou  mayest 

17  freely  eat:  but  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of  good 


24  GENESIS.  3.  6 

and  evil,  thou  shalt  not  eat  of  it:  for  in  the  day  that 
thou  eatest  thereof  thou  shalt  surely  die. 

And  the  Lord  God  said,  It  is  not  good  that  the  man  18 
should  be  alone;  I  will  make  him  a  help  meet  for  him. 
And   out  of  the  ground  the  Lord  God   formed   every  19 
beast   of   the    field,    and    every  fowl    of   the  air;    and 
brought  them   unto   Adam    to   see  what  he  would  call 
them:  and  whatsoever  Adam  called   every  living   crea- 
ture,   that   was   the    name    thereof.     And   Adam    gave  20 
names  to  all  cattle,  and   to  the  fowl  of   the  air,  and  to 
every  beast  of  the   field;  but  for  Adam  there  was  not 
found  a  help  meet  for  him.     And  the  Lord  God  caused  21 
a  deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam,  and  he  slept;  and  he 
took   one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed  up   the   flesh    instead 
thereof.     And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God  had  taken  22 
from   man,  made   he   a  woman,   and  brought  her   unto 
the   man.     And   Adam   said,  This   is   now  bone  of  my  23 
bones,    and    flesh    of   my    flesh:    she    shall    be    called 
Woman,  because  she  was  taken  out  of  man.     Therefore  24 
shall  a  man  leave  his  father  and   his  mother,  and  shall 
cleave  unto  his  wife:  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh.     And  25 
they  were  both  naked,  the   man  and  his  wife,  and  were 
not  ashamed. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    3. 

Genesis  3  :  1-24. 

Now  the  serpent  was  more  subtile  than  any  beast  of  i 
the  field  which  the  Lord  God  had  made.     And  he  said 
unto  the  woman,  Yea,  hath  God  said,  Ye  shall  not  eat  of 
every  tree  of  the  garden?     And  the  woman  said  unto  2 
the  serpent.  We  may  eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  trees  of  the 
garden:    but  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  is  in  the  3 
midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath  said.  Ye  shall  not  eat  of 
it,  neither  shall  ye  touch  it,  lest  ye  die.      And  the  ser-  4 
pent   said  unto   the   woman,   Ye   shall    not   surely  die: 
for  God   doth    know   that    in    the  day  ye  eat  thereof,  5 
then  your  eyes  shall  be  opened,  and  ye  shall  be  as  gods, 
knowing  good  and  evil.     And  when   the   woman   saw  6 


3.  20  GENESIS.  25 

that  the  tree  was  good  for  food,  and  that  it  luas  pleasant 
to  the  eyes,  and  a  tree  to  be  desired  to  make  one  wise, 
she  took  of  the  fruit   thereof,   and  did  eat,   and  gave 

7  also  unto  her  husband  with  her;  and  he  did  eat.  And 
the  eyes  of  them  both  were  opened,  and  they  knew  that 
thty  7vere  naked;    and   the}^  sewed  fig  leaves  together, 

8  and  made  themselves  aprons.  And  they  heard  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  God  walking  in  the  garden  in  the 
cool  of  the  day:  and  Adam  and  his  wife  hid  themselves 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God  amongst  the  trees 

9  of  the  garden.     And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  Adam, 

10  and  said  unto  him.  Where  art  thou?  And  he  said,  I 
heard  thy  voice  in  the  garden,  and  I  was  afraid,  because 

11  I  was  naked;  and  I  hid  myself.  And  he  said.  Who  told 
thee  that  thou  7vast  naked?  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the 
tree,  whereof  I   commanded  thee   that  thou  shouldest 

12  not  eat?  And  the  man  said.  The  woman  whom  thou 
gavest  to  be  with  me,  she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I  did 

13  eat.  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  woman,  What 
is  this  that  thou  hast  done?     And  the  woman  said,  The 

14  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I  did  eat.  And  the  Lord 
God  said  unto  the  serpent,  Because  thou  hast  done  this, 
thou  art  cursed  above  all  cattle,  and  above  every  beast 
of  the  field;    upon  thy  belly  shalt  thou  go,   and  dust 

15  shalt  thou  eat  all  the  days  of  thy  life:  and  I  will  put 
enmity  between  thee  and  the  woman,  and  between  thy 
seed  and  her  seed;    it  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou 

16  shalt  bruise  his  heel.  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will 
greatly  multiply  thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception;  in 
sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  children;  and  thy  desire 
shall  be  to  thy  husband,   and  he  shall  rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said.  Because  thou  hast  hearkened 
unto  the  voice  of  thy  wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree, 
of  which  I  commanded  thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt  not 
eat  of  it:  cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy  sake;    in  sorrow 

18  shalt  thou  eat  of'it  all  the  days  of  thy  life;  thorns  also 
and  thistles  shall  it  bring  forth  to  thee;    and  thou  shalt 

19  eat  the  herb  of  the  field:  in  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt 
thou  eat  bread,  till  thou  return  unto  the  ground;  for 
out  of  it  wast  thou  taken:    for  dust  thou  art^  and  unto 

20  dust  shalt  thou  return.     And  Adam   called  his  wife's 


26  GENESIS. 


name  Eve;    because  she  was  the   mother  of  all  living. 
Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his   wife  did  the  Lord  God  21 
make  coats  of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 

And   the    Lord    God   said,   Behold,  the  man    is   be-  22 
come  as  one  of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil:    and  now, 
lest  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of 
life,   and  eat,   and  live   for  ever:    therefore  the   Lord  23 
God  sent  him   forth   from   the  garden  of  Eden,  to  till 
the  ground  from  whence  he  was  taken.      So  he  drove  24 
out  the  man:    and  he  placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden 
of  Eden  cherubim,  and  a  flaming  sword   which  turned 
every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the  tree  of  life. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   4. 

Genesis   4  :  2-16, 

And  Abel  was  a  keeper  of  sheep,  but  Cain  was  a  tiller  2  ^ 
of  the  ground.     And  in  process  of  time  it  came  to  pass,  3 
that  Cain  brought  of  the  fruit  of  the  ground  an  oifering 
unto  the   Lord.      And    Abel,   he  also  brought  of   the  4 
firstlings  of  his  flock  and  of  the   fat  thereof.     And  the 
Lord  had  respect  unto  Abel  and  to  his  offering:    but  5 
unto  Cain  and  to  his  offering  he  had  not  respect.     And 
Cain  was  very  wroth,  and  his  countenance  fell.     And  6 
the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why  art  thou  wroth?  and  why 
is    thy  countenance    fallen?     If  thou   doest  well,  shalt  7 
thou   not   be   accepted?    and    if  thou    doest  not  well, 
sin  lieth  at  the  door:    and  unto  thee  shall  be  his  desire, 
and  thou  shalt  rule  over  him.     And   Cain  talked  with  8 
Abel  his  brother:    and  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
in  the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against  Abel  his  brother, 
and  slew  him. 

And  the  Lord   said   unto   Cain,    Where  is  Abel  thy  9 
brother?     And  he  said,  I  know  not:  Am  1  my  brother's 
keeper?      And    he    said,   What    hast    thou    done?    the  10 
voice  of  thy  brother's  blood  crieth  unto  me  from  the 
ground.       And    now  art  thou  cursed    from    the  earth,  11 
which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's 
blood  from  thy  hand.      When  thou  tillest  the  ground,  12 


6.  8  GENESIS.  27 

it  shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto  thee  her  strength; 
a  fugitive  and  a  vagabond  shalt  thou  be  in  the  earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My  punishment  zV  greater 

14  than  I  can  bear.  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  the  face  of  the  earth;  and  from  thy  face  shall 
I  be  hid;  and  1  shall  be  a  fugitive  and  a  vagabond  in  the 
earth;    and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that 

15  findeth  me  shall  slay  me..  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Therefore  whosoever  slayeth  Cain,  vengeance  shall  be 
taken  on   him   sevenfold.     And  the  Lord  set  a  mark 

16  upon  Cain,  lest  any  finding  him  should  kill  him.  And 
Cain  went  out  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  ISfod,  on  the  east  of  Eden. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    5. 

Genesis  6:  1-8,  13-22. 

6  I       And   it  came  to  pass,    when  men  began  to  multiply 
on  the  face    of   the   earth,  and    daughters    were   born 

2  unto  them,  that  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daughters 
of  men  that  they  wei-e  fair;  and  they  took  them  wives 

3  of  all  which  they  chose.  And  the  Lord  said,  My  Spirit 
shall  not  always  strive  with  man,  for  that  he  also  is 
flesh:  yet  his  days  shall  be  a  hundred  and  twenty  years. 

4  There  were  giants  in  the  earth  in  those  days;  and  also 
after  that,  when  the  sons  of  God  came  in  unto  the 
daughters  of  men,  and  they  bare  children  to  them, 
the  same  became  mighty  men  which  were  of  old,  men  of 
renown. 

5  And  God  saw  that  the  wickedness  of  man  was  great 
in  the  earth,  and  that  every  imagination  of  the  thoughts 

6  of  his  heart  was  only  evil  continually.  And  it  repented 
the  Lord  that  he  had  made  man  on  the  earth,  and  it 

7  grieved  him  at  his  heart.  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will 
destroy  man  whom  I  have  created  from  the  face  of  the 
earth;  both  man,  and  beast,  and  the  creeping  thing, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  air;  for    it    repenteth  me  that  1 

.    8  have  made  them.      But  Noah  found   grace  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord.     *    * 


28  GENESIS.  7.  8 

And   God  said  unto   Noah,   The  end   of   all  flesh  is  13 
come  before  me;  for  the  earth  is  filled   with  violence 
through  them;  and,  behold,  I  will  destroy  them  with 
the  earth.      Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher  wood;  rooms  14 
shalt  thou   make  in  the  ark,  and  shalt  pitch  it  within 
and  without  with  pitch.     And  this  is  the  fashion  which  15 
thou  shalt  make  it  of:   The  length  of  the  ark  shall  be 
three    hundred    cubits,  the    breadth  of  it    fifty   cubits, 
and    the  height   of   it    thirty  cubits.      A  window  shalt  16 
thou  make  to  the  ark,  and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou  finish 
it  above;  and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the 
side  thereof;  with  lower,  second,  and  third  stories  shalt 
thou  make  it.     And,  behold,  I,  even  1,  do  bring  a  flood  17 
of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy  all  flesh,  wherein 
is  the  breath   of  life,   from    under  heaven;    and  every 
thing  that  is  in  the  earth  shall  die.     But  with  thee  will  18 
I  establish  my  covenant;  and  thou  shalt  come  into  the 
ark,   thou,  and  thy  sons,   and  thy  wife,   and  thy  sons' 
wives  with  thee.     And  of  every  living  thing  of  all  flesh,  19 
two  of  every  so7't  shalt  thou  bring  into  the  ark,  to  keep 
them  alive  with  thee;  they  shall   be  male  and   female. 
Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and  of  cattle  after  their  kind,  20 
of   every  creeping   thing  of  the  earth    after  his  kind; 
two  of  every  sort  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep  thein 
alive.     And  take  thou  unto   thee   of   all   food  that  is  21 
eaten,    and  thou  shalt   gather  //  to  thee;  and    it  shall 
be  for  food  for  thee,  and  for  them.     Thus  did   Noah;  22 
according  to  all  that  God  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    6. 

Genesis  7  :  1,7-24;  8:  1-3,  15-22. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  Come  thou  and  all  i 
thy  house  into  the  ark;  for  thee  have   I   seen  righteous 
before  me  in  this  generation.    *    *    And  Noah  went  in,  7 
and  his  sons,  and  his  wife,   and    his  sons'  wives  with 
him,   into    the    ark,    because    of    the    waters    of    the 
flood.     Of   clean    beasts,   and  of   beasts    that    are   not  8 
clean,   and  of  fowls,  and  of  every  thing  that  creepeth 


GENESIS.  29 


9  upon  the  earth,  there  went  in  two  and  two  unto  Noah 
into   the  ark,    the   male   and   the   female,   as  God   had 

10  commanded  Noah.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  seven 
days,  that  the  waters  of  the  flood  were  upon  the  earth. 

11  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  Noah's  life,  in  the 
second  month,  the  seventeenth  day  of  the  month,  the 
same  day  were  all  the  fountains  of  the  great  deep 
broken  up,  and  the  windows  of  heaven  were  opened. 

12  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and  forty 

13  nights.  In  the  selfsame  day  entered  No' ah,  and 
Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Ja'pheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and 
Noah's   wife,  and    the    three    wives   of   his   sons   with 

14  them,  into  the  ark;  they,  and  every  beast  after  his 
kind,  and  all  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  every 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  after  his 
kind,  and  every  fowl  after  his  kind,  every  bird  of  every 

15  sort.     And  they  went  in  unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  two 

16  and  two  of  all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life.  And 
they  that  went  in,  went  in  male  and  female  of  all  flesh, 
as  God  had  commanded  him:  and  the  Lord  shut  him 

17  in.  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon  the  earth;  and 
the  waters  increased,  and  bare  up  the  ark,  and  it  was 

18  lifted  up  above  the  earth.  And  the  waters  prevailed, 
and  were  increased    greatly  upon    the  earth;  and  the 

19  ark  went  upon  the  face  of  the  waters.  And  the  waters 
prevailed  exceedingly  upon  the  earth;  and  all  the  high 
hills,  that  were  under  the  whole  heaven,  were  covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the  waters  prevail;  and  the 

21  mountains  were  covered.  And  all  flesh  died  that 
moved  upon  the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and 
of   beast,  and  of   every  creeping  thing   that  creepeth 

22  upon  the  earth,  and  every  man:  all  in  whose  nostrils 
was  the  breath  of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  dry  land^ 

23  died.  And  every  living  substance  was  destroyed  which 
was  upon  the  face  of  the  ground,  both  man,  and  cattle, 
and  the  creeping  things,  and  the  fowl  of  the  heaven; 
and  they  were  destroyed  from  the  earth:  and  Noah 
only  remained  altve^  and  they  that  were  with  him  in  the 

24  ark.  And  the  waters  prevailed  upon  the  earth  a  hun- 
dred and  fifty  days. 

8  I      And  God  remembered  Noah,  and  every  living  thing, 


30  GENESIS.  9-  " 

and  all  the  cattle  that  was  with  him  in  the  ark:  and 
God  made  a  wind  to  pass  over  the  earth,  and  the 
waters  assuaged.  The  fountains  also  of  the  deep  and  2 
the  windows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and  the  rain 
from  heaven  was  restrained.  And  the  waters  returned  3 
from  off  the  earth  continually:  and  after  the  end  of  the 
hundred  and  fifty  days  the  waters  were  abated.     *    * 

And    God   spake    unto    Noah,    saying,    Go    forth    of  15  16 
the   ark,   thou,  and   thy    wife,  and  thy  sons,  and   thy 
sons'  wives   with    thee.     Bring  forth  with  thee   every  17 
living    thing   that   is   with    thee,   of    all    flesh,   both    of 
fowl,    and    of    cattle,    and    of    every    creeping    thing 
that  creepeth    upon    the    earth;  that   they  may  breed 
abundantly  in  the  earth,  and  be  fruitful,  and  multiply 
upon  the  earth.     And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons,  18 
and    his  wife,   and    his   sons'    wives   with   him:    every  19 
beast,  every  creeping  thing,  and  every  fowl,  and  what- 
soever creepeth  upon  the  earth,  after  their  kinds,  went 
forth  out  of  the  ark. 

And  Noah  builded  an  altar  unto  the  Lord;  and  took  20 
of  every  clean   beast,   and    of   every   clean   fowl,   and 
offered  burnt  offerings  on   the  altar.     And  the  Lord  21 
smelled  a  sweet  savour;  and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart, 
I  will  not  again  curse  the  ground  any  more  for  man's 
sake;  for  the  imagination  of  man's  heart  is  evil  from 
his  youth:  neither  will   I  again  smite  any  more  every 
thing  living,  as  I  have  done.     While  the  earth  remaineth,  22 
seedtime  and  harvest,  and  cold  and  heat,  and  summer 
and  winter,  and  day  and  night  shall  not  cease. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    1. 

Genesis  9:8-17;  1 1  :  1-9,  27,  31,  32  ;  12  :  i-io. 

And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  and  to  his  sons  ^yith  him,  8   9 
saying.  And  I,  behold,  I  establish   my  covenant  with  9 
you,  and  with  your  seed  after  you;  and  with  every  liv-  10 
ing  creature  that  is  with  you,  of  the  fowl,  of  the  cattle, 
and  of  every  beast  of  the  earth  with  you;  from  all  that 
go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every  beast  of  the  earth.     And  I  11 


GENESIS. 


will  establish  my  covenant  with  you;  neither  shall  all 
flesh  be  cut  off  any  more  by  the  waters  of  a  flood; 
neither  shall  there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  destroy  the 

12  earth.  And  God  said,  This  is  the  token  of  the  cove- 
nant which  I  make  between  me  and  you,  and  every 
living  creature  that  is  with  you,  for  perpetual  genera- 

13  tions:  I  do  set  my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and  it  shall  be 
for  a  token  of  a  covenant  between  me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  I  bring  a  cloud  over 
the   earth,    that   the   bow   shall   be   seen  in   the  cloud : 

15  and  I  will  remember  my  covenant,  which  is  between 
m^e  and  you  and  every  living  creature  of  all  flesh;  and 
the  waters  shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to  destroy  all 

16  flesh.  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the  cloud;  and  I  will 
look  upon  it,  that  I  may  remember  the  everlasting 
covenant  between  God  and  every  living  creature  of  all 

17  flesh  that  is  upon  the  earth.  And  God  said  unto  Noah, 
This  is  the  token  of  the  covenant,  which  I  have 
established  between  me  and  all  flesh  that  is  upon  the 
earth.     *    * 

11  I      And  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  language,  and  of  one 

2  speech.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  journeyed  from 
the  east,  that  they  found  a  plain  in  the  land  of  Shi'  nar; 

3  and  they  dwelt  there.  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Go  to,  let  us  make  brick,  and  burn  them  thoroughly. 
And  they  had  brick  for  stone,  and  slime  had  they  for 

4  mortar.  And  they  said,  Go  to,  let  us  build  us  a  city, 
and  a  tower,  whose  top  may  reach  unto  heaven;  and  let 
us  make  us  a  name,  lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon 

5  the  face  of  the  whole  earth.  And  the  Lord  came 
down  to  see  the  city  and  the  tower,  which  the  children 

6  of  men  builded.  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  the 
people  is  one,  and  they  have  all  one  language;  and  this 
they  begin  to  do:  and  now  nothing  will  be  restrained 

7  from  them,  which  they  have  imagined  to  do.  Go  to, 
let  us  go  down,  and  there  confound  their  language,  that 

8  they  may  not  understand  one  another's  speech.  So  the 
Lord  scattered  them  abroad  from  thence  upon  the  face 
of  all   the   earth:  and   they  left  off  to  build  the  city. 

9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it  called  Ba'bel;  because  the 
Lord  did  there  confound   the  language  of  all  the  earth: 


32  GENESIS.  12.  lo 


and  from  thence  did  the  Lord  scatter  them  abroad  upon 
the  face  of  all  the  earth.     *    * 

Now  these   are  the   generations   of  Te'rah:    Te'rah27 
begat  A'bram,  Na' hor,  and  Ha' ran;  and  Ha' ran  begat 
Lot.     *    *     And  Te'rah  took  Abram  his  son,  and  Lot  31 
the  son  of  Ha' ran  his  son's  son,  and  Sa' rai  his  daughter 
in  law,  his  son  Abram's  wife;   and  they  went  forth  with 
them  from  Ur  of  the  Chal'dees,  to  go  into  the  land  of 
Ca'naan;  and  they  came  unto  Ha'ran,  and  dwelt  there. 
And  the  days  of  Te'rah   were  two  hundred   and  five  32 
years:  and  Te'rah  died  in  Ha'ran.     *    * 

Now  the  Lord  had  said  unto  i\bram,  Get  thee  out  of  i  12 
thy    country,    and    from    thy    kindred,    and    from    thy 
father's  house,  unto  a  land   that  I  will  shew  thee:     And  2 
I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation,  and  I  will  bless  thee, 
and  make  thy  name  great;  and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing: 
And   1  will  bless  them  that  bless  thee,  and  curse  him  3 
that  curseth  thee:  and  in  thee  shall  all  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed.     So  Abram  departed,  as  the  Lord  had  4 
spoken  unto  him;  and   Lot  went  with  him:    and  Abram 
was  seventy  and  five  years  old  when  he  departed  out  of 
Haran.     And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and  Lot  his  5 
brother's   son,   and   all   their  substance   that   they  had 
gathered,  and  the  souls  that  they  had  gotten  in  Haran; 
and  they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan;  and 
into  the  land  of  Canaan  they  came. 

And  Abram  passed  through  the  land  unto  the  place  6 
of    Si'chem,    unto    the    plain    of    Mo'reh.       And    the 
Ca' naan-ite   was   then    in   the    land.      And    the    Lord  7 
appeared  unto  Abram,  and  said.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I 
give  this  land:  and  there  builded  he  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord,  who  appeared  unto  him.     And  he  removed  from  8 
thence   unto  a  mountain   on  the   east  of  Beth' el,   and 
pitched    his    tent,    having    Beth'  el    on    the    west,    and 
Ha'i  on  the  east:  and  there  he  builded  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord.     And  9 
Abram  journeyed,  going  on  still  toward  the  south. 

And  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land:  and  Abram  went  10 
down  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there;  for  the  famine  ivas 
grievous  in  the  land. 


13.   15  GENESIS.  33 


SELECTION    NUMBER    8. 

Genesis  13  :  1-17  ;  18  :  1-8. 

13  I      And  Abram  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  he,  and  his  wife, 
and  all  that  he  had,  and  Lot  with  him,  into  the  south. 

2  And   Abram  7aas  very   rich  in  cattle,  in  silver,  and  in 

3  gold.  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  from  the  south  even 
to  Beth'  el,  unto  the  place  where  his  tent  had  been  at  the 

4  beginning,  between  Beth' el  and  Ha'i;  unto  the  place 
of  the  altar,  which  he  had  made  there  at  the  first:  and 
there  Abram  called  on  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  And   Lot  also,  which  went  with  Abram,  had  flocks, 

6  and  herds,  and  tents.  And  the  land  was  not  able  to 
bear  them,  that  they  might  dwell  together:  for  their 
substance   was   great,    so   that    they   could    not   dwell 

7  together.  And  there  was  a  strife  between  the  herd- 
men  of  Abram's  cattle  and  the  herdmen  of  Lot's  cattle: 
and  the  Ca' naan-ite  and  the  Per'iz-zite  dwelt  then  in 

8  the  land.     And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  Let  there  be  no 
.  strife,  I  pray  thee,  between  me  and  thee,  and  between 

my  herdmen   and  thy   herdmen;   for   we  de  brethren. 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before  thee?  separate  thyself,  I 
pray  thee,  from  me:  if  f/ioii  7vilt  take  the  left  hand,  then 
I   will   go   to  the  right;  or  if  thou  depart  to  the  right 

10  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  left.  And  Lot  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  beheld  all  the  plain  of  Jordan,  that  it  was 
well  watered  every  where  before  the  Lord  destroyed 
Sod'  om  and  Go-mor'  rah,  ei^eii  as  the  garden  of  the  Lord, 
like  the  land  of   Egypt,   as   thou   comest  unto   Zo'ar. 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the  plain  of  Jordan;  and  Lot 
journeyed   east:    and    they   separated    themselves   the 

12  one  from  the  other.  Abram  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Ca'naan,  and  Lot  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 

13  pitched  his  tent  toward  Sod' om.  But  the  men  of 
Sod' om  we7'e  wicked  and  sinners  before  the  Lord 
exceedingly. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram,  after  that  Lot  was 
separated  from  him.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look 
from  the  place  where  thou  art  northward,  and  south- 

15  ward,   and   eastward,    and    westward:   for  all   the   land 


34  GENESIS.  i8.  19 

which  thou  seest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed 
for  ever.     And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as  the  dust  of  the  16 
earth :  so   that  if  ^a  man  can   number   the  dust  of  the 
earth,  then  shall  thy  seed   also  be   numbered.     Arise,  17 
walk  through  the  land  in  the  length  of  it  and  in  the 
breadth  of  it;  for  1  will  give  it  unto  thee.     *    * 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him   in   the  plains  of  i  18 
Mam' re:  and  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the  heat  of  the 
day;  and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  lo,  three  2 
men  stood  by  him:  and  when  he   saw  them,  he   ran  to 
meet    them   from    the   tent    door,  and   bowed   himself 
toward  the  ground,  and  said,  My  Lord,  if  now  I  have  3 
found  favour  in  thy  sight,  pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee, 
from  thy  servant:    let  a  little  water,  I  pray  you,   be  4 
fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest  yourselves  under 
the  tree:  and  I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of  bread,  and  com-  5 
fort  ye  your  hearts;  after  that  ye   shall  pass  on:  for 
therefore  are  ye  come  to  your  servant.     And  they  said. 
So  do,  as  thou  hast  said.     And  Abraham  hastened  into  6 
the  tent  unto  Sarah,  and  said.  Make  ready  quickly  three 
measures  of  fine  meal,  knead  //,  and  make  cakes  upon 
the    hearth.     And    Abraham    ran    unto    the    herd,   and  7 
fetched  a  calf  tender  and  good,  and  gave  //  unto  a  young 
man;  and  he  hasted  to  dress  it.     And  he  took  butter,  8 
and  milk,  and  the  calf  which  he  had  dressed,  and  set  it 
before  them;  and  he  stood  by  them  under  the  tree,  and 
they  did  eat. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  9. 

Genesis  18  :  16  33;  19  :  1-3,  12-17,  23-26. 

And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence,  and  looked  toward  16  18 
Sodom:  and  Abraham  went  with  them  to  bring  them  on 
the  way.     And  the  Lord  said.  Shall  I  hide  from  Abra-  17 
ham  that  thing  which  I  do;  seeing  that  Abraham  shall  18 
surely  become  a  great  and  mighty  nation,  and  all  the 
nations  of  the  earth  shall  be  blessed  in  him?      For  I  19 
know  him,  that  he  will  command  his  children  and  his 
household  after  him,  and  they  shall  keep  the  way  of  the 


19.  I  GENESIS.  35 

Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment;  that  the  Lord  may 
bring  upon  Abraham  that  which  he  hath  spoken  of  him. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Because  the  cry  of  Sod'om  and 
Go-mor'  rah   is   great,    and    because   their   sin    is   very 

21  grievous,  I  will  go  down  now,  and  see  whether  they 
have  done  altogether  according  to  the  cry  of  it,  which 

22  is  come  unto  me;  and  if  not,  I  will  know.  And  the 
men  turned  their  faces  from  thence,  and  went  toward 
Sodom:  but  Abraham  stood  yet  before  the  Lord. 

23  And  Abraham   drew  near,  and   said.  Wilt  thou   also 

24  destroy  the  righteous  with  the  wicked?  Peradventure 
there  be  fifty  righteous  within  the  city:  wilt  thou  also 
destroy  and  not  spare  the  place  for  the  fifty  righteous 

25  that  are  therein?  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after 
this  manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with  the  wicked;  and 
that  the  righteous  should  be  as  the  wicked,  that  be  far 
from  thee:    Shall   not  the  Judge    of  all   the  earth  do 

26  right?  And  the  Lord  said.  If  I  find  in  Sodom  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city,  then  I  will  spare  all  the  place 

27  for  their  sakes.  And  Abraham  answered  and  said, 
Behold  now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the 

28  Lord,  which  ajn  but  dust  and  ashes:  Peradventure  there 
shall  lack  five  of  the  fifty  righteous:  wilt  thou  destroy 
all   the  city  for  lack  of  five?     And  he  said.  If  I  find 

29  there  forty  and  five,  I  will  not  destroy  it.  And  he 
spake  unto  him  yet  again,  and  said,  Peradventure  there 
shall  be  forty  found  there.     And  he  said,  I  will  not  do 

30  it  for  forty's  sake.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Oh  let  not 
the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak  :  Peradventure 
there  shall  thirty  be  found  there.     And  he  said,  I  will 

31  not  do  //,  if  I  find  thirty  there.  And  he  said.  Behold 
now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord: 
Peradventure  there  shall  be  twenty  found  there.     And 

32  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  //  for  twenty's  sake.  And 
he  said,  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak 
yet  but  this  once:  Peradventure  ten  shall  be  found 
there.     And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  ten's  sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as  soon  as  he  had  left 
communing  with  Abraham:  and  Abraham  returned  unto 
his  place. 

Vd  \      And  there  came  two  angels  to  Sodom  at  even;  and 


36  GENESIS.  19.  26 


Lot  sat  in  the  gate  of  Sodom:  and  Lot  seeing  them  rose 
up  to  meet  them;  and  he  bowed  himself  with  his  face 
toward  the  ground;  and  he  said,  Behold  now,  my  lords,  2 
turn  in,  I  pray  you,  into  your  servant's  house,  and  tarry 
all  night,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early, 
and  go  on  your  ways.  And  they  said,  Nay;  but  we 
will  abide  in  the  street  all  night.  And  he  pressed  upon  3 
them  greatly;  and  they  turned  in  unto  him,  and  entered 
into  his  house;  and  he  made  them  a  feast,  and  did  bake 
unleavened  bread,  and  they  did  eat.     *    * 

And   the   men  said   unto   Lot,    Hast  thou   here  any  12 
besides?  son  in  law, -and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters, 
and  whatsoever  thou  hast  in  the  city,  bring  them  out  of 
this  place:  for  we  will  destroy  this  place,  because  the  13 
cry  of  them  is  waxen  great  before  the  face  of  the  Lord; 
and   the   Lord  hath  sent  us  to  destroy  it.     And   Lot  14 
went  out,  and  spake  unto  his  sons  in  law,  which  married 
his  daughters,  and  said.  Up,  get  you  out  of  this  place; 
for  the  Lord  will  destroy  this  city.     But  he  seemed  as 
one  that  mocked  unto  his  sons  in  law. 

And  when  the  morning  arose,  then  the  angels  15 
hastened  Lot,  saying.  Arise,  take  thy  wife,  and  thy  two 
daughters,  which  are  here;  lest  thou  be  consumed  in 
the  iniquity  of  the  city.  And  while  he  lingered,  the  16 
men  laid  hold  upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his 
wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  two  daughters;  the  Lord 
being  merciful  unto  him:  and  they  brought  him  forth, 
and  set  him  without  the  city. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  brought  them  17 
forth  abroad,  that  he  said.  Escape  for  thy  life;  look  not 
behind  thee,  neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain;  escape 
to  the  mountain,  lest  thou  be  consumed.     *    * 

The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth  when  Lot  entered  23 
into  Zo'  ar.     Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom  and  24 
upon  Go-mor'  rah  brimstone  and  fire  from  the  Lord  out 
of  heaven;  and  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and  all  the  25 
plain,  and  all    the  inhabitants  of  the  cities,  and  that 
which  grew  upon  the  ground. 

But  his  wife  looked  back  from  behind  him,  and  she  26 
became  a  pillar  of  salt. 


22.   13  GENESIS.  37 


SELECTION  NUMBER  10. 

Genesis  22  :  1-18;  25  :  7-10. 

22  I      And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  God  did 
tempt  Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  Abraham:  and  he 

2  said,  Behold,  here  I  am.  And  he  said,  Take  now  thy 
son,  thine  only  son  Isaac,  whom  thou  lovest,  and  get 
thee  into  the  land  of  Mo-rl'ah;  and  offer  him  there  for 
a  burnt  offering  upon  one  of  the  mountains  which  I  will 
tell  thee  of. 

3  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
saddled  his  ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young  men  with 
him,  and  Isaac  his  son,  and  clave  the  wood  for  the 
burnt  offering,  and  rose  up,  and  went  unto  the  place  of 

4  which  God  had  told  him.  Then  on  the  third  day 
Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  young  men,  Abide  ye  here 
with  the  ass;  and  I   and   the  lad  will  go  yonder  and 

6  worship,  and  come  again  to  you.  And  Abraham  took 
the  wood  of  the  burnt  offering,  and  laid  //  upon  Isaac 
his  son;  and  he  took  the  fire  in  his  hand,  and  a  knife; 

7  and  they  went  both  of  them  together.  And  Isaac  spake 
unto  Abraham  his  father,  and  said,  My  father:  and  he 
said.  Here  a7n  I,  my  son.  And  he  said.  Behold  the  fire 
and  the  wood :  but  where  is  the  lamb  for  a  burnt  offer- 

8  ing  ?  And  Abraham  said.  My  son,  God  will  provide 
himself  a  lamb  for  a  burnt  offering:  so  they  went  both 

9  of  them  together.  And  they  came  to  the  place  which 
God  had  told  him  of;  and  Abraham  built  an  altar  there, 
and  laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound  Isaac  his  son, 

10  and  laid  him  on  the  altar  upon  the  wood.  And  Abraham 
stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay  his 

11  son.  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out 
of  heaven,  and  said,  Abraham,  Abraham:  and  he  said, 

12  Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  Lay  not  thine  hand  upon  the 
lad,  neither  do  thou  any  thing  unto  him:  for  now  I 
know  that  thou  fearest  God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  with- 

13  held  thy  son,  thine  only  so7i,  from  me.  And  Abraham 
lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  behind  hitn  a 
ram  caught  in  a.  thicket  by  his   horns  :  and   Abraham 


33  GENESIS.  25,  33 

went  and  took  the  ram,  and  offered  him  up  for  a  burnt 
offering  in  the  stead  of  his  son.     And  Abraham  called  14 
the  name  of  that  place  Je-ho'  vah-jl'  reh:  as  it  is  said  to 
this  day,  In  the  mount  of  the  Lord  it  shall  be  seen. 

And  the  Andrei  of  the  Lord  called  unto  Abraham  out  15 
of  heaven  the  second  time,  and   said,  By   myself  have  16 
I  sworn,  saith    the   Lord,  for  because   thou   hast  done 
this  thing,  and  hast  not  withheld  thy  son,  thine  only  son^ 
that  in  blessing  I  will  bless  thee,  and  in  multiplying  I  17 
will  multiply  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  the  heaven,  and  as 
the  sand  which  is  upon  the  sea  shore;  and  thy  seed  shall 
possess  the  gate  of  his  enemies;  and  in  thy  seed  shall  18 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be  blessed ;  because  thou 
hast  obeyed  my  voice.     *    * 

And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  Abraham's  life  7  26 
which  he  lived,  a  hundred  threescore  and  fifteen  years. 
Then  Abraham  gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died  in  a  good  8 
old  age,  an  old  man,  and  full  of  years;  and  was  gathered 
to  his  people.     And  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ish'  ma-ej  buried  9 
him  in  the  cave  of  Mach-pe'  lah,  in  the  field  of  E'phron 
the  son  of  Zo' har  the  Hit-tite,  which  is  before  Mam'  re; 
the  field   which    Abraham    purchased   of  the   sons     of  10 
Heth :  there  was  Abraham  buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  11. 

Genesis  25  :  27-34;  28  :  10-22. 

Esau  was  a  cunning  hunter,  a  man  of  the  field;  and  2786 
Jacob  was  a  plain  man,  dwelling  in  tents.     And  Isaac  28 
loved    Esau,    because   he   did    eat    of  his  venison:  but 
Re-bek'ah  loved  Jacob. 

And  Jacob  sod  pottage:  and  Esau  came  from  the  29 
field,  and  he  was  faint :  and  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me,  30 
I  pray  thee,  with  that  same  red  pottage ;  for  I  am  faint: 
therefore  was  his  name  called  Edom.  And  Jacob  31 
said.  Sell  me  this  day  thy  birthright.  And  Esau  32 
said.  Behold,  I  a/n  at  the  point  to  die:  and  what  profit 
shall  this  birthright  do  to  me?  And  Jacob  said,  Swear  33 
to  me  this  day;  and  he  sware  unto  him:  and  he  sold 


28.  22  GENESIS.  39 


34  his    birthright    unto    Jacob.     Then    Jacob    gave    Esau 

bread  and  pottage  of  lentiles;  and  he  did  eat  and  drink, 

and  rose  up,  and  went  his  way.     Thus  Esau  despised 

his  birthright. 

28  lo      And    Jacob  went    out   from    Be' er-she' ba,  and    went 

11  toward  Ha' ran.  And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain  place, 
and  tarried  there  all  night,  because  the  sun  was  set; 
and  he  took  of  the  stones  of  that  place,  and  put  them 
for   his  pillows,  and  lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  he  dreamed,  and  behold  a  ladder  set  up  on  the 
earth,  and  the  top  of  it  reached  to  heaven :  and  behold 
the   angels    of   God    ascending   and  descending  on  it. 

13  And,  behold,  the  Lord  stood  above  it,  and  said,  I  am 
the  Lord  God  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and  the  God  of 
Isaac:  the  land  whereon   thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give 

14  it,  and  to  thy  seed;  and  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust 
of  the  earth;  and  thou  shalt  spread  abroad  to  the  west, 
and  to  the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and  to  the  south:  and 
in  thee  and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth 

15  be  blessed.  And,  behold,  I  am  with  thee,  and  will  keep 
thee  in  all  places  whither  thou  goest,  and  will  bring 
thee  again  into  this  land;  for  I  will  not  leave  thee, 
until  I  have  done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to  thee  of. 

16  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and  he  said, 
Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this   place;  and  I  knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said.  How  dreadful  is  this 
place!  this  is  none   other  but  the  house  of  God,  and 

18  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven.  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  took  the  stone  that  he  had  ^wt  for  his 
pillows,  and  set  it  w^  for  a  pillar,  and  poured  oil  upon 

19  the  top  of  it.  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Beth-el:  but   the   name   of  that  c\\.y  was  called  Luz   at 

20  the  first.  And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  saying,  If  God  will 
be  with  me,  and  will  keep  me  in  this  way  that  I  go,  and 

21  will  give  me  bread  to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on,  so 
that  I  come  again  to  my  father's  house  in  peace;  then 

22  shall  the  Lord  be  my  God:  and  this  stone,  which  I 
have  stt  for  a  pillar,  shall  be  God's  house:  and  of  all 
that  thou  shalt  give  me  I  will  surely  give  the  tenth 
unto  thee. 


40  GENESIS.  37.  19 


SELECTION  NUMBER  12. 
Genesis  37  :  3-14,  17-28 ;  39  :  1-7,  10-12,  19,  20. 

Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than  all  his  children,  387 
because  he  was  the  son  of  his  old  age:  and  he  made  him 
a  coat  of  ffumy  colours.     And  when  his  brethren  saw  4 
that  their  father  loved  him  more  than  all  his  brethren, 
they  hated  him,  and  could  not  speak  peaceably  unto  him. 

And  Joseph   dreamed  a   dream,  and    he  told   //  his  5 
brethren:  and  they  hated  him  yet  the  more.     And  he  6 
said   unto  them,  Hear,   I   pray  you,  this  dream  which 
I  have  dreamed :  for,  behold,  we  were  binding  sheaves  7 
in    the   field,  and,  lo,  my  sheaf  arose,  and  also  stood 
upright;    and,     behold,     your     sheaves    stood     round 
about,    and    made   obeisance   to   my    sheaf.     And    his  8 
brethren  said  to  him,  Shalt  thou  indeed  reign  over  us? 
or    shalt  thou   indeed   have    dominion  over    us?      And 
they  hated  him  yet  the  more  for  his  dreams,  and  for  his 
words. 

And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream,  and  told  it  his  9 
brethren,  and  said.   Behold,   I  have  dreamed  a  dream 
more;    and,  behold,   the    sun   and    the   moon  and    the 
eleven  stars  made  obeisance  to  me.     And  he  told  it  to  10 
his  father,  and  to  his  brethren:  and  his  father  rebuked 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  What  is  this  dream  that  thou 
hast    dreamed?     Shall    I    and    thy    mother    and    thy 
brethren  indeed  come  to  bow  down  ourselves  to  thee 
to  the  earth?     And   his  brethren  envied  him;  but  his  11 
father  observed  the  saying. 

And  his  brethren   went  to  feed  their  father's  flock  12 
in   She' chem.     And   Israel   said   unto  Joseph,   Do  not  13 
thy  brethren  feed  the  flock  in   She' chem?  come,  and  I 
will  send  thee  unto  them.     And  he  said  to  him.  Here 
am   I.     And    he    said    to   him.    Go,    I    pray  thee,    see  14 
whether  it  be  well  with  thy  brethren,  and  well  with  the 
flocks:  and  bring  me  word  again.     *    *     And  Joseph  17 
went    after  his  brethren,   and  found   them  in  Dothan. 
And  when  they  saw  him  afar  off,  even  before  he  came  18 
near  unto  them,  they  conspired  against  him  to  slay  him. 
And   they  said   one   to   another,  Behold,  this  dreamer  19 


39-  5  GENESIS.  41 


20  Cometh.  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  slay  him,  and 
cast  him  into  some  pit,  and  we  will  say,  Some  evil  beast 
hath  devoured  him;  and  we  shall  see  what  will  become 

21  of  his  dreams.  And  Reuben  heard  //,  and  he  delivered 
him  out  of  their  hands;  and  said,  Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them,  Shed  no  blood,  dut  cast 
him  into  this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness,  and  lay  no 
hand  upon  him;  that  he  might  rid  him  out  of  their 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joseph  was  come  unto  his 
brethren,   that  they  stripped  Joseph    out  of   his  coat, 

24  /lis  coat  of  ma/iy  colours  that  was  on  him;  and  they 
took  him,  and    cast  him   into  a  pit:   and  the    pit   was 

25  empty,  f/iere  was  no  water  in  it.  And  they  sat  down 
to  eat  bread:  and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  a  company  of  Ish'  ma-el-Ites  came  from 
Gil'  e-ad,  with  their  camels   bearing  spicery  and  balm 

26  and  myrrh,  going  to  carry  //  down  to  Egypt.  And 
Judah  said   unto   his  brethren,  What   profit  is  it  if  we 

27  slay  our  brother,  and  conceal  his  blood?  Come,  and 
let  us  sell  him  to  the  Ish'  ma-el-Ites,  and  let  not  our 
hand  be  upon  him;    for  he  is  our  brother  and  our  flesh: 

28  and  his  brethren  were  content.  Then  there  passed  by 
Mid'i-an-Ites  merchantmen;  and  they  drew  and  li^fted 
up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and  sold  Joseph  to  the  Ish'- 
ma-el-ites  for  twenty  pieces  of  silver:  and  they  brought 
Joseph  into  Egypt.     *    * 

19 1  And  Joseph  was  brought  down  to  Egypt;  and 
Pot'i-phar,  an  officer  of  Pha'raoh,  captain  of  the  guard, 
an    Egyptian,    bought   him   of   the    hands  of  the  Ish'- 

2  ma-el-Ites,  which  had  brought  him  down  thither.  And 
the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  he  was  a  prosperous 
man;    and    he   was   in    the   house   of    his    master   the 

3  Egyptian.  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Lord  was 
with   him,  and   that  the  Lord   made  all  that  he  did  to 

4  prosper  in  his  hand.  And  Joseph  found  grace  in  his 
sight,  and  he  served  him:  and  he  made  him  overseer 
over  his  house,  and  all  t/iat  he  had  he  put  into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the  time  t/iat  he  had  made 
him  overseer  in  his  house,  and  over  all  that  he  had, 
that    the    Lord    blessed    the    Egyptian's     house    for 


42  GENESIS.  41.  7 

Joseph's  sake;  and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
all  that  he  had  in  the  house,  and  in  the  field.     And  he  6 
left  all  that  he  had  in  Joseph's  hand;  and  he  knew  not 
aught  he  had,  save  the  bread  which  he  did  eat.     And 
Joseph  was  a  goodly  person,  and  well  favoured. 

And   it   came    to  pass   after   these   things,  that   his  7 
master's  wife  cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph;  *    *    and  it  10 
came  to  pass,  as  she  spake  to  Joseph  day  by  day,  that 
he  hearkened  not  unto  her,   *    *    and  it  came  to  pass  11 
about  this  time,  that  Joseph  went  into  the  house  to  do 
his  business;  and  there   ivas  none    of  the    men    of    the 
house  there  within.     And  she  caught  him  by  his  gar-  12 
ment,   *    *   and  he  left  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and  fled, 
and  got  him  out.     *    *     And  it  came  to  pass,  when  his  ig 
master  heard  the  words  of   his  wife,  which  she   spake 
unto  him,   saying,   After   this  manner  did  thy  servant 
to    me;    that    his    wrath    was    kindled.     And    Joseph's  20 
master  took  him,  and  put  him  into  the  prison,  a  place 
where  the    king's    prisoners   were  bound:    and  he   was 
there  in  the  prison. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  13. 

Genesis  41  :  1-24. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two  full  years,  that  \  41 
Pha'  raoh  dreamed:  and,  behold,  he  stood  by  the  river. 
And,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the  river  seven  well  2 
favoured  kine  and  fatfleshed;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow. 
And,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came  up  after  them  out  3 
of  the  river,  ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed;  and  stood  by 
the  other  kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river.     And  the  4 
ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed  kine  did   eat  up  the  seven 
well    favoured   and     fat   kine.       So    Pha'  raoh    awoke. 
And    he   slept   and    dreamed    the    second    time:    and,  5 
behold,  seven  ears  of  corn  came   up  upon   one  stalk, 
rank  and  good.      And,    behold,   seven   thin    ears   and  6 
blasted    with    the    east    wind    sprung    up   after  them. 
And  the  seven  thin  ears  devoured  the  seven  rank  and  7 
full  ears.      And    Pha'  raoh  awoke,  and,  behold,  it  ivas  a 


41-  24  GENESIS.  43 

8  dream.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning  that  his 
spirit  was  troubled;  and  he  sent  and  called  for  all  the 
magicians  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  wise  men  thereof:  and 
Pha'  raoh  told  them  his  dream;  but  there  was  none  that 
could  interpret  them  unto  Pha'  raoh. 

9  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto  Pha'  raoh,  saying,  I 

10  do  remember  my  faults  this  day:  Pha' raoh  was  wroth 
with  his  servants,  and  put  me  in  ward   in  the  captain  of 

11  the  guard's  house,  />ot/i  me  and  the  chief  baker:  and 
we  dreamed  a  dream  in  one  night,  I  and  he;  we  dreamed 
each  man  according  to  the  interpretation  of  his  dream. 

12  And  there  was  there  with  us  a  young  man,  a  Hebrew, 
servant  to  the  captain  of  the  guard;  and  we  told  him, 
and   he    interpreted    to   us  our  dreams;    to  each    man 

13  according  to  his  dream  he  did  interpret.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  as  he  interpreted  to  us,  so  it  was;  me  he 
restored  unto  mine  office,  and  him  he  hanged. 

14  Then  Pha'  raoh  sent  and  called  Joseph,  and  they 
brought  him  hastily  out  of  the  dungeon:  and  he  shaved 
himself,  and   changed  his   raiment,    and    came    in    unto 

15  Pha'  raoh.  And  Pha'  raoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  none  that  can  interpret 
it:  and  I  have  heard  say  of  thee,  that  thou  canst  under- 

16  stand  a  dream  to  interpret  it.  And  Joseph  answered 
Pha'  raoh,    saying,  //  is   not   in    me:    God    shall  give 

17  Pha'  raoh  an  answer  of  peace.  And  Pha'  raoh  said  unto 
Joseph,  In   my  dream,  behold,  I  stood   upon  the  bank 

t8  of  the  river:  and,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the 
river   seven   kine,    fatfleshed  and   well    favoured;    and 

19  they  fed  in  a  meadow:  and,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them,  poor  and  very  ill  favoured  and 
leanfleshed,    such    as   I    never  saw   in  all    the  land   of 

20  Egypt  for  badness:  and  the  lean  and  the  ill  favoured 

21  kine  did  eat  up  the  first  seven  fat  kine:  and  when 
they  had  eaten  them  up,  it  could  not  be  known  that 
they  had   eaten  them;  but  they  were  still  ill  favoured, 

22  as  at  the  beginning.  So  I  awoke.  And  I  saw  in  my 
dream,  and,  behold,  seven  ears  came  up  in  one  stalk, 

23  full  and  good:  and,  behold,  seven  ears,  withered,  thin, 
and  blasted  with  the  east  wind,  sprung  up  after  them: 

24  and  the  thin  ears  devoured   the  seven  good  ears:  and 


44  GENESIS.  41-  39 


I  told  this  unto  the  magicians;  but  there  was  none  that 
could  declare  //  to  me. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   14. 
Genesis  41  :  25-43,  46-49.  53-57- 

And  Joseph  said  unto  Pha'raoh,  The  dream  of  Pha'-  25  41 
raoh   is   one:    God    hath   shewed   Pha'raoh  what  he  is 
about  to  do.     The  seven  good   kine  are  seven  years;  26 
and  the  seven  good  ears  ^;r  seven  years:  and  the  dream 
is  one.     And  the  seven  thin  and  ill  favoured  kine  that  27 
came   up  after  them  are  seven   years;  and  the  seven 
empty  ears  blasted  with  the  east  wind  shall   be  seven 
years  of  famine.     This  is  the  thing  which  I  have  spoken  28 
unto  Pha'  raoh  :  What  God  is  about  to  do  he  sheweth 
unto    Pha'  raoh.     Behold,    there  come   seven   years  of  29 
great   plenty  throughout    all  the    land  of  Egypt:    and  30 
there  shall  arise  after  them  seven  years  of  famine;  and 
all  the   plenty  shall  be  forgotten  in  the  land   of  Egypt; 
and  the  famine  shall  consume  the  land;  and  the  plenty  31 
shall  not  be  known  in  the  land  by  reason  of  that  famine 
following;  for  it  shall  be  very  grievous.     And  for  that  32 
the   dream   was    doubled    unto    Pha'raoh    twice;    //  is 
because   the  thing  is  established   by  God,  and  God  will 
shortly  bring  it  to  pass.      Now  therefore  let  Pha' raoh  33 
look  out  a  man  discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the 
land   of  Egypt.     Let    Pha'  raoh    do   this,    and    let    him  34 
appoint  officers   over    the   land,  and  take   up   the   fifth 
part  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven  plenteous  years. 
And  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of  those  good  years  35 
that  come,  and  lay  up  corn  under  the  hand  of  Pha'  raoh, 
and   let  them   keep  food  in  the  cities.     And   that  food  36 
shall  be  for  store  to  the  land  against  the  seven  years  of 
famine,  which  shall  be  in  the  land   of  Egypt;  that  the 
land  perish  not  through  the  famine. 

And  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes  of  Pha'  raoh,  and  37 
in   the   eyes  of  all   his   servants.      And  Pha'  raoh  said  38 
unto   his   servants.  Can  we   find  such  a  one  as  this  is,  a 
man   in   whom   the   Spirit   of   God  isl     And   Pha' raoh  39 


41.  57  GENESIS.  45 

said  unto  Joseph,  Forasmuch  as  God   hath  shewed  thee 
all  this,  there  is  none  so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou  art: 

40  thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and  according  unto  thy 
word  shall  all   my  people   be  ruled:  only  in  the   throne 

41  will. I  be  greater  than  thou.  And  Pha' raoh  said  unto 
Joseph,  See,  I  have  set  thee  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  Pha' raoh  took  off  his  ring  from  his  hand,  and  put 
it  upon  Joseph's  hand,  and  arrayed  him  in  vestures  of 

43  fine  linen,  and  put  a  gold  chain  about  his  neck;  and  he 
made  him  to  ride  in  the  second  chariot  which  he  had; 
and  they  cried  before  him,  Bow  the  knee:  and  he  made 
him  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.     *    * 

46  And  Joseph  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  stood 
before  Pha'  raoh  king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph  went  out 
from   the  presence  of  Pha'  raoh,  and  went  throughout 

47  all   the   land    of  Egypt.     And    in   the   seven  plenteous 

48  years  the  earth  brought  forth  by  handfuls.  And  he 
gathered  up  all  the  food  of  the  seven  years,  which  were 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  up  the  food  in  the 
cities:  the  food  of  the  field,    which  was  round  about 

49  every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same.  And  Joseph 
gathered  corn  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  very  much,  until 
he  left  numbering;  for  zV  7£'t7i- without  number.     *    * 

53  And  the   seven  years  of  plenteousness,  that  was  in 

54  the  land  of  Egypt,  were  ended.  And  the  seven  years 
of  dearth  began  to  come,  according  as  Joseph  had 
said:  and   the  dearth  was  in  all   lands;  but  in  all  the 

55  land  of  Egypt  there  was  bread.  And  when  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  was  famished,  the  people  cried  to 
Pha' raoh  for  bread:  and  Pha' raoh  said  unto  all  the 
Egyptians,  Go  unto  Joseph;  what  he  saith  to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the  face  of  the  earth: 
and  Joseph  opened  all  the  storehouses,  and  sold  unto 
the  Egyptians;  and   the  famine  waxed  sore  in  the  land 

57  of  Egypt.  And  all  countries  came  into  Egypt  to 
Joseph  for  to  buy  corn;  because  that  the  famine  was 
so  sore  in  all  lands. 


46  GENESIS.  42.  24 

SELECTION  NUMBER  15. 
Genesis  42  :  1-6,  8,  9,  17-26  ;  43  :  i,  2,  13,  14,  16,  17,  27,  28. 

Now  when  Jacob  saw  that  there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  r  42 
Jacob   said  unto  his  sons,  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon 
another?     And  he  said.  Behold,  I  have  heard  that  there  2 
is  corn  in  Egypt:  get  you  down  thither,  and  buy  for  us 
from  thence;  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die. 

And  Joseph's  ten  brethren  went  down  to  buy  corn  in  3 
Egypt.     But  Benjamin,   Joseph's  brother,   Jacob   sent  4 
not  with  his  brethren;  for  he  said.  Lest  peradventure 
mischief  befall  him.     And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to  5 
buy  corn  among  those  that  came:  for  the  famine  was  in 
the  land  of   Canaan.     And    Joseph   tvas   the    governor  6 
over  the  land,  and  he  //  was  that  sold  to  all  the  people 
of  the  land:  and  Joseph's  brethren  came,  and  bowed 
down    themselves  before  him   with   their   faces  to  the 
earth.     *    *     And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren,  but  they  8 
knew  not  him.     And  Joseph  remembered  the  dreams  9 
which  he  dreamed  of  them,  and  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
spies;  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are  come.    *   * 
And  he   put  them  all   together  into  ward  three  days.  17 
And    Joseph   said  unto  them  the   third   day,    This  do,  18 
and  live;  for  I   fear  God:  If  ye  be  true  77ien,  let  one  of  19 
your  brethren  be  bound  in  the  house  of  your  prison:  go 
ye,  carry  corn  for  the  famine  of  your  houses:  but  bring  20 
your  youngest   brother   unto  me;  so  shall  your  words 
be  verified,  and  ye  shall  not  die.     And  they  did  so. 

And   they  said  one  to  another,  We  are  verily  guilty  21 
concerning  our  brother,  in  that  we  saw  the  anguish  of 
his  soul,  when  he  besought  us,  and  we  would  not  hear; 
therefore  is  this  distress  come  upon  us.     And   Reuben  22 
answered  them,  saying,  Spake  I   not  unto  you,  saying. 
Do  not  sin  against  the  child;  and   ye  would  not  hear? 
therefore,  behold,  also  his  blood  is  required.     And  they  23 
knew   not  that  Joseph  understood  them;  for  he  spake 
unto  them  by  an   interpreter.     And  he  turned  himself  24 
about  from    them,   and    wept;  and    returned    to    them 
again,  and  communed  with  them,  and   took  from  them 
Simeon,  and  bound  him  before  their  eyes. 


45-  5  GENESIS.  47 

25  Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill  their  sacks  with  corn, 
and  to  restore  every  man's  money  into  his  sack,  and  to 
give  them  provision  for  the  way:  and  thus  did  he  unto 

26  them.  And  they  laded  their  asses  with  the  corn,  and 
departed  thence.     *    * 

43  I  2  And  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  land.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  they  had  eaten  up  the  corn  which  they 
had  brought  out  of  Egypt,  their  father  said  unto  them, 

13  Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food.     *    ^     Take  also  your 

14  brother,  and  arise,  go  again  unto  the  man:  and  God 
Almighty  give  you  mercy  before  the  man,  that  he  may 
send  away  your  other  brother,  and  Benjamin.     If  I  be 

16  bereaved  of  my  children,  I  am  bereaved.  *  *  And  w^hen 
Joseph  saw  Benjamin  with  them,  he  said  to  the  ruler  of 
his  house,  Bring  these  men   home,  and    slay,  and   make 

17  ready;  for  these  men  shall  dine  with  me  at  noon.  And 
the  man  did  as  Joseph  bade;  and  the  man  brought  the 

27  men  into  Joseph's  house,  f:  *  And  he  asked  them  of 
their  welfare,  and  said.  Is  your  father  well,  the  old  man 

28  of  whom  ye  spake?  Is  he  yet  alive?  And  they  an- 
swered, Thy  servant  our  father  is  in  good  health,  he  is 
yet  alive.  And  they  bowed  down  their  heads,  and  made 
obeisance. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  16. 

Genesis  45  :  1-15,  24-28  ;  46  :  1-6,  26,  27. 

45 1  Then  Joseph  could  not  refrain  himself  before  all 
them  that  stood  by  him;  and  he  cried.  Cause  every  man 
to  go  out  from  me.  And  there  stood  no  man  with  him, 
while  Joseph  made  himself  known  unto  his   brethren. 

2  And  he  wept  aloud:  and  the  Egyptians  and  the  house 

3  of  Pha'raoh  heard.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
I  mil  Joseph;  doth  my  father  yet  live?  And  his 
brethren  could  not  answer  him;  for  they  were  troubled 

4  at  his  presence.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you.  And  they  came  near. 
x\nd  he  said,  I  am  Joseph  your  brother,  whom  ye  sold 

5  into  Egypt.      Now  therefore  be  not  grieved,  nor  angry 


48  GENESIS.  46.  I 


with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold   me  hither:  for  God  did 
send  me  before  you  to    preserve  life.      For  these  two  6 
years  hath  the  famine  been  in  the  land:  and  yet:  there  are 
five  years,  in  the  which  there  shall  neither  be  earing  nor 
harvest.     And  God  sent  me  before  you  to  preserve  you  7 
a   posterity  in   the   earth,  and   to   save  your  lives  by  a 
great  deliverance.      So  now  //  was  not  you  that  sent  me  8 
hither,  but    God:  and    he    hath    made  me    a  father    to 
Pha'  raoh,  and  lord  of  all  his  house,  and  a  ruler  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt.      Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my  9 
father,  and   say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  thy  son  Joseph, 
God  hath  made  me  lord  of  all  Egypt:  come  down  unto 
me,   tarry  not:     and  thou  shalt    dwell  in  the  land    of  10 
Go'  shen,  and  thou  shalt  be  near  unto  me,  thou,  and  thy 
children,  and   thy  children's   children,  and   thy   flocks, 
and  thy  herds,  and  all  that  thou   hast:  and  there  will  1  11 
nourish  thee;  for  yet  there  are   five    years    of   famine; 
lest  thou,  and   thy  household,  and  all   that  thou  hast, 
come  to  poverty.     And,  behold,  your  eyes  see,  and  the  12 
eyes  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is  my  mouth  that 
speaketh  unto  you.     And   ye  shall  tell  my  father  of  all  13 
my  glory  in   Egypt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have  seen ;  and 
ye  shall   haste  and  bring  down  my  father  hither.     And  14 
he  fell  upon    his    brother  Benjamin's  neck,  and  wept; 
and  Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck.      Moreover  he  kissed  15 
all  his   brethren,  and  wept   upon   them:  and  after  that 
his  brethren  talked   with  him.     *     *     So    he  sent    his  24 
brethren   away,  and  they  departed:  and  he   said   unto 
them.  See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way. 

And  they  went  up    out  of  Egypt,  and  came  into  the  25 
land  of  Ca'  naan  unto  Jacob  their  father.     And  told  him,  26 
s-'iyjng,  Joseph  is  yet  alive,  and  he  is  governor  over  all 
the  land  of  Egypt.     And   Jacob's   heart  fainted,  for  he 
believed  them  not.     And  they  told  him  all  the  words  of  27 
Joseph,  which  he   had   said   unto  them:  and   when   he 
saw  the  wagons  which  Joseph   had  sent  to  carry   him, 
the  spirit  of   Jacob   their  father  revived.     And   Israel  28 
said,  Ft  is  enough;  Joseph   my  son  />  yet  alive:  I  will 
go  and  see  him  before  I  die. 

.\nd  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all  that  he  had,  and  i  46 
came  to   Be' er-shC  ba,  and  offered   sacrifices   unto   the 


3.  5  GENESIS.  49 


2  God  of  his  father  Isaac.  And  God  spake  unto  Israel  in 
the  visions  of  the  night,  and  said,  Jacob,  Jacob.      And 

3  he  said,  Here  am  I.  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the  God 
of  thy  father:  fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt;  for  I 

4  will  there  make  of  thee  a  great  nation.  I  will  go  down 
with  thee  into  Egypt;  and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee 
up    again:  and    Joseph  shall    put  his   hand  upon  thine 

5  eyes.  And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Be' er-she' ba:  and  the 
sons  of  Israel  carried  Jacob  their  father,  and  their  little 
ones,  and  their  wives^  in  the  wagons  which   Pha'  raoh 

6  had  sent  to  carry  him.  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and 
their  goods,  which  they  had  gotten  in  the  land  of 
Ca'  naan,  and  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob,  and  all  his  seed 

26  with  him.  *  *  All  the  souls  that  came  with  Jacob 
into  Egypt,  which  came  out  of  his  loins,  besides  Jacob's 

27  sons'  wives,  all  the  souls  were  threescore  and  six;  and 
the  sons  of  Joseph,  which  were  borne  him  in  Egypt, 
were  two  souls:  all  the  souls  of  the  house  of  Jacob, 
which  came  into  Egypt,  ivere  threescore  and  ten. 


EXODUS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  17. 
Exodus  3  :  i-io  ;  5  :  1-9,  22,  23  ;  6  :  1-13. 

1  Now  Moses  kept  the  flock  of  Je'  thro  his  father  in 
law,  the  priest  of  Midian:  and  he  led  the  flock  to  the 
back  side  of  the  desert,  and  came  to  the  mountain  of 

2  God,  even  to  Ho'  reb.  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire  out  of  the  midst  of 
a  bush:  and   he  looked,  and,   behold,  the  bush  burned 

3  with  fire,  and  the  bush  was  not  consumed.  And  Moses 
said,  I  will  now  turn  aside,  and  see  this  great  sight,  why 

4  the  bush  is  not  burnt.  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
he  turned  aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him  out  of  the 
midst  of  the   bush,  and   said,  Moses,  Moses.     And  he 

5  said,  Here  am  I.     And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh  hither: 


5©  EXODUS.  5.  9 


put    off   thy    shoes    from    off    thy    feet;  for    the    place 
whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground.      Moreover  he  6 
said,  I  am  the  God  of  thy  father,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob.     And  Moses 
hid  his  face;  for  he  was  afraid  to  look  upon  God. 

And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  surely  seen  the  affliction  7 
of  my  people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and  have  heard  their 
cry  by  reason  of  their  taskmasters;  for  I  know   their 
sorrows;  and  I  am  come  down  to  deliver  them  out  of  8 
the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  to  bring  them  up  out  of 
that  land  unto  a  good   land  and  a   large,  unto   a  land 
flowing  with    milk    and  honey.     *    *     Now    therefore,  9 
behold,  the  cry  of  the  children  of  Israel  is  come  unto 
me;  and  I  have  also  seen  the  oppression  wherewith  the 
Egyptians  oppress  them.      Come  now  therefore,  and  I  10 
will  send  thee  unto  Pha'  raoh,  that  thou,  mayest  bring 
forth  my  people  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt.    *    * 

And  afterward  Moses  and  Aar'  on  went  in,  and  told  i  6 
Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Let  my 
people  go,  that  they  may  hold  a  feast  unto  me  in  the 
wilderness.     And  Pharaoh  said,  Who  is  the  Lord,  that  2 
I  should  obey  his  voice  to  let  Israel  go?     I  know  not 
the  Lord,  neither  will  I  let  Israel  go.     And  they  said,  3 
The  God  of  the  Hebrews  hath  met  with  us:  let  us  go, 
we  pray  thee,  three  days'  journey  into  the  desert,  and 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God;  lest  he  fall  upon  us 
with  pestilence,  or  with  the  sword.      And  the  king  of  4 
Egypt   said   unto   them,    Wherefore   do   ye,  Moses  and 
Aaron,  let  the  people  from  their  works?  get  you  unto 
your  burdens.     And   Pharaoh  said,  Behold,  the  people  5 
of  the  land  now  are  many,  and  ye  make  them  rest  from 
their  burdens.     And  Pharaoh  commanded  the  same  day  6 
the  taskmasters  of  the  people,  and  their  officers,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw  to  make  7 
brick,  as  heretofore:   let  them  go  and  gather  straw  for 
themselves.      And  the  tale  of  the  bricks,  which  they  did  8 
make  heretofore,  ye  shall  lay  upon  them;  ye  shall  not 
diminish  aught  thereof:  for  they  l)e  idle;  therefore  they 
cry,  saying.  Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God.      Let  9 
there  more  work  be  laid  upon  the  men,  that  they  may 
labour  therein;  and  let  them  not  regard  vain  words.    *    * 


6.  13  EXODUS.  51 


22  And  Moses  returned  unto  the  I.ord,  and  said,  Lord, 
wherefore  hast  thou  so  evil  entreated  this  people?  why 

23  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  me?  For  since  I  came  to 
Pharaoh  to  speak  in  thy  name,  he  hath  done  evil  to  this 
people;   neither  hast  thou  delivered  thy  people  at  all. 

6  I  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now  shalt  thou  see 
what  I  will  do  to  Pharaoh;  for  with  a  strong  hand  shall 
he  let  them  go,  and  with  a  strong  hand  shall   he  drive 

2  them  out  of  his  land.     And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and 

3  said  unto  him,  I  am  the  Lord:  and  I  appeared  unto 
Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  by  t/ie  name  oj 
God  Almighty;  but  by  my  name  JEHOVAH  was  I  not 

4  known  to  them.  And  I  have  also  established  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  to  give  them  the  land  of  Canaan,  the 
land  of  their  pilgrimage,  wherein  they  were  strangers. 

5  And  I  have  also  heard  the  groaning  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  whom  the    Egyptians   keep   in   bondage;  and    I 

6  have  remembered  my  covenant.  Wherefore  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  I  am  the  Lord,  and  I  will  bring 
you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
I  will  rid  you  out  of  their  bondage,  and  I  will  redeem 
you  with   a  stretched   out  arm,  and  with   great  judg- 

7  ments:  and  I  will  take  you  to  me  for  a  people,  and  I 
will  be  to  you  a  God :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  bringeth  you  out  from  under  the 

8  burdens  of  the  Egyptians.  And  I  will  bring  you  in 
unto  the  land,  concerning  the  which  I  did  swear  to  give 
it  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob;  and  I  will  give 
it  you  for  a  heritage:  I  am  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children  of  Israel;  but 
they  hearkened  not  unto  Moses  for  anguish  of  spirit, 

10  and   for  cruel    bondage.      And   the    Lord   spake   unto 

11  Moses,  saying.  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  that  he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his 

12  land.  And  Moses  spake  before  the  Lord,  saying. 
Behold,  the  children  of  Israel  have  not  hearkened  unto 
me;  how  then  shall  Pharaoh  hear  me,  who  a^n  of  un- 

13  circumcised  lips?  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  and  gave  them  a  charge  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 


5,2  EXODUS. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    18. 
Exodus  6  :  28-30;  7  :  i    14,  19-25. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  when  the  Lord  spake  28  6 
unto  Moses  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  the  Lord  spake  29 
unto  Moses,  saying,  I  atn  the  Lord:  speak  thou  unto 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  all  that  I  say  unto  thee.      And  30 
Moses  said  before  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  am  of  uncircum- 
cised  lips,  and  how  shall  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me? 

And   the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  See,   I  have  made  i  7 
thee  a  god  to  Pharaoh;  and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  be 
thy   prophet.     Thou   shalt  speak   all   that  I   command  2 
thee;  and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh, 
that   he   send  the  children  of  Israel   out  of  his  land. 
And  I  will   harden  Pharaoh's   heart,  and   multiply  my  3 
signs    and    my    wonders   in    the  land    of    Egypt.     But  4 
Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto  you,  that  I  may  lay  my 
hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  forth  mine  armies,  and  my 
people  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
by  great  judgments.     And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  5 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  stretch  forth  mine  hand 
upon  Egypt,  and  bring  out  the  children  of  Israel  from 
among  them.     And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as  the  Lord  6 
commanded  them,  so  did  they.     And  Moses  was  four-  7 
score  years  old,  and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three  years 
old,  when  they  spake  unto  Pharaoh. 

And   the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  8 
saying.   When   Pharaoh   shall  speak    unto  you,  saying,  9 
Shew  a  miracle  for  you:  then  thou  shalt  say  unto  Aaron, 
Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  //  before  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall 
become  a  serpent. 

And   Moses  and   Aaron   went   in   unto  Pharaoh,  and  10 
they  did  so  as  the  Lord  had  commanded:  and  Aaron 
cast  down  his  rod  before  Pharaoh,  and  before  his  ser- 
vants, and  it  became  a   serpent.     Then  Pharaoh  also  11 
called  the  wise  men  and  the  sorcerers:  now  the  magi- 
cians of  Egypt,  they  also  did  in  like  manner  with  their 
enchantments.      For  they  cast  down  every  man  his  rod,  12 
and  they  became  serpents:  but  Aaron's  rod  swallowed 


8.  5  EXODUS.  53 

13  up  their  rods.  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart,  that 
he  hearkened  not  unto  them;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pharaoh's  heart  is 
hardened,  he  refuseth  to  let  the  people  go.     *    * 

19  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron, 
Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch  out  thine  hand  upon  the  waters 
of  Egypt,  upon  their  streams,  upon  their  rivers,  and  upon 
their  ponds,  and  upon  all  their  pools  of  water,  that 
they  may  become  blood;  and  that  there  may  be  blood 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of  \\oo(^, 

20  and  in  vessels  of  stone.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so, 
as  the  Lord  commanded;  and  he  lifted  up  the  rod,  and 
smote  the  waters  that  were  in  the  river,  in  the  sight  of 
Pharaoh,  and  in  the  sight  of  his  servants;  and  all  the 
waters  that  ivere  in   the   river  were  turned    to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  luas  in  the  river  died;  and  the  river 
stank,  and  the  Egyptians  could  not  drink  of  the  water 
of  the  river;  and   there  was  blood  throughout  all  the 

22  land  of  Egypt.  And  the  magicians  of  Egypt  did  so 
with  their  enchantments:  and  Pharaoh's  heart  was 
hardened,  neither  did   he   hearken   unto   them;  as   the 

23  Lord  had  said.     And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went  into  his 

24  house,  neither  did  he  set  his  heart  to  this  also.  And 
all  the  Egyptians  digged  round  about  the  river  for 
water  to  drink;  for  they  could  not  drink  of  the  water  of 

25  the  river.  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled,  after  that  the 
Lord  had  smitten  the  river. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    19. 

Exodus  8  :  1,2,  5-32. 

8  I  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go  unto  Pharaoh, 
and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  my  people 
2  go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  And  if  thou  refuse  to  let 
t/iem  go,  behold,  I  will  smite  all  thy  borders  with 
frogs.  *  * 
5  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron, 
Stretch  forth  tiiine  hand  with  thy  rod  over  the  streams, 
over  the  rivers,  and  over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs  to 


54  EXODUS.  8.  20 

come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt.     And  Aaron  stretched  6 
out  his  hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt;  and  the  frogs 
came    up,   and   covered   the  land   of  Egypt.     And   the  7 
magicians  did  so  with  their  enchantments,  and  brought 
up  frogs  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said,  8 
Entreat  the   Lord,  that   he   may  take  away  the   frogs 
from  me,  and  from  my  people;  and  I  will  let  the  people 
go,  that  they  may  do   sacrifice   unto  the  Lord.     And  9 
Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Glory  over  me:  when  shall  I 
entreat   for    thee,   and    for  thy   servants,   and    for    thy 
people,  to  destroy  the  frogs  from  thee  and  thy  houses, 
that  they  may  remain  in  the  river  only  ?     And  he  said,  10 
To  morrow.     And  he  said.  Be  it  according  to  thy  word; 
that  thou  mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  unto  the 
Lord  our  God.     And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee,  11 
and  from  thy  houses,  and  from  thy  servants,  and  from 
thy  people;  they  shall  remain  in  the  river  only.     And  12 
Moses  and  Aaron  went  out  from  Pharaoh :  and  Moses 
cried  unto  the  Lord  because  of  the  frogs  which  he  had 
brought  against  Pharaoh.     And  the  Lord  did  accord-  13 
ing  to  the  word  of  Moses;  and  the  frogs  died  out  of  the 
houses,  out  of  the  villages,  and  out  of  the  fields.     And  14 
they  gathered  them  together  upon  heaps;  and  the  land 
stank.     But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there  was  respite,  15 
he  hardened  his  heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto  them; 
as  the  Lord  had  said. 

And   the  Lord  said   unto   Moses,    Say   unto  Aaron,  16 
Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of  the  land,  that 
it  may  become  lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 
And  they  did  so;  for  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand  with  17 
his  rod,  and  smote  the  dust  of  the  earth,  and  it  became 
lice    in   man,    and    in   beast;  all   the   dust   of  the  land 
became  lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.     And  the  18 
magicians  did  so  with  their  enchantments  to  bring  forth 
lice,  but  they  could  not:  so  there  were  lice  upon  man, 
and  upon  beast.     Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pharaoh,  19 
This  is  the   finger   of   God:  and    Pharaoh's  heart  was 
hardened,    and   he   hearkened    not    unto   them;    as  the 
Lord  had  said. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Rise  up  early  in  the  20 


8.  32  EXODUS.  55 

morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh;  lo,  he  cometh 
forth  to  the  water;  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,   Let   my  people    go,    that   they  may  serve   me. 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people  go,  behold,  I  will 
send  swarms  of  flies  upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  servants, 
and  upon  thy  people,  and  into  thy  houses:  and  the 
houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be  full  of  swarms  of  flies, 

22  and  also  the  ground  whereon  they  are.  And  I  will 
sever  in  that  day  the  land  of  Go'shen,  in  which  my 
people  dwell,  that  no  swarms  of  flies  shall  be  there;  to 
the  end  thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  in  the 

23  midst  of  the  earth.  And  I  will  put  a  division  between 
my  people  and  thy  people:  to  morrow  shall  this  sign 

24  be.  And  the  Lord  did  so;  and  there  came  a  grievous 
swarm  of  flies  into  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  and  into  his 
servants'  houses,  and  into  all  the  land  of  Egypt:  the 
land  was  corrupted  by  reason  of  the  swarm  of  flies. 

25  And  Pharaoh   called   for  Moses  and  for  Aaron,  and 

26  said,  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the  land.  And 
Moses  said.  It  is  not  meet  so  to  do;  for  we  shall  sacri- 
fice the  abomination  of  the  Egyptians  to  the  Lord  our 
God:  lo,  shall  we  sacrifice  •  the  abomination  of  the 
Egyptians  before  their  eyes,  and  will  they  not  stone  us? 

27  We  will  go  three  days'  journey  into  the  wilderness,  and 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he  shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let  you  go,  that  ye  may  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord  your  God  in  the  wilderness;  only  ye 

29  shall  not  go  very  far  away:  entreat  for  me.  And  Moses 
said.  Behold,  I  go  out  from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat  the 
Lord  that  the  swarms  of  flies  may  depart  from  Pharaoh, 
from  his  servants,  and  from  his  people,  to  morrow :  but 
let  not  Pharaoh  deal  deceitfully  any  more  in  not  letting 

30  the   people  go   to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord.     And  Moses 

31  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and  entreated  the  Lord.  And 
the  Lord  did  according  to  the  word  of  Moses;  and  he 
removed  the  swarms  of  flies  from  Pharaoh,  from  his 
servants,  and  from  his  people;  there  remained  not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart  at  this  time  also, 
neither  would  he  let  the  people  go. 


56  EXODUS.  g.  13 


SELECTION  NUMBER  20. 

Exodus  9  :  I- 14,  22-30,  34,  35. 

Then  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pharaoh,   i  ^ 
and  tell  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews, 
Let   my   people   go,  that   they  may   serve   me.      For  if  2 
thou  refuse    to   let  them  go,  and   wilt  hold  them  still, 
behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon  thy  cattle  which  3 
is  in   the   field,  upon   the   horses,  upon  the  asses,  upon 
the  camels,  upon  the  oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep:    there 
shall  be  a  very  grievous  murrain.     And  the  Lord  shall  4 
sever   between  the    cattle    of  Israel  and   the  cattle  of 
Egypt:  and    there  shall   nothing  die   of  all   that  is  the 
children's  of  Israel.     And   the  Lord  appointed  a  set  5 
time,  saying,  To  morrow  the   Lord  shall  do  this  thing 
in  the   land.     And    the    Lord    did  that    thing   on    the  6 
morrow,  and  all  the  cattle  of  Egypt  died :  but  of  the 
cattle   of  the   children    of  Israel   died    not   one.      And  7 
Pharaoh   sent,  and,  behold,  there   was   not   one   of  the 
cattle  of  the  Israelites  dead.     And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh 
was  hardened,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

And    the   Lord    said    unto    Moses   and    unto    Aaron,  8 
Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ashes  of  the  furnace,  and  let 
Moses    sprinkle   it   toward    the  heaven  in  the  sight   of 
Pharaoh.     And    it  shall   become  small  dust  in  all   the  9 
land  of  Egypt,  and   shall  be  a  boil  breaking  forth  with 
blains   upon   man,  and   upon   l)east,  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Egypt.     And  they  took  ashes  of   the  furnace,  10 
and  stood   before  Pharaoh;  and  Moses  sprinkled  it  up 
toward   heaven;    and    it  became  a  boil  breaking  forth 
with  blains  upon  man,  and  upon  beast.     And  the  magi-  11 
cians   could    not    stand    before    Moses  because   of   the 
boils;  for  the   boil  was   upon   the  magicians,  and   upon 
all  the  Egyptians.     And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  12 
of  Pharaoh,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them;  as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses. 

And   the    I.okd  said    unto    Moses,    Rise  up  early  in  13 
the   morning,  and   stand  before   Pharaoh,  and  say   unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my 


9.  35  EXODUS.  57 


T4  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  For  I  will  at  this 
time  send  all  my  plagues  upon  thine  heart,  and  upon 
thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people;  that  thou  mayest 
know  that  there  is  none  like  me  in  all  the  earth.     *    ^ 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  forth  thine 
hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  hail  in  all  the 
land  of  Egypt,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and  upon 
every  herb  of  the   field,  throughout  the   land  of  Egypt. 

23  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  toward  heaven:  and 
the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  hail,  and  the  fire  ran  along 
upon  the  ground;  and  the  Lord  rained  hail  upon  the 

24  land  of  Egypt.  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire  mingled 
with  the  hail,  very  grievous,  such  as  there  was  none 
like  it  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  since  it  became  a  nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt 
all  \\\di\.was  in  the  field,  both  man  and  beast;  and  the 
hail  smote  every  herb  of  the  field,  and  brake  every  tree 

26  of  the  field.  Only  in  the  Land  of  Go'  shen,  where  the 
children  of  Israel  were,  was  there  no  hail. 

27  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  said  unto  them,  I  have  sinned  this  time:  the  Lord 

28  is  righteous,  and  I  and  my  people  are  wicked.  Entreat 
the  Lord  (for  //  is  enough)  that  there  be  no  more 
mighty  thunderings  and  hail;  and  1  will  let  you  go,  and 

29  ye  shall  stay  no  longer.  And  Moses  said  unto  him, 
As  soon  as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  city,  I  will  spread 
abroad  my  hands  unto  the  Lord;  and  \.\\q  thunder  shall 
cease,  neither  shall   there  be  any  more  hail;  that  thou 

30  mayest  know  how  that  the  earth  is  the  Lord's.  But  as 
for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I  know  that  ye  will  not  yet 

34  fear  the  Lord  God.  %  *  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
the  rain  and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were  ceased,  he 
sinned   yet   more,  and  hardened   his  heart,  he  and  his 

35  servants.  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  hardened, 
neither  would  he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go;  as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  by  Moses. 


58  EXODUS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  21. 
Exodus  lo  :  1-3,  12-29  ;  11  :  i,  4-10. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pharaoh:  1 10 
for  I  have  hardened  his  heart,  and  the  heart  of  his  ser- 
vants, that  I  might  shew  these  my  signs  before  him: 
and   that  thou  mayest  tell  in  the  ears  of  thy  son,  and  of  2 
thy  son's  son,  what  things  I  have   wrought  in  Egypt, 
and  my  signs  which  I  have  done  among  them;  that  ye 
may  know  how  that  I  ain  the  Lord.     And  Moses  and  3 
Aaron  came  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith   the  Lord  God    of  the  Hebrews,  How  long  wilt 
thou  refuse  to  humble  thyself  before  me?  let  my  people 
go,  that  they  may  serve  me.     *    * 

And   the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch   out  thine  12 
hand  over  the  land  of  Egypt  for  the  locusts,  that  they 
may  come   up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  eat  every 
herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail  hath  left.     And  13 
Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  over  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  the  Lord  brought  an  east  wind   upon  the  land  all 
that  day,  and  all  that  night;  ^;;^when  it  was  morning, 
the  east  wind  brought  the  locusts.     And  the  locusts  14 
went  up  over  all  the  land   of  Egypt,  and  rested  in  all 
the   coasts  of   Egypt:  very  grievous  were  they;  before 
them  there  were  no  such  locusts  as  they,  neither  after 
them  shall  be  such.     For  they  covered  the  face  of  the  15 
whole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was  darkened;  and  they 
did  eat  every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the  fruit  of  the 
trees  which  the  hail  had  left:  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in  the  herbs  of  the  field, 
through  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste;  16 
and  he  said,  I  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  your  God, 
and  against  you.     Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pray  thee,  17 
my  sin  only  this  once,  and  entreat  the  Lord  your  God, 
that  he  may  take  away  from  me  this  death  only.     And  18 
he  went   out  from  Pharaoh,  and   entreated  the  Lord. 
And  the  Lord  turned  a  mighty  strong  west  wind,  which  19 
took  away  the  locusts,  and  cast  them  into  the  Red  sea; 


I.  7  EXODUS.  59 


there  remained  not  one  locust  in  all  the  coasts  of  Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart,  so  that  he 
would  not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  darkness  over 
the  land  of  Egypt,  even  darkness  which   may  be   felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  toward  heaven; 
and  there  was  a  thick  darkness  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 

23  three  days:  they  saw  not  one  another,  neither  rose  any 
from  his  place  for  three  days:  but  all  the  children  of 
Israel  had  light  in  their  dwellings. 

24  And  Pharaoh  called  mito  Moses,  and  said,  Go  ye, 
serve  the  Lord;  only  let  your  flocks  and  your  herds  be 

25  stayed:  let  your  little  ones  also  go  with  you.  And 
Moses  said,  Thou  must  give  us  also  sacrifices  and  burnt 
offerings,  that  we  may  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us;  there  shall  not  a  hoof 
be  left  behind;  for  thereof  must  we  take  to  serve  the 
Lord  our  God;  and  we  know  not  with  what  we  must 
serve  the  Lord,  until  we  come  thither. 

27  But    the    Lord  hardened    Pharaoh's  heart,    and   he 

28  would  not  let  them  go.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him, 
Get  thee  from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  see  my  face  no 
more;  for  in  that  day  thou  seest  my  face  thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Thou  hast  spoken  w^ell,  I  will  see  thy 
face  again  no  more. 

H  I  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet  will  I  bring  one 
plague  ;//^;v  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt;  afterwards 
he  will  let  you  go  hence:  when  he  shall  \^t  you  go,  he 
shall    surely   thrust    you    out    hence    altogether.     *    * 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  About  midnight 

5  will  I  go  out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt:  and  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  die,  from  the  firstborn 
of  Pharaoh  that  sitteth  upon  his  throne,  even  unto  the 
firstborn   of  the  maidservant  that  is  behind   the  mill; 

6  and  all  the  firstborn  of  beasts.  And  there  shall  be  a 
great  cry  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  such  as 
there  was  none  like  it,  nor  shall  be  like  it  any  more. 

7  But  against  any  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  not  a  dog- 
move  his  tongue,  against  man  or  beast:  that  he  may 
know  how  that  the  Lord  doth  put  a  difference  between 


6o  EXODUS. 


12.    10 


the  Egyptians  and  Israel.      And  all   these  thy  servants  8 
shall   come   down  unto   me,  and  bow  down  themselves 
unto  me,  saying,  Get   thee  out,  and  all  the  people  that 
follow  thee:  and  after  that  I  will  go  out.      And  he  went 
out  from  Pharaoh  in  a  great  anger.     And  the  Lord  said  9 
unto  Moses,  Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto  you;   that 
my  wonders  may  be  multiplied  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 
And   Moses  and  Aaron   did    all  these  wonders  before  ic 
Pharaoh:  and  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart,  so 
that  he  would   not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go   out  of 
his  land. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    22. 
Exodus  12  :  1-20. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the  i  12 
land  of  Egypt,   saying.   This  month  shall  be  unto  you  2 
the  beginning  of  months:  it  shall  be  the  first  month  of 
the  year  to  you. 

Speak  ye    unto  all  the   congregation  of  Israel,   say-  3 
ing,  In  the   tenth  day  of  this  month   they  shall  take  to 
them  every  man  a  lamb,  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a  lamb  for  a  house:  and   if  the  household  be  4 
too  little  for  the  lamb,  let  him  and  his  neighbour  next 
unto  his  house  take  //according  to  the  number  of  the 
souls;    every  man   according  to   his   eating   shall  make 
your  count  for  the  lamb.     Your  lamb  shall  be  without  5 
blemish,  a   male  of  the  first  year:  ye  shall  take  it  out 
from  the  sheep,  or  from  the  goats:  and  ye  shall   keep  6 
it  up  until  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  same  month:  and 
the  whole  assembly  of  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall 
kill  it  in  the  evening.     And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  7 
and  strike  //  on  the  two  side  posts  and   on   the  upper 
door  post  of  the  houses,  wherein  they  shall  eat  it.     And  8 
they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that  night,  roast  wnth  fire,  and 
unleavened  bread;    ^//^/ with  bitter  /z<?r(^.f  they  shall  eat 
it.      Eat   not    of  it  raw,  nor  sodden   at  all  with   water,  9 
but   roast    ivith  fire;    his  head  with  his  legs,   and  with 
the  purtenance  thereof.     And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  10 


EXODUS.  6 1 


remain  until  the  morning:  and  that  which  remaineth  of 
it  until  the  morning  ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 

11  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it;  with  your  loins  girded,  your 
shoes  on  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in  your  hand;  and  ye 

12  shall  eat  it  in  haste:  it  is  the  Lord's  passover.  For  I 
will  pass  through  the  land  of  Egypt  this  night,  and  will 
smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  man 
and    beast;    and    against  all  the    gods  of   Egypt  I  will 

13  execute  judgment:  I  am  the  Lord.  And  the  blood 
shall  be  to  you  for  a  token  upon  the  houses  where  ye 
are  :  and  when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass  over  you,  and 
the  plague  shall  not  be  upon  you  to  destroy  jjw/-,  when 

14  I  smite  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  this  day  shall  be  unto 
you  for  a  memorial;  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  to  the 
Lord  throughout  your  generations:  ye  shall  keep  it  a 

15  feast  by  an  ordinance  for  ever.  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat 
unleavened  bread;  even  the  first  day  ye  shall  put  away 
leaven  out  of  your  houses:  for  whosoever  eateth  leav- 
ened bread  from   the  first   day  until  the    seventh  day, 

16  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  Israel.  And  in  the  first 
day  there  shall  be  a  holy  convocation,  and  in  the  seventh 
day  there  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  to  you;  no  manner 
of  work  shall   be  done  in  them,  save  //z^/ which   every 

17  man  must  eat,  that  only  may  be  done  of  you.  And 
ye  shall  observe  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread;  for  in 
this  selfsame  day  have  I  brought  your  armies  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt:  therefore  shall  ye  observe  this  day  in 
your  generations  by  an  ordinance  for  ever. 

18  In  the  first  mouthy  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month 
at  even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened    bread,  until   the   one 

19  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month  at  even.  Seven  days 
shall  there  be  no  leaven  found  in  your  houses:  for 
whosoever  eateth  that  which  is  leavened,  even  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  congregation  of  Israel,  whether 

20  he  be  a  stranger,  or  born  in  the  land.  Ye  shall  eat 
nothing  leavened;  in  all  your  habitations  shall  ye  eat 
unleavened  bread. 


62  EXODUS.  12.   31 

SELECTION    NUMBER   23. 

Exodus  12  :  21-33,  37-41  ;   13  :  17-22;   14  :  5-9. 

Then   Moses  called  for  all  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  21  12 
said  unto  them,  Draw  out  and  take  you  a  lamb  accord- 
ing to  your  families,  and  kill  the  passover.     And  ye  22 
shall   take  a  bunch  of  hyssop,  and   dip  it  in  the   blood 
that  is  in  the  basin,  and  strike  the  lintel  and  the  two 
side  posts  with  the  blood  that  is  in  the  basin;  and  none 
of  you  shall  go  out  at  the  door  of  his  house  until  the 
morning.      For   the   Lord   will  pass  through   to   smite  23 
the   Egyptians;  and  when  he  seeth  the  blood  upon  the 
lintel,  and   on  the   two  side  posts,  the   Lord  will   pass 
over  the  door,  and  will  not  suffer  the  destroyer  to  come 
in  unto  your  houses  to  smite  >w/.     And  ye  shall  observe  24 
this  thing  for  an  ordinance  to  thee  and  to  thy  sons  for 
ever.     And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye  be  come  to  25 
the  land  which  the  Lord  will  give  you,  according  as  he 
hath  promised,  that  ye  shall  keep  this  service.     And  it  26 
shall  come  to  pass,  when  your  children  shall  say  unto 
you.  What  mean  ye  by  this  service?  that  ye  shall  say,  27 
It  is  the  sacrifice  of  the  Lord's  passover,  who  passed 
over  the   houses  of  the   children  of  Israel  in  Egypt, 
when    he    smote    the    Egyptians,    and    delivered    our 
houses.       And     the     people     bowed     the     head     and 
worshipped.     And  the  children   of  Israel   went  away,  28 
and  did  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron, 
so  did  they. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  midnight  the  Lord  29 
smote  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne  unto  the 
firstborn  of  the  captive  that  ivas  in  the  dungeon;  and 
all  the  firstborn  of  cattle.  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the  30 
night,  he,  and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the  Egyptians; 
and  there  was  a  great  cry  in  Egypt:  for  there  was  not 
a  house  where  there  was  not  one  dead. 

And   he  called   for   Moses   and   Aaron   by  night,  and  31 
said,  Rise  up,  ami  get  you  forth   from  among  my  peo- 
ple, both   ye  and  the  children  of  Israel;  and  go,  serve 


[4.  5  EXODUS.  63 

32  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said.  Also  take  your  flocks  and 
your  herds,  as  ye  have  said,  and  be  gone;  and  bless  me 

33  also.  And  the  Egyptians  were  urgent  upon  the  people, 
that  they  might  send  them  out  of  the  land  in  haste;  for 
they  said.  We  be  all  dead  men.     *    * 

37  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from  Ra-me'  ses 
to  Siic'  coth,  about  six  hundred  thousand  on  foot  that  were 

38  men,  beside  children.  And  a  mixed  multitude  went  up 
also  with  them;  and  flocks,  and  herds,  even  very  much 

39  cattle.  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes  of  the  dough 
which  they  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not 
leavened;  because  they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and 
could  not  tarry,  neither  had  they  prepared  for  them- 
selves any  victual. 

40  Now  the  sojourning  of  the  children  of  Israel,  who 
dwelt    in    Egypt,   was  four    hundred  and  thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  the  four  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  even  the  selfsame  day  it  came  to  pass, 
that  all  the  hosts  of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the  land 
of  Egypt.     *    * 

13  17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  had  let  the  people 
go,  that  God  led  them  not  through  the  way  of  the  land  of 
the  Philistines,  although  that  was  near;  for  God  said, 
Lest  peradventure  the  people  repent  when  they  see  war, 

18  and  they  return  to  Egypt:  but  God  led  the  people 
about,  through  the  way  of  the  wilderness  of  the  Red 
sea:  and  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  harnessed  out 

19  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of 
Joseph  with  him:  for  he  had  straitly  sworn  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  visit  you;  and  ye  shall 
carry  up  my  bones  away  hence  with  you. 

20  And  they  took  their  journey  from  Sue' coth,  and 
encamped   in   E'  tham,  in   the   edge   of  the  wilderness. 

21  And  the  Lord  went  before  them  by  day  in  a  pillar  of 
a  cloud,  to  lead  them  the  way;  and  by  night  in  a  pillar 
of   fire,  to  give   them  light;  to  go  by  day  and  night. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of  the  cloud  by  day,  nor 
the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  fro?n  before  the  people.     *    * 

14:  5  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Egypt  that  the  people 
fled:  and  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his  servants  was 
turned  against  the  people,  and  they  said,  Why  have  we 


64  EXODUS.  14.  17 


done  this,  that  we  have  let  Israel  go   from  serving  us? 
And   he   made  ready  his   chariot,  and   took   his  people  6 
with   him:  and   he   took  six  hundred   chosen  chariots,  7 
and  all  the  chariots  of  Egypt,  and  captains  over  every 
one   of  them.     And   the  Lord   hardened  the  heart  of  8 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  he  pursued  after  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel:  and  the  children  of  Israel  went  out  with 
a  high  hand.     But  the  Egyptians  pursued  after  them,  9 
all  the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pharaoh,  and  his  horse- 
men, and  his  army,  and  overtook  them  encamping  by 
the  sea. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    24. 

Exodus  14  :  10-31. 

And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the  children  of  Israel  to  14 
lifted  up  their  eyes,  and,  behold,  the  Egyptians  marched 
after  them;  and  they  were  sore  afraid  :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  cried  out  unto  the  Lord.     And  they  said  unto  11 
Moses,    Because  there  ivere  no  graves   in    Egypt,    hast 
thou  taken  us  away  to  die  in  the  wilderness?  wherefore 
hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us,  to  carry  us  forth  out  of 
Egypt?     Is  not  this  the  word    that   we    did   tell    thee  12 
in  Egypt,  saying.  Let  us  alone,  that  we  may  serve  the 
Egyptians?     For  //  had  been  better  for  us  to  serve  the 
Egyptians,   than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness. 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Fear  ye  not,  stand  13 
still,  and  see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord,  which  he  will 
shew  to  you  to  day:    for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye  have 
seen  to  day,  ye  shall  see  them  again  no  more  for  ever. 
The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and  ye  shall   hold  your  14 
peace. 

And    the  Lord   said   unto  Moses,  Wherefore  criest  15 
thou  unto  me?    speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  go  forward:    but  lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and  stretch  16 
out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide  it:    and  the 
children    of    Israel    shall    go    on   dry  ground    through 
the  midst  of  the  sea.      And  I,  behold,  I  will  harden  the  17 
hearts  of  the  Egyptians,   and  they  shall  follow  them: 


14.  29  •  EXODUS.  65 

and  I  will  get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 

18  host,  upon  his  chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen.  And 
the  Egyptians  shall  know  that  I  a7?i  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  gotten  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots, 
and  upon  his  horsemen. 

19  And  the  Angel  of  God,  which  went  before  the  camp 
of  Israel,  removed  and  went  behind  them;  and  the 
pillar  of  the  cloud   went   from  before  their  face,   and 

20  stood  behind  them:  and  it  came  between  the  camp  of 
the  Egyptians  and  the  camp  of  Israel;  an.d  it  was  a 
cloud  and  darkness  to  t/ie/n,  but  it  gave  light  by  night 
to  these:  so  that  the  one  came  not  near  the  other  all  the 

21  night.  And  Moses  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the 
sea;  and  the  Lord  caused  the  sea  to  go  back  by  a 
strong  east  wind  all  that  night,  and  made  the  sea  dry 

22  land,  and  the  waters  were  divided.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  went  into  the  midst  of  the  sea  upon  the  dry 
grou?id:  and  the  waters  were  a  wall  unto  them  on  their 
right  hand,  and  on  their  left. 

23  And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and  went  in  after  them 
to  the  midst  of  the  sea,  even  all  Pharaoh's  horses,  his 

24  chariots,  and  his  horsemen.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
in  the  morning  watch  the  Lord  looked  unto  the  host 
of  the  Egyptians  through   the  pillar  of  fire  and  of  the 

25  cloud,  and  troubled  the  host  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
took  off  their  chariot  wheels,  that  they  drave  them 
heavily:  so  that  the  Egyptians  said.  Let  us  flee  from 
the  face  of  Israel;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  for  them 
against  the  Egyptians. 

26  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  over  the  sea,  that  the  waters  may  come  again 
upon    the    Egyptians,    upon    their   chariots,   and   upon 

27  their  horsemen.  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  his  strength  when 
the  morning  appeared;  and  the  Egyptians  fled  against 
it;  and  the  Lord  overthrew  the  Egyptians  in  the  midst 

28  of  the  sea.  And  the  waters  returned,  and  covered  the 
chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  ^///^/ all  the  host  of  Pharaoh 
that  came  into  the  sea  after  them;    there  remained  not 

29  so  much  as  one  of  them.  But  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  upon  dry  land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea;    and  the 


66  EXODUS.  15.  8 


waters  were  a  wall  unto  them  on  their  right  hand,  and 
on  their  left.  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day  out  30 
of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians;  and  Israel  saw  the  Egyp- 
tians dead  upon  the  sea  shore.  And  Israel  saw  that  31 
great  work  which  the  Lord  did  upon  the  Egyptians: 
and  the  people  feared  the  Lord,  and  believed  the  Lord, 
and  his  servant  Moses. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   25. 

Exodus  15'  :   1-27. 

Then   sang  Moses    and  the  children   of  Israel    this  i  16 
song  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake,  saying, 

I  will  sing  unto  the   Lord,   for  he  hath  triumphed 

gloriously: 
The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 
The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song,  2 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation: 

He  is  my  God,  and  I  will  prepare  him  a  habitation; 
My  father's  God,  and  I  will  exalt  him. 
The  Lord  is  a  man  of  war:  3 

The  Lord  is  his  name. 
Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host  hath  he  cast  into  the  4 

sea: 
His  chosen  captains  also  are  drowned  in  the  Red  sea. 
The  depths  have  covered  them:  5 

They  sank  into  the  bottom  as  a  stone. 
Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is  become  glorious  in  power:  6 
Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  hath  dashed  in  pieces  the 

enemy. 
And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  excellency  thou  hast  7 

overthrown  them  that  rose  up  against  thee: 
Thou  sentest  forth  thy  wrath,  which  consumed  them 

as  stubble. 
And  with  the  blast  of  thy  nostrils  the  waters  were  8 

gathered  together, 
The  floods  stood  upright  as  a  heap, 
And  the  depths  were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the 

sea. 


15.  19 


EXODUS.  67 


9      The  enemy  said, 

I   will   pursue,    I    will    overtake,    I    will    divide   the 

spoil; 
My  lust  shall  be  satisfied  upon  them; 
I  will  draw  my  sword,  my  hand  shall  destroy  them. 

10  Thou   didst   blow    with   thy  wind,   the   sea   covered 

them: 
They  sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  waters. 

11  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  gods? 
Who  is  like  thee,  glorious  in  holiness. 

Fearful  ///  praises,  doing  wonders? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right  hand, 
The  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led  forth  the  people  which 

thou  hast  redeemed: 
Thou  hast  guided  thetn  in  thy  strength  unto  thy  holy 
habitation. 

14  The  people  shall  hear,  a?idht  afraid: 

Sorrow     shall     take     hold    on    the    inhabitants    of 
Pal-es-ti'  na. 

15  Then  the  dukes  of  E'  dom  shall  be  amazed; 

The  mighty  men  of  Mo'  ab,  trembling  shall  take  hold 

upon  them; 
All  the  inhabitants  of  Canaan  shall  melt  away. 

16  Fear  and  dread  shall  fall  upon  them; 

By  the  greatness  of  thine  arm  they  shall  be  as  still  as 

a  stone; 
Till  thy  people  pass  over,  O  Lord, 
Till  the  people  pass  over,  which  thou  hast  purchased. 

17  Thou   shalt   bring  them   in,  and   plant    them  in  the 

mountain  of  thine  inheritance, 
In  the  place,  O  Lord,  which  thou  hast  made  for  thee 

to  dwell  in; 
In   the   sanctuary,   O   Lord,   which    thy  hands  have 

established. 

18  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  For  the  horse  of  Pharaoh  went  in  with  his  chariots 
and  with  his  horsemen  into  the  sea,  and  the  Lord 
brought  again  the  waters  of  the  sea  upon  them;  but 
the  children  of  Israel  went  on  dry  land  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea. 


68  EXODUS.  16.  3 

And  Mir'  i-am  the   prophetess,   the  sister  of  Aaron,  20 
took  a  timbrel   in  her  hand;    and  all  the  women  went 
out  after   her   with  timbrels   and    with   dances.     And  21 
Mir'  i-am  answered  them, 

Sing-    ye    to    the    Lord,     for     he     hath    triumphed 
gloriously: 

The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

So  Moses  brought  Israel  from  the  Red  sea,  and  they  22 
went  out  into  the  wilderness  of  Shur;    and  they  went 
three  days  in  the  wilderness,  and  found  no  water. 

And  when  they  came  to  Ma' rah,  they  could  not  drink  23 
of  the  waters  of  Ma'  rah,  for  they  were,  bitter:  therefore 
the   name   of  it  was  called   Ma'  rah.     And   the  people  24 
murmured  against  Moses,  saying.  What  shall  we  drink? 
And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord;  and  the  Lord  shewed  him  25 
a  tree,  which  when  he  had  cast  into  the  waters,  the  waters 
were  made  sweet:  there  he  made  for  them  a  statute  and 
an  ordinance,  and  there  he  proved  them,  and  said.  If  26 
thou  wilt  diligently  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  wilt  do   that  which  is  right  in  his  sight, 
and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  commandments,  and  keep  all 
his  statutes,  I  will  put  none  of  these  diseases  upon  thee, 
which  I  have  brought  upon  the   Egyptians:    for  I  a^n 
the  Lord  that  healeth_thee. 

And  they  came  to  E'lim.  where  were  twelve  wells  of  27 
water,  and  three-score  and  ten  palm  trees:    and  they 
encamped  there  by  the  waters. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   26. 

Exodus  16  :  1-26,  35. 

And  they  took  their  journey  from  E'  lim,  and  all  the  i  1^ 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  came  unto  the 
wilderness  of  Sin,  which  is  between  E'lim  and  Si'  nai,  on 
the    fifteenth    day    of    the   second     month   after   their 
departing  out  of  the  land   of  Egypt.     And  the  whole  2 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  murmured  against 
Moses  and  Aaron  in  the  wilderness:  and  the  children  3 
of  Israel  said  unto  them,  Would  to  God  we  had  died  by 


i6.  15  EXODUS.  69 


the  hand  of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  when  we 
sat  by  the  flesh  pots,  a7id  when  we  did  eat  bread  to  the 
full;  for  ye  have  brought  us  forth  into  this  wilderness, 
to  kill  this  whole  assembly  with  hunger. 

4  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Moses,  Behold,  I  will  rain 
bread  from  heaven  for  you;  and  the  people  shall  go  out 
and  gather  a  certain  rate  every  day,  that  I  may  prove 

5  them,  whether  they  will  walk  in  my  law,  or  no.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  on  the  sixth  day  they  shall 
prepare  M<^/ which  they  bring  in;  and  it  shall  be  twice 

6  as  much  as  they  gather  daily.  And  Moses  and  Aaron 
said  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  At  even,  then  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  brought  you  out  from 

7  the  land  of  Egypt:  and  in  the  morning,  then  ye  shall 
see  the  glory  of  the  Lord;  for  that  he  heareth  your 
murmurings  against  the  Lord:  and  what  are  we,  that 

8  ye  murmur  against  us?  And  Moses  said.  This  shall  be, 
when  the  Lord  shall  give  you  in  the  evening  flesh  to 
eat,  and  in  the  morning  bread  to  the  full;  for  that  the 
Lord  heareth  your  murmurings  which  ye  murmur 
against  him:  and  what  are  we?  your  murmurings  are 
not  against  us,  but  against  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  Say  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  Come  near  before 

10  the  Lord:  for  he  hath  heard  your  murmurings.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron  spake  unto  the  whole  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  looked 
toward  the  wilderness,  and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  And    the    Lord   spake  unto  Moses,    saying,   I   have 

12  heard  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Israel:  speak 
unto  them,  saying.  At  even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the 
morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread;  and  ye  shall  know 

13  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.  And  it  came  to  pass,, 
that  at  even  the  quails  came  up,  and  covered  the  camp: 
and  in  the  morning  the  de^v  lay  round  about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone  up,  behold,  upon 
the  face  of  the  wilderness  there  lay  a  small  round  thing 

15  as  small  as  the  hoar  frost  on  the  ground.  And  when 
the  children  of  Israel  saw  //,  they  said  one  to  another, 
It  is  manna:  for  they  wist  not  what  it  was.     And  Moses 


7©  EXODUS.  i6.  35 

said  unto  them,  This  is  the  bread  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  to  eat. 

This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  i6 
Gather  of  it  every   man  according   to   his  eating,    an 
omer  for  every  man,  according  to  the   number  of  your 
persons;  take  ye  every  man  for  them  which  are  in  his 
tents.     And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and  gathered,  17 
some  more,  some  less.     And  when  they  did  mete  //with  18 
an  omer,  he  that  gathered  much  had  nothing  over,  and 
he  that  gathered  little  had  no  lack;  they  gathered  every 
man  according  to  his  eating.     And  Moses  said.  Let  no  19 
man  leave  of  it  till  the  morning.     Notwithstanding  they  20 
hearkened  not  unto  ]\Ioses;  but  some  of  them  left  of  it 
until  the  morning^  and  it  bred  worms,  and  stank:  and 
Moses  was  wroth  with  them.     And   they  gathered   it  21 
every  morning,  every  man  according  to  his  eating;  and 
when  the  sun  waxed  hot,  it  melted. 

And  it  came  to    pass,   that  on   the   sixth   day   they  22 
gathered  twice  as  much  bread,  two  omers  for  one  ?naii: 
and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and   told 
Moses.     And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  that  which  the  23 
Lord   hath   said.   To  morrow  is  the  rest  of  the  holy 
sabbath  unto  the  Lord:  bake  that  which  ye  will  bake  to 
day,    and    seethe   that  ye  will   seethe;  and   that  which 
remaineth  over  lay   up  for  you  to  be  kept  until  the 
morning.      And  they  laid  it  up    till   the  morning,    as  24 
Moses  bade:  and  it  did  not  stink,  neither  was  there  any 
worm  therein.     And  Moses  said.  Eat  that  to  day;  for  25 
to  day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord:  to  day  ye  shall  not 
find  it  in  the  field.     Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it;  but  on  26 
the  seventh  day,  luhich  is  the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall 
be  none.     *    *     And    the    children    of  Israel  did    eat  35 
manna  forty  years,  until  they  came  to  a  land  inhabited; 
they  did  eat  manna,  until  they  came  unto  the  borders 
of  the  land  of  Canaan. 


20.  3  EXODUS.  7 1 


SELECTION  NUMBER  27. 
Exodus  19  :  I,  16-25  ;  20  :  1-17. 

19  I       In  the  third  month,  when  the  children  of  Israel  were 

gone  forth   out  of  the  land   of  Egypt,    the  same   day 
came  they  into  the  wilderness  of  Si'  nai.     *    * 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day  in  the  morning, 
that  there  were  thunders  and  lightnings,  and  a  thick 
cloud  upon  the  mount,  and  the  voice  of  the  trumpet 
exceeding  loud;  so  that  all  the  people  that  was  in  the 

17  camp  trembled.  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people 
out  of  the  camp  to  meet  with  God;  and  they  stood  at 

18  the  nether  part  of  the  mount.  And  mount  Sinai  was 
altogether  on  a  smoke,  because  the  Lord  descended 
upon  it  in  fire:  and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended  as  the 
smoke   of  a   furnace,    and    the   whole    mount    quaked 

19  greatly.  And  when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet  sounded 
long,  and  waxed  louder  and  louder,  Moses  spake,  and 

20  God  answered  him  by  a  voice.  And  the  Lord  came 
down  upon  mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the  mount:  and 
the  Lord  called  Moses  up  to  the  top  of  the  mount;  and 

21  Moses  went  up.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
down,  charge  the  people,  lest  they  break  through  unto 

22  the  Lord  to  gaze,  and  many  of  them  perish.  And  let 
the  priests  also,  which  come  near  to  the  Lord,  sanctify 
themselves,    lest  the    Lord    break  forth    upon    them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The  people  cannot 
come  up  to  mount  Sinai:  for  thou  chargedst  us,  saying, 

24  Set  bounds  about  the  mount,  and  sanctify  it.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him,  Away,  get  thee  down,  and  thou 
shalt  come  up,  thou,  and  x\aron  with  thee:  but  let  not 
the  priests  and  the  people  break  through  to  come  up 

25  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break  forth  upon  them.  So 
Moses  went  down  unto  the  people,  and  spake  unto 
them. 

20  I      And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying, 

2  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  have  brought  thee  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

3  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 


72  EXODUS.  20.  17 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image,  or  4 
any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that 
is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  under  the 
earth :  thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to  them,  nor  5 
serve  them:  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God, 
visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers   upon  the  children 
unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate 
me;  and  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that  6 
love  me,  and  keep  my  commandments. 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  7 
vain:    for   the   Lord   will   not   hold    him   guiltless  that 
taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

Remember  the  sabbath   day,   to   keep    it    holy.      Six  8  9 
days   shalt   thou    labor,  and   do  all   thy   work:  but  the  10 
seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God :  in  it 
thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy 
daughter,    thy  manservant,    nor  thy   maidservant,  nor 
thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within   thy   gates: 
for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  11 
sea,  and  all  that  in  them  ?>,  and  rested  the  seventh  day: 
wherefore   the    Lord    blessed    the    sabbath    day,    and 
hallowed  it. 

Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother :  that  thy  days  may  1 2 
be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill.  13 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery.  14 

Thou  shalt  not  steal.  15 

Thou    shalt     not   bear     false    witness    against     thy  16 
neighbour. 

Thou   shalt   not    covet   thy   neighbour's   house,  thou  17 
shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  manservant, 
nor   his  maidservant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any 
thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 


32.  I  EXODUS. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    28. 

Exodus  24  :  3,  12,  18 ;  31  :  12-18;  32  :  1-8. 

243  And  Moses  came  and  told  the  people  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord,  and  all  the  judgments:  and  all  the  people 
answered  with  one  voice,  and  said,  All  the  words  which 
the  Lord  hath  said  will  we  do.     *    * 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  to  me  into 
the  mount,  and  be  there:  and  I  will  give  thee  tables  of 
stone,   and  a   law,   and   commandments    which   I   have 

18  written;  that  thou  may  est  teach  them.  *  *  And 
Moses  went  into  the  midst  of  the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up 
into  the  mount:  and  Moses  was  in  the  mount  forty  days 
and  forty  nights.  *  * 
81  12  13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
thou  also  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  Verily  my 
sabbaths  ye  shall  keep;  for  it  is  a  sign  between  me  and 
you   throughout   your   generations;  that  ye  may  know 

14  that  I  am  the  Lord  that  doth  sanctify  you.  Ye  shall 
keep  the  sabbath  therefore;  for  it  is  holy  unto  you. 
Every  one  that  defileth  it  shall  surely  be  put  to  death: 
for  whosoever  doeth  any  work  therein,  that  soul  shall 

15  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people.  Six  days  may  work 
be  done;  but  in  the  seventh  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  holy 
to  the  Lord  :  whosoever  doeth  any  work  in  the  sabbath 

16  day,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  Wherefore  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  keep  the  sabbath,  to  observe  the 
sabbath  throughout  their  generations,  for  a  perpetual 

17  covenant.  It  is  a  sign  between  me  and  the  children  of 
Israel  for  ever:  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven 
and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he  rested,  and  was 
refreshed. 

18  And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  when  he  had  made  an  end 
of  communing  with  him  upon  mount  Sinai,  two  tables 
of  testimony,  tables  of  stone,  written  with  the  finger  of 
God. 

32  I  And  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses  delayed  to  come 
down  out  of  the  mount,  the  people  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto  him,  Up,  make  us 


74  EXODUS.  32.  18 

gods,  which  shall  go  before  us;  for  as  for  this  Moses, 
the  man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
we  wot  not  what  is  become  of  him.     And  Aaron  said  2 
unto  them,  Break  off  the  golden  earrings,  which  are  in 
the    ears    of   your    wives,   of   your    sons,   and    of   your 
daughters,  and  hrxxigthem  unto  me.     And  all  the  people  3 
brake  oif  the  golden  earrings  which  were  in  their  ears, 
and  brought  them  unto  Aaron.      And  he  received  them  4 
at  their  hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a  graving  tool,  after 
he  had  made  it  a  molten  calf:  and  they  said.  These  be 
thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt.     And  when  Aaron  saw  //,  he  built  an  5 
altar   before   it;    and    Aaron   made    proclamation,   and 
said.  To  morrow  is  a  feast  to  the  Lord.     And  they  rose  6 
up  early  on  the  morrow,  and  offered  burnt  offerings, 
and  brought  peace  offerings;  and  the  people  sat  down 
to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go,  get  thee  down;  7 
for  thy  people,  which  thou  broughtest  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  have  corrupted  themselves:  they  have  turned  8 
aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  I  commanded  them : 
they  have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and  have  worshipped 
it,  and  have  sacrificed  thereunto,  and  said.  These  be  thy 
gods,  O  Israel,  which  have  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    29. 

Exodus  32  :  15-35. 

And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down  from  the  mount,  1582 
and  the  two  tables  of  the  testimony  were  in  his  hand: 
the  tables  were  written  on  both  their  sides;  on  the  one 
side  and   on   the  other   were   they  written.     And   the  16 
tables  were  the  work  of  God,  and  the  writing  was  the 
writing  of  God,  graven   upon   the  tables.     And  when  17 
Joshua  heard  the  noise  of  the  people  as  they  shouted, 
he   said    unto   Moses,  There  is  a   noise    of  war   in   the 
camp.     And   he  said.   It  is  not  the  voice  of  them  thai  18 
shout  for  mastery,  neither  is  it  the  voice  of  them  that  cry 


32,  31  EXODUS.  75 

for  being  overcome;  but  the  noise  of  them  that  sing  do 
I  hear. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  came  nigh  unto  the 
camp,  that  he  saw  the  calf,  and  the  dancing:  and 
Moses'  anger  waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables  out  of 

20  his  hands,  and  brake  them  beneath  the  mount.  And  he 
took  the  calf  which  they  had  made,  and  burnt  it  in  the 
fire,  and  ground  //  to  powder,  and  strewed  it  upon  the 

21  water,  and  made  the  children  of  Israel  drink  of  it.  And 
Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  What  did  this  people  unto  thee, 

22  that  thou  hast  brought  so  great  a  sin  upon  them?  And 
Aaron  said.  Let  not  the  anger  of  my  lord  wax  hot: 
thou  knowest  the  people,  that  they  are  set  on  mischief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  me,  Make  us  gods,  which  shall  go 
before  us:  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought 
us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is 

24  become  of  him.  And  I  said  unto  them.  Whosoever 
hath  any  gold,  let  them  break  //  off.  So  they  gave  it 
me:  then  I  cast  it  into  the  fire,  and  there  came  out  this 
calf. 

25  And  when  Moses  saw  that  the  people  were  naked, 
(for  Aaron    had    made   them   naked   unto    their  shame 

26  among  their  enemies.)  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate 
of  the  camp,  and  said.  Who  is  on  the  Lord's  side  ?  let 
him  come  unto  me.     And  all  the  sons  of  Levi  gathered 

27  themselves  together  unto  him.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Put  every  man  his 
sword  by  his  side,  and  go  in  and  out  from  gate  to  gate 
throughout  the  camp,  and  slay  every  man  his  brother, 
and    every    man    his   companion,    and    every    man    his 

28  neighbour.  And  the  children  of  Levi  did  according  to 
the  word  of  Moses:  and  there  fell  of  the  people  that 

29  day  about  three  thousand  men.  For  Moses  had  said. 
Consecrate  yourselves  to  day  to  the  Lord,  even  every 
man  upon  his  son,  and  upon  his  brother;  that  he  may 
bestow  upon  you  a  blessing  this  day. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Moses  said 
unto  the  people,  Ye  have  sinned  a  great  sin:  and  now 
I  will  go  up  unto  the  Lord;  peradventure  I  shall  make 

31  an  atonement  for  your  sin.  And  Moses  returned  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said,  Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  a  great 


76  EXODUS.  34.  9 

sin,  and  have  made  them  gods  of  gold.     Yet  now,  if  32 

thou  wilt  forgive  their  sin — ;  and  if  not,  blot  me,  I  pray 
thee,  out  of  thy  book  which   thou  hast  written.     And  :^:^ 
the   Lord    said   unto    Moses,    Whosoever   hath    sinned 
against  me,  him  will  I  blot  out  of  my  book.      Therefore,  34 
now  go,  lead  the  people  unto  the  place  of  which  I  have 
spoken  unto  thee:  behold,  mine  Angel  shall  go  before 
thee :  nevertheless,  in  the  day  when  I  visit,  I  will  visit 
their  sin  upon  them.     And  the  Lord  plagued  the  people,  35 
because  they  made  the  calf,  which  Aaron  made. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  30. 
Exodus  34  :  1-17,  23,  24,  27-35. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Hew  thee  two  tables  i  34 
of  stone  like  unto  the  first:  and  I  will  write  upon  these 
tables  the  words  that  were  in  the  first  tables,  which 
thou  brakest.      And  be  ready  in  the  morning,  and  come  2 
up  in  the  morning  unto  mount  Sinai,  and  present  thy- 
self there  to  me  in  the  top  of  the  mount.      And  no  man  3 
shall  come  up  with  thee,  neither  let  any  man  be  seen 
throughout  all   the   mount;  neither  let   the  flocks   nor 
herds  feed  before  that  mount. 

And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first;  4 
and  Moses  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  went  up 
unto  mount  Sinai,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  him, 
and  took  in  his  hand  the  two  tables  of  stone.      And  the  5 
Lord  descended  in  the  cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there, 
and  proclaimed  the  name  of  the  Lord.     And  the  Lord  6 
passed  by  before  him,  and  proclaimed.  The  Lord,  The 
Lord   God,  merciful   and   gracious,   longsuffering,    and 
abundant  in   goodness  and    truth,    keeping  mercy   for  7 
thousands,  forgiving  iniquity  and  transgression  and  sin, 
and  that  will  by  no  means  clear  the  guilty;  visiting  the 
iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon^  the  children,  and  upon  the 
children's   children,  unto   the   third   and   to   the  fourth 
generatio?!.      And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his  head  8 
toward  the  earth,  and  worshipped.      And  he  said,  If  now  9 
I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  let  my  Lord, 


34-  29  EXODUS.  77 

I  pray  thee,  go  among  us;  for  it  is  a  stiffnecked  people; 
and  pardon  our  iniquit}"  and  our  sin,  and  take  us  for 
thine  inheritance. 

10  '  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  make  a  covenant:  before  all 
thy  people  I  will  do  marvels,  such  as  have  not  been 
done  in  all  the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation:  and  all  the 
people  among  which  thou  art  shall  see  the  work  of  the 
Lord:  for  it  is  a  terrible  thing  that  I  will  do  with  thee. 

11  Observe  thou  that  which  I  command  thee  this  day: 
behold,  I  drive  out  before  thee  the  Am'  or-ite,  and  the 
Ca' naan-ite,  and  the  Hit  tite,  and  the  Per'iz-zlte,  and 

12  the  Hi'  vite,  and  the  Jeb'  u-site.  Take  heed  to  thyself, 
lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  a  snare  in  the 

13  midst  of  thee:  but  ye  shall  destroy  their  altars,  break 

14  their  images,  and  cut  down  their  groves:  for  thou  shalt 
worship  no  other   god:  for  the   Lord,  whose  name  is 

15  Jealous,  is  a  jealous  God.  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  and  they  go  a  whoring 
after  their  gods,  and  do  sacrifice  unto  their  gods,  and 

16  oft^  call  thee,  and  thou  eat  of  his  sacrifice;  and  thou 
take  of  their  daughters  unto  thy  sons,  and  their 
daughters  go  a  whoring  after  their  gods,  and  make  thy 

17  sons  go  a  whoring  after  their  gods.  Thou  shaJt  make 
thee  no  molten  gods.     *    * 

2;^      Thrice  in  the  year  shall  all  your  men  children  appear 

24  before  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel.  For  I  will 
cast  out  the  nations  before  thee,  and  enlarge  thy 
borders:  neither  shall  any  man  desire  thy  land,  when 
thou  shalt  go  up  to  appear  before   the  Lord  thy  God 

27  thrice  in  the  year.  *  *  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Write  thou  these  words;  for  after  the  tenor  of 
these  words  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  thee  and  with 

25  Israel.  And  he  was  there  with  the  Lord  forty  days 
and  forty  nights;  he  did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink 
water.  And  he  wrote  upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the 
covenant,  the  ten  commandments. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  came  down  from 
mount  Sinai  with  the  two  tables  of  testimony  in  Moses' 
hand,  when  he  came  down  from  the  mount,  that  Moses 
wist  not  that  the  skin  of  his  face  shone  while  he  talked 


78  EXODUS.  35.    10 


with  him.     And   when  Aaron  and   all  the  children  of  30 
Israel  saw  Moses,  behold,  the  skin  of  his  face  shone; 
and  they  were  afraid  to  come  nigh  him.     And  Moses  31 
called  unto  them;  and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the 
congregation   returned   unto    him:    and   Moses    talked 
with  them.     And  afterward  all   the  children   of  Israel  32 
came  nigh:  and  he  gave  them  in  commandment  all  that 
the  Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in  mount  Sinai.     And  33 
////  Moses  had  done  speaking  with  them,  he  put  a  vail 
on  his  face.      But  when  Moses  went  in  before  the  Lord  34 
to  speak  with  him,  he  took  the  vail  off,  until  he  came 
out.     And  he  came  out,  and  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel  that  which  he  was  commanded.     And  the  children  35 
of  Israel  saw  the  face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of  Moses' 
face  shone:  and  Moses  put  the  vail  upon  his  face  again, 
until  he  went  in  to  speak  with  Him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  31. 
Exodus  35  :  I -10,  20-29 ;  36  :  2-7. 

And    Moses   gathered   all    the  congregation    of    the  i  35 
children  of  Israel  together,  and  said  unto  them.  These 
are  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  that^^ 
should  do  them.     Six  days  shall  work  be  done,  but  on  2 
the  seventh   day  there  shall  be  to  you  a  holy  day,  a 
sabbath  of  rest  to  the  Lord:  whosoever  doeth   work 
therein  shall  be  put  to  death.      Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  3 
throughout  your  habitations  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  4 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying.  Take  ye  from  among  you  an  5 
offering  unto  the  Lord:  whosoever  is  of  a  willing  heart, 
let  him  bring  it,  an   offering  of  the  Lord;  gold,  and 
silver,  and  brass,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  6 
fine  linen,    and   goats'  hair^  and   rams'  skins  dyed  red,  7 
and  badgers'  skins,  and  shittim  wood.      And  oil  for  the  8 
light,  and  spices   for  anointing  oil,  and   for  the  sweet 
incense,  and  onyx  stones,  and   stones  to  be  set  for  the  9 
ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate.      And  every  wise  hearted  10 


36.  4  EXODUS.  '  79 


among  you  shall  come,  and  make  all  that  the  Lord  hath 
commanded.     *    * 

20  And   all   the   congregation   of  the   children  of   Israel 

21  departed  from  the  presence  of  Moses.  And  they  came, 
every  one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up,  and  every  one 
whom  his  spirit  made  willing,  and  they  brought  the 
Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  for  all  his  service,  and  for  the  holy 

2  2  garments.  And  they  came,  both  men  and  women,  as 
many  as  were  willing  hearted,  and  brought  bracelets, 
and  earrings,  and  rings,  and  tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold; 
and  every  man  that  offered,  offered  an  offering  of  gold 

23  unto  the  Lord.  And  every  man,  with  whom  was  found 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats' 
hau'^  and  red  skins  of  rams,  and  badgers'  skins,  brought 

24  them.  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  offering  of  silver  and 
brass  brought  the  Lord's  offering:  and  every  man,  with 
whom   was   found   shittim    wood   for  any  work  of  the 

25  service,  brought  //.  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise 
hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands,  and  brought  that 
which  they  had  spun,  both  of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of 

26  scarlet,  and  of  fine  linen.     And  all  the  women  whose 

27  heart  stirred  them  up  in  wisdom  spun  goats'  hair.  And 
the  rulers  brought  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set, 

28  for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate;  and  spice,  and 
oil  for  the  light,  and  for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the 

29  sweet  incense.  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a  willing 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  every  man  and  woman,  whose 
heart  made  them  willing  to  bring  for  all  manner  of 
work,  which  the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be  made  by 
the  hand  of  Moses.     *    * 

682  And  Moses  called  Be-zal' e-el  and  A-ho' li-ab,  and 
every  wise  hearted  man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord  had 
put  wisdom,  even  every  one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up 

3  to  come  unto  the  work  to  do  it:  and  they  received  of 
Moses  all  the  oft'ering,  which  the  children  of  Israel  had 
brought  for  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  sanctuary,  to 
make  it  withal.     And  they  brought  yet  unto  him  free 

4  offerings  every  morning.  And  all  the  wise  men,  that 
wrought  all  the  work  of  the  sanctuary,  came  every  man 
from  his  work  which  they  made. 


8o  EXODUS.  40.  13 


And  they  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  The  people  bring  5 
much  more  than  enough  for  the  service  of  the  work, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  to  make.     And  Moses  gave  6 
commandment,  and  they   caused   it  to  be   proclaimed 
throughout   the   camp,    saying,    Let   neither    man    nor 
woman  make  any  more  work   for   the   offering  of  the 
sanctuary.     So  the  people  were  restrained  from  bring- 
ing.    For  the  stuff  they  had  was  sufficient  for  all  the  7 
work  to  make  it,  and  too  much. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  32. 

Exodus  40  :  I  -16,  33-38. 

And    the  Lord  spake  unto   Moses,   saying,    On   the  i  2  40 
first  day  of  the  first  month  shalt  thou  set  up  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation.     And  thou  shalt  3 
put  therein  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  cover  the  ark 
with  the  vail.     And  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  table,  and  4 
set  in  order  the  things  that  are  to  be  set  in  order  upon 
it;  and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  candlestick,  and   light 
the   lamps   thereof.     And   thou   shalt   set   the   altar   of  5 
gold  for  the  incense  before  the  ark  of  the  testimony, 
and  put  the   hanging  of    the   door   to   the  tabernacle. 
And    thou   shalt  set    the   altar  of   the   burnt   offering  6 
before  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the  con- 
gregation.    And  thou  shalt  set  the  laver  between  the  7 
tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar,  and  shalt  put 
water  therein.     And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round  8 
about,   and   hang   up   the    hanging  at  the  court   gate. 
And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing  oil,  and  anoint  the  9 
tabernacle,  and  all  that  is  therein,  and  shalt  hallow  it, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof:  and  it  shall  be  holy.     And  10 
thou  shalt  anoint  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offering,  and 
all  his  vessels,  and  sanctify  the  altar:  and  it  shall  be  an 
altar  most  holy.      And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  laver  and  11 
his  foot,  and  sanctify  it.     And   thou  shalt  bring  Aaron  12 
and  his  sons  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  wash  them  with   water.      And  thou  shalt  13 
put  upon  Aaron  the  holy  garments,  and  anoint  him,  and 


i6.  4  LEVITICUS. 


sanctify  him;    that   he   may   minister   unto   me   in   the 

14  priest's   office.      And   thou   shalt    bring  his  sons,   and 

15  clothe  them  with  coats:  and  thou  shalt  anoint  them,  as 
thou  didst  anoint  their  father,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office:  for  their  anointing  shall 
surely   be  an   everlasting  priesthood   throughout  their 

16  generations.     Thus  did   Moses:    according  to  all  that 

33  the  Lord  commanded  him,  so  did  he.  *  *  So  Moses 
finished  the  work. 

34  Then  a  cloud  covered  the  tent  of  the  congregation, 

35  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle.  And 
Moses  was  not  able  to  enter  into  the  tent  of  the  con- 
gregation,   because   the  cloud  abode  thereon,  and   the 

36  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle.  And  when 
the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  over  the  tabernacle,  the 
children  of  Israel  went  onward  in  all   their  journeys: 

37  but  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up,  then  they  journeyed 

38  not  till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up.  For  the  cloud  of 
the  Lord  was  upon  the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  fire  was 
on  it  by  night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
throughout  all  their  journeys.        » 


LEVITICUS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  33. 

Leviticus  16  :  i-io,  15-22. 

16  I      And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  after  the  death  of 
the  two  sons   of  Aaron,  when  they  offered  before  the 

2  Lord,  and  died;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that  he  come  not  at  all  times 
into  the  holy  place  within  the  vail  before  the  mercy 
seat,  which  is  upon  the  ark;  that  he  die  not:  for  I  will 

3  appear  in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy  seat.  Thus  shall 
Aaron  come  int(^  the  \\{^\y  place;  with  a  young  bullock 

4  for  a  sin  offering,  and  a  ram  for  a  burnt  offering.      He 


82  LEVITICUS.  i6.   19 

shall  put  on  the  holy  linen  coat,  and  he  shall  have  the 
linen  breeches  upon  his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with 
a   linen  girdle,   and   with  the   linen  mitre  shall   he  be 
attired:  these  are  holy  garments;    therefore  shall   he 
wash  his  flesh  in  water,  and  so  put  them  on.     And  he  5 
shall  take  of  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
two  kids  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  offering,  and  one  ram  for 
a  burnt  offering.     And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bullock  of  6 
the   sin    offering,   which    is  for  himself,   and    make   an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house.     And  he  shall  7 
take  the  two  goats,  and  present  them  before  the  Lord 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation.      And  8 
Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the  two  goats;  one  lot  for 
the  Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  the  scapegoat.     And  9 
Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat  upon  which  the  Lord's  lot 
fell,  and  offer  \i\m.  for  a  sin  offering.      But  the  goat,  on  10 
which  the  lot  fell  to  be  the  scapegoat,  shall  be  presented 
alive  before  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  with  him, 
and  to   let  him   go   for  a    scapegoat    into    the    wilder- 
ness.    *    * 

Then  shall  he  kill  j:he  goat  of  the  sin  offering,  that  is  15 
for  the  people,  and  bring  his  blood  within  the  vail,  and 
do  with   that  blood  as  he   did   with   the  blood  of   the 
bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy  seat,  and  before 
the  mercy  seat:  and  he  shall  make  an   atonement  for  16 
the  \vo\y  place ^  because  of  the  uncleanness  of  the  children 
of  Israel,    and   because   of  their   transgressions   in   all 
their  sins:  and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  that  remaineth  among  them  in  the  midst 
of  their  uncleanness.      And  there  shall  be  no  man  in  the  17 
tabernacle  of  the   congregation   when   he   goeth   in   to 
make  an  atonement  in  the  \\o\y  place^  until  he  come  out, 
and  have  made  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
household,  and  for  all  the  congregation  of  Israel.     And  18 
he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar  that  is  before  the  Lord, 
and  make  an  atonement   for  it;  and  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of  the  goat,  and 
put  //upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  round  about.     And  19 
he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  upon  it  with  his   finger 
seven   times,    and   cleanse   it,   and  hallow  it   from   the 
uncleanness  of  the  children  of  Israel. 


ig.   lo  LEVITICUS.  83 

20  And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of  reconciling  the 
\iiAy  place ^  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 

21  the  altar,  he  shall  bring  the  live  goat:  and  Aaron  shall 
lay  both  his  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  live  goat,  and 
confess  over  him  all  the  iniquities  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  all  their  transgressions  in  all  their  sins, 
putting  them  upon  the  head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send 
him  away  by  the  hand  of  a  fit  man  into  the  wilderness: 

22  and  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all  their  iniquities 
unto  a  land  not  inhabited:  and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat 
in  the  wilderness. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  34. 

Leviticus  19  :  1-18,  30-37. 

19  I       And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak  unto 

2  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them,  Ye  shall  be  holy:  for  I  the  Lord  your  God 
am  holy. 

3  Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his  mother,  and  his  father, 
and  keep  my  sabbaths:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

4  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor  make  to  yourselves 
molten  gods:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

5  And  if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  unto  the 

6  Lord,  ye  shall  offer  it  at  your  own  will.  It  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  ye  offer  it,  and  on  the  morrow:  and 
if  aught  remain  until  the  third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt  in 

7  the  fire.     And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day,  it  is 

8  abominable;  it  shall  not  be  accepted.  Therefore  ^z'^r>' 
one  that  eateth  it  shall  bear  his  iniquity,  because  he 
hath  profaned  the  hallowed  thing  of  the  Lord;  and 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

9  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your  land,  thou 
shalt  not  wholly  reap  the  corners  of  thy  field,  neither 

10  shalt  thou  gather  the  gleanings  of  thy  harvest.  And 
thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vineyard,  neither  shalt  thou 
gather  every  grape  of  thy  vineyard;  thou  shalt  leave 
them  for  the  poor  and  stranger:  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 


84  LEVITICUS.  19.  36 

Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither  deal  falsely,  neither  lie  11 
one  to  another. 

And  ye  shall   not  swear  by  my  name  falsely,  neither  12 
shalt   thou   profane   the  name   of   thy   God:    I   am  the 
Lord. 

Thou  shalt  not   defraud  thy  neighbour,  neither  rob  13 
him:  the  wages  of  him  that  is  hired  shall  not  abide  with 
thee  all  night  until  the  morning. 

Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor  put  a  stumbling-  14 
block  before  the  blind,  but  shalt  fear  thy  God :  I   am 
the  Lord. 

Ye  shall  do    no  unrighteousness  in   judgment;  thou  15 
shalt  not  respect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor  honour 
the  person  of  the   mighty:  but  in   righteousness   shalt 
thou  judge  thy  neighbour. 

Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as  a  talebearer  among  i5 
thy  people;   neither  shalt  thou  stand  against  the  blood 
of  thy  neighbour:  I  am  the  Lord. 

Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in  thine  heart:  thou  17 
shalt  in  any  wise  rebuke  thy  neighbour,  and  not  suffer 
sin  upon  him. 

Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  nor  bear  any  grudge  against  18 
the   children   of   thy   people,   but   thou   shalt   love   thy 
neighbour  as  thyself:  I  am  the  Lord.     *    * 

Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reverence  my  30 
sanctuary:  I  am  the  Lord. 

Regard  not  them  that  have  familiar  spirits,  neither  31 
seek  after  wizards,   to  be  defiled  by  them:  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary  head,  and  honour  32 
the  face  of  the  old  man,  and  fear  thy  God :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

And  if  a   stranger  sojourn  with    thee  in    your  land,  33 
ye     shall     not     vex     him.       But     the     stranger     that  34 
dwelleth    with    you    shall   be    unto   you    as    one   born 
among  you,   and    thou   shalt   love  him  as  thyself;   for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgment,  in  mete-  35 
yard,  in  weight,  or  in  measure.  Just  balances,  just  36 
weights,  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just  hin,  shall  ye  have:  1 


24.  23  LEVITICUS. 


am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out  of  the 
37  land    of   Egypt.       Therefore  shall    ye   observe   all   my 
statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  and  do  them:  I  a^n  the 
Lord. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  35. 

Leviticus   24  :  10-23;  25  :  1-17. 

10  And  the  son  of  an  Is' ra-el-It-ish  woman,  whose  father 
was  an  Egyptian,  wenjtout  among  the  children  of  Israel: 
and  this  son  of  the  Is'  ra-el-It-ish  woman  and  a  man  of 

11  Israel  strove  together  in  the  camp;  and  the  Israelit- 
ish  woman's  son  blasphemed  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 

12  cursed.  And  they  brought  him  unto  Moses:  *  *  and 
they  put  him  in  ward,  that  the  mind  of  the  Lord  might  be 

13  shewed  them.     And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying: 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath  cursed  without  the  camp; 
and  let  all  that  heard  htm  lay  their  hands  upon  his  head, 

15  and  let  all  the  congregation  stone  him.  And  thou  shalt 
speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,   saying,  Whosoever 

16  curseth  his  God  shall  bear  his  sin.  And  he  that  blas- 
phemeth  the  name  of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death,  and  all  the  congregation  shall  certainly  stone 
him:  as  w^ell  the  stranger,  as  he  that  is  born  in  the  land, 
when  he  blasphemeth  the  name  of  the  Lord,  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

17  And  he  that  killeth  any  man  shall  surely  be  put  to 

18  death.     And  he  that  killeth  a  beast  shall  make  it  good; 

19  beast  for  beast.  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish  in  his 
neighbour;  as  he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him; 

20  breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth:  as  he 
hath  caused  a  blemish  in  a  man,  so  shall  it  be  done  to 

21  him  again.  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he  shall  restore 
it:  and  he  that  killeth  a  man,  he  shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  one  manner  of  law,  as  well  for  the  stranger, 
as  for  one  of  your  own  country:  for  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

23  And  Moses  spake  to  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
should  bring  forth  him  that  had  cursed  out  of  the  camp, 


S6  LEVITICUS.  25.   15 

and  stone  him  with  stones:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

And   the  Lord  spake   unto    Moses  in   mount   Sinai,  1  25 
saying,  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  2 
them,  When  ye  come  into  the  land  which  I  give  you, 
then  shall  the  land  keep  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord.    Six  3 
years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field,  and  six  years  thou  shalt 
prune   thy   vineyard,  and  gather  in  the   fruit   thereof; 
but    in   the    seventh    year    shall   be   a   sabbath  of    rest  4 
unto  the    land,  a  sabbath    for    the    Lord:    thou    shalt 
neither  sow  thy  field,  nor   prune   thy  vineyard.     That  5 
which  groweth  of  its  own  accord  of  thy  harvest  thou 
shalt  not  reap,  neither  gather  the  grapes   of  thy  vine 
undressed  :    /or   it    is    a    year   of  rest  unto    the  land. 
And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be  meat  for  you;  for  6 
thee,  and  for  thy  servant,   and  for  thy  maid,   and  for 
thy  hired  servant,  and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourneth 
with  thee,  and  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the  beast  that  are  7 
in  thy  land,  shall  all  the  increase  thereof  be  meat. 

And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sabbaths  of  years  unto  8 
thee,   seven  times  seven  years;  and   the   space  of  the 
seven  sabbaths  of  years  shall  be  unto  thee  forty  and 
nine  years.    Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trumpet  of  the  9 
jubilee  to  sound  on  the  tenth  daj>  of  the  seventh  month, 
in  the  day  of  atonement  shall    ye    make   the   trumpet 
sound  throughout  all  your  land.    And  ye  shall  hallow  10 
the  fiftieth  year,  and  proclaim  liberty  throughout  a//  the 
land  unto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof:  it  shall  be  a  jubilee 
unto  you;   and  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  pos- 
session, and  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family. 
A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth  year  be  unto  you:  ye  shall  11 
not  sow,  neither  reap  that  which  groweth  of  itself  in  it, 
nor  gather  the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  undressed.      For  12 
it  is  the  jubilee;  it  shall  be  holy  unto  you:  ye  shall  eat 
the  increase  thereof  out  of  the  field.     In  the  year  of  13 
this  jubilee  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  posses- 
sion.    And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto  thy  neighbour,  or  14 
buyest   aught  of  thy  neighbour's    hand,    ye    shall    not 
oppress  one  another:  according  to  the  number  of  years  15 
after  the  jubilee  thou  shalt  buy  of  thy  neighbour,  and 
according  unto  the  number  of  years  of  the  fruits  he  shall 


26.  7  LEVITICUS.  87 

t6  sell  unto  thee:  according  to  the  multitude  of  years 
thou  shalt  increase  the  price  thereof,  and  according  to 
the  fewness  of  years  thou  shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it: 
for  according  to  the   number  of  the  years  of  the  fruits 

17  doth  he  sell  unto  thee.  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress 
one  another;  but  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God:  for  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  36. 

Leviticus  25  :  18-22  ;  26  :  1-17. 

018  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my  statutes,  and  keep  my 
judgments,  and  do  them;  and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land 

19  in  safety.     And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit,  and  ye 

20  shall  eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein  in  safety.  And  if 
ye  shall  say,  What  shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year  ? 
behold,  we  shall  not  sow,   nor  gather  in  our  increase: 

21  then  I  will  command  my  blessing  upon  you  in  the  sixth 
year,   and    it  shall  bring    forth    fruit   for   three    years. 

22  And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth  year,  and  eat  _>-<?/ of  old  fruit 
until  the  ninth  year;  until  her  fruits  come  in  ye  shall 
eat  of  the  old  store.     *    * 

26  I  Ye  shall  make  you  no  idols  nor  graven  image,  neither 
rear  you  up  a  standing  image,  neither  shall  ye  set  up 
any  image  of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow  down  unto  it: 
for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reverence  my  sanc- 
tuary: I  am  the  Lord. 

3  If  ye   walk    in  my  statutes,   and  keep  my  command- 

4  ments,  and  do  them;  then  I  will  give  you  rain  in  due 
season,  and  the  land  shall  yield  her  increase,  and  the 

5  trees  of  the  field  shall  yield  their  fruit.  And  your 
threshing  shall  reach  unto  the  vintage,  and  the  vintage 
shall  reach  unto  the  sowing  time:  and  ye  shall  eat  your 

6  bread  to  the  full,  and  dwell  in  your  land  safely.  And 
I  will  give  peace  in  the  land,  and  ye  shall  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  mdJ^^you  afraid  :  and  I  will  rid  evil  beasts  out 
of  the  land,   neither  shall  the  sword  go  through  your 

7  land.     And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and  they  shall 


88  LEVITICUS.  26.  31 


fall  before  you  by  the  sword.     And  five   of  you  shall  8 
chase  a  hundred,  and  a  hundred   of  you   shall  put   ten 
thousand  to  flight:  and  your  enemies  shall  fall  before 
you  by  the  sword.      For  I   will   have  respect  unto  you,  9 
and  make  you  fruitful,  and  multiply  you,  and  establish 
my  covenant  with  you.     And  ye  shall  eat  old  store,  and  10 
bring  forth  the  old  because  of  the  new.      And  I  will  set  11 
my  tabernacle  among  you:  and  my  soul  shall  not  abhor 
you.     And   I   will  walk  among  you,  and   will   be   your  12 
God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people.      I  am  the  Lord  your  13 
God,  which  brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
that  ye  should  not  be  their  bondmen;  and  I  have  broken 
the  bands  of  your  yoke,  and  made  you  go  upright. 

But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me,  and  will  not  do  all  14 
these  commandments;  and  if  ye  shall  despise  my  stat-  15 
utes,  or  if  your  soul  abhor  my  judgments,  so  that  ye  will 
not    do  all   my   commandments,  but  that  ye  break  my 
covenant:  I  also  will  do  this  unto  you;    I  will  even  ap-  16 
point  over   you   terror,  consumption,  and  the   burning 
ague,  that  shall  consume  the  eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of 
heart:  and  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for  your  ene- 
mies shall  eat  it.      And  I  will   set  my  face   against  you,  17 
and  ye  shall  be   slain    before  your  enemies:    they   that 
hate  you  shall  reign  over  you;  and  ye   shall   flee  when 
none  pursueth  you. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    3V. 

Leviticus   26  :  27-46. 

And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearken  unto  me,  but  27  26 
walk   contrary   unto   me:    then    I    will    walk    contrary  28 
unto  you  also  in  fury;    and  I,  even  I,  will  chastise  you 
seven  times  for  your  sins.      And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  29 
of  your  sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your  daughters  shall  ye 
eat.     And   I   will   destroy   your    high   places,    and    cut  30 
down  your  images,   and  cast  your  carcasses  upon  the 
carcasses  of  your  idols,   and  my  soul   shall  abhor  you. 
And   I  will   make    your    cities    waste,   and    bring  your  31 
sanctuaries  unto   desolation,   and  I  will  not  smell  the 


26.  45  LEVITICUS.  89 

32  savour  of  your  sweet  odours.  And  I  will  bring  the 
land   into  desolation:    and    your   enemies   which  dwell 

33  therein  shall  be  astonished  at  it.  And  I  will  scatter  you 
among  the  heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
you:    and  your  land  shall  be  desolate,  and  your  cities 

34  waste.  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  as  long 
as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye  be  in  your  enemies'  land; 
even  then  shall  the  land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it  shall  rest;  because  it  did 
not    rest    in    your    sabbaths,    when    ye   dwelt   upon   it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  are  left  alive  of  you  I  will  send  a 
faintness  into  their  hearts  in  the  lands  of  their  enemies; 
and  the  sound  of  a  shaken  leaf  shall  chase  them;  and 
they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from  a  sword;    and  they  shall 

37  fall  when  none  pursueth.  And  they  shall  fall  one  upon 
another,  as  it  were  before  a  sword,  when  none  pursueth: 
and    ye    shall    have    no    power   to    stand   before    your 

38  enemies.     And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  heathen,  and 

39  the  land  of  your  enemies  shall  eat  you  up.  And  they 
that  are  left  of  you  shall  pine  away  in  their  iniquity  in 
your  enemies'  lands;    and  also  in  the  iniquities  of  their 

40  fathers  shall  they  pine  away  with  them.  If  they  shall 
confess  their  iniquity,  and  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers, 
with  their  trespass  which  they  trespassed  against  me, 

41  and  that  also  they  have  walked  contrary  unto  me;  and 
that  I  also  have  walked  contrary  unto  them,  and  have 
brought  them  into  the  land  of  their  enemies;  if  then 
their  uncircumcised  hearts  be  humbled,  and  they  then 

42  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity:  then  will 
I  remember  my  covenant  with  Jacob,  and  also  my 
covenant  with  Isaac,  and  also  my  covenant  with 
Abraham    will    I    remember;    and    I    will    remember 

43  the  land.  ThQ  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them,  and  shall 
enjoy  her  sabbaths,  while  she  lieth  desolate  without 
them:  and  they  shall  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their 
iniquity;  because,  even  because  they  despised  my  judg- 
ments, and  because  their  soul  abhorred  my  statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  be  in  the  land  of  their 
enemies,  I  will  not  cast  them  away,  neither  will  I  abhor 
them,  to  destroy  them  utterly,  and  to  break  my  cove- 

45  nant  with  them:    for  I  am  the  Lord  their  God.     But  I 


90  NUMBERS.  13.  24 

will  for  their  sakes  remember  the  covenant  of  their 
ancestors,  whom  I  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  might  be  their 
God:  I  am  the  Lord.  These  are  the  statutes  and  46 
judgments  and  laws,  which  the  Lord  made  between 
him  and  the  children  of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 


NUMBERS. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  38. 

Numbers  13  :  i,  2,  17-33. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Send   thou  i  13 
men,  that  they  may  search  the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I  2 
give  unto  the  children  of  Israel:  of  every  tribe  of  their 
fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every  one  a  ruler  among 
them.    *    * 

And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy  out  the  land  of  Canaan,  17 
and   said  unto  them,  Get  you  up  this  way  southward, 
and  go  up  into  the  mountain:    and   see  the  land,  what  18 
it  is;  and  the  people  that    dwelleth    therein,    whether 
they  be  strong  or  weak,   few  or  many;    and  what  the  19 
land  is  that  they  dwell  in,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad; 
and  what  cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in,  whether  in 
tents,  or  in  strong  holds;    and  what  the  land  is^  whether  20 
it  be  fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be  wood  therein,  or  not. 
And  be  ye  of  good  courage,  and  bring  o£  the  fruit  of  the 
land.     Now  the  time  was  the  time  of  the  first  ripe  grapes. 

So  they  went  up,  and  searched   the   land    from   the  21 
wilderness  of  Zin  unto  Re'  hob,     *    *     And  they  came  23 
unto  the  brook  of  Esh'col,  and  cut  down  from  thence  a 
branch  with  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare  it  be- 
tween two  upon  a  staff;    and  they  brought  of  the  pome- 
granates, and  of  the  figs.    The  place  was  called  the  brook  24 
Esh'  col,  because  of  the  cluster   of   grapes  which   the 


14.  3  NUMBERS.  9^ 

25  children  of  Israel  cut  down  from  thence.  And  they 
returned  from  searching  of  the  land  after  forty  days. 

26  And  they  went  and  came  to  Moses,  and  to  Aaron, 
and  to  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
unto  the  wilderness  of  Pa'  ran,  to  Ka'  desh;  and  brought 
back  word  unto  them,  and  unto  all  the  congregation, 

27  and  shewed  them  the  fruit  of  the  land.  And  they  told 
him,  and  said,  We  came  unto  the  land  whither  thou 
sentest  us,  and  surely  it  floweth  with  milk  and  honey; 

28  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it.  Nevertheless  the  people  be 
strong  that  dwell  in  the  land,  and  the  cities  are  walled, 
and  Yery  great:    and  moreover  we  saw  the  children  of 

29  A'nak  there.  The  Am'a-lek-Ites  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
south:  and  the  Hit' tites,  and  the  Jeb' u-sites,  and  the 
Am' or-Ites,  dwell  in  the  mountains:  and  the  Ca' naan- 
Ites  dwell   by   the    sea,  and    by   the    coast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  Ca'  leb  stilled  the  people  before  Moses,  and  said, 
Let  us  go  up  at  once,  and   possess  it;    for  we  are  well 

31  able  to  overcome  it.  But  the  men  that  went  up  with 
him  said,  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the  people; 

32  for  they  a?'e  stronger  than  we.  And  they  brought  up 
an  evil  report  of  the  land  which  they  had  searched  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The  land,  through  which 
we  have  gone  to  search  it,  is  a  land  that  eateth  up  the 
inhabitants  thereof;    and  all  the  people  that  we  saw  in 

33  it  a?-e  men  of  a  great  stature.  And  there  we  saw  the 
giants,  the  sons  of  A'  nak,  which  come  of  the  giants:  and 
we  were  in  our  own  sight  as  grasshoppers,  and  so  we 
were  in  their  sight. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  39. 
Numbers  14  :  1-25,  40-45. 

14  I       And  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 

2  cried;  and  the  people  wept  that  night.  And  all  the 
children  of  Israel  murmured  against  Moses  and  against 
Aaron:  and  the  whole  congregation  said  unto  them, 
Would  God  that  we  had   died  in  the  land  of  Egypt!  or 

3  would  God  we  had  died  in  this  wilderness!     And  where- 


92  NUMBERS.  14.   I 

fore  hath  the  Lord  brought  us  unto  this  land,  to  fall 
by  the  sword,  that  our  wives  and  our  children  should 
be  a  prey?  were  it  not  better  for  us  to  return  into 
Egypt?  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Let  us  make  4 
a  captain,  and  let  us  return  into  Egypt.  Then  Moses  5 
and  Aaron  fell  on  their  faces  before  all  the  assembly  of 
the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

And  Joshua  the  son  of   Nun,  and  Ca'  leb  the  son  of  6 
Je-phun'  neh,    which   were   of    them  that    searched    the 
land,  rent  their  clothes:    and   they  spake  unto  all  the  7 
company  of  the  children  of  Israel,   saying.   The   land, 
which  we  passed  through  to  search  it,  is  an  exceeding 
good   land.      If   the  Lord   delight  in   us,  then   he  will  8 
bring  us   into   this   land,  and  give  it  us;  a  land  which 
floweth  with  milk  and  honey.     Only  rebel  not  ye  against  9 
the  Lord,  neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land;  for 
they  are  bread   for  us:  their  defence  is  departed  from 
them,  and  the  Lord  is  with  us:   fear   them   not.     But  10 
all  the  congregation  bade  stone  them  with  stones.    And 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How  long  will  this  11 
people  provoke  me?  and  how  long  will  it  be  ere   they 
believe  me,  for  all  the  signs  which  I  have  shewed  among 
them?     I  will  smite  them  with  the  pestilence,  and  dis-  12 
inherit  them,  and  will  make  of  thee  a  greater  nation 
and  mightier  than  they. 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  Then  the  Egyptians  13 
shall  hear  //,  (for  thou  broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy 
might  from  among  them;)  and  they  will  tell  //to  the  14 
inhabitants  of  this  land:  for  they  have  heard  that  thou 
Lord  ai't  among  this  people,  that  thou  Lord  art  seen 
face  to  face,  and  that  thy  cloud  standeth  over  them,  and 
that  thou  goest  before  them,  by  daytime  in  a  pillar  of  a 
cloud,  and  in  a  pillar  of  fire  by  night. 

Now  if  thou  shalt  kill  all  this  people  as  one  man,  15 
then   the  nations  which  have  heard  the   fame  of  thee 
will  speak,  saying,  Because   the  Lord  was  not  able  to  16 
bring  this   people   into  the  land  which  he   sware  unto 
them,  therefore   he  hath  slain  them  in  the  wilderness. 
And  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let  the  power  of  my  Lord  be  17 


14.  45  NUMBERS.  93 

i8  great,  according  as  thou  hast  spoken,  saying.  The 
Lord  is  longsuffering,  and  of  great  mercy,  forgiving 
iniquity  and  transgression,  and  by  no  means  clearing 
the  guilty,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 

19  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation.  Pardon, 
I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity  of  this  people  according 
unto  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy,  and  as  thou  hast  for- 

20  given  this  people,  from  Egypt  even  until  now.  And 
the  Lord  said,  I  have  pardoned  according  to  thy  word: 

21  but  as  truly  as  I  live,  all  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with 

22  the  glory  of  the  Lord.  Because  all  those  men  which 
have  seen  my  glory,  and  my  miracles,  which  I  did  in 
Egypt  and  in  the  wilderness,  and  have  tempted  me  now 
these  ten  times,  and  have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice; 

23  surely  they  shall  not  see  the  land  which  I  sware  unto 
their  fathers,  neither  shall  any  of  them  that  provoked 

24  me  see  it:  but  my  servant  Caleb,  because  he  had 
another  spirit  with  him,  and  hath  followed  me  fully, 
him  will  I  bring  into  the  land  whereinto  he  went;  and 

25  his  seed  shall  possess  it.  (Now  the  Am'  a-lek-ites  and 
the  Ca'  naan-Ites  dwelt  in  the  valley.)  To  morrow  turn 
you,  and  get  you  into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  of  the 
Red  sea.    *     * 

40  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  gat  them 
up  into  the  top  of  the  mountain,  saying,  Lo,  we  be  here, 
and  will  go  up  unto  the   place  which  the  Lord  hath 

41  promised:  for  we  have  sinned.  And  Moses  said, 
Wherefore  now  do  ye  trangress  the  commandment  of 

42  the  Lord?  but  it  shall  not  prosper.  Go  not  up,  for 
the   Lord  is  not  among  you;  that  ye  be  not  smitten 

43  before  your  enemies.  For  the  Am'  a-lek-Ttes  and  the 
Ca'  naan-ites  are  there  before  you,  and  ye  shall  fall  by 
the  sword  :  because  ye  are  turned  away  from  the  Lord, 

44  therefore  the  Lord  will  not  be  with  you.  But  they 
presumed  to  go  up  unto  the  hill  top:  nevertheless  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  Moses,  departed 

45  not  out  of  the  camp.  Then  the  Am'  a-lek-Ites  came 
down,  and  the  Ca' naan-ites  which  dwelt  in  that  hill,  and 
smote  them,  and  discomfited  them,  even  unto  Hor' mah. 


94  NUMBERS.  20.   13 

SELECTION  NUMBER  40. 
Numbers  20  :  1-13,  22-29  5  21  :  4-9. 

Then  came  the  children  of  Israel,  even  the  whole  con-  i  20 
gregation,  into  the  desert  of  Zin  in  the  first  month:  and 
the  people  abode  in  Ka'  desh;  and  Mir'  i-am  died  there, 
and  was  buried  there.     And  there  was  no  water  for  the  2 
congregation:  and  they  gathered  themselves  together 
against   Moses   and   against   Aaron.     And   the   people  3 
chode  with  Moses,  and  spake,  saying,  Would  God  that 
we  had  died  when  our  brethren  died  before  the  Lord! 
and   why  have  ye  brought  up  the  congregation  of  the  4 
Lord  into  this  wilderness,  that  we  and  our  cattle  should 
die  there?    and  wherefore  have   ye  made  us  to  come  5 
up  out  of  Egypt,  to  bring  us  into  this  evil  place?  it  is 
no  place  of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of  pome- 
granates;   neither  is  there  any  water  to   drink.     And  6 
Moses  and  Aaron  went  from  the  presence  of  the  assem- 
bly unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  they  fell   upon  their  faces:  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take  the  7 
rod  and  gather  thou  the  assembly  together,  thou  and  8 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  speak  ye  unto  the  rock  before 
their  eyes;  and  it  shall  give  forth  his  water,  and  thou 
shalt  bring  forth  to   them  water   out  of  the  rock:  so 
thou  shalt  give  the  congregation  and  their  beasts  drink. 
And  Moses  took  the  rod  from  before  the  Lord,  as  he  9 
commanded  him.     And  Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the  10 
congregation    together    before    the    rock,  and    he  said 
unto   them,   Hear  now,   ye  rebels;   must  we  fetch  you 
water  out  of  this  rock?     And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  11 
and    with  his  rod  he  smote   the   rock  twice:    and  the 
water    came   out    abundantly,   and    the    congregation 
drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  Because  12 
ye  believed  me  not,  to  sanctify   me  in  the  eyes  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this  con- 
gregation into  the  land  which  I  have  given  them.     This  13 


21.  9  NUMBERS.  95 


is  the  water  of  Mer'  i-bah;  because  the  children  of  Israel 
strove  with  the  Lord,  and  he  was  sanctified  in  them. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel,  even  the  whole  congrega- 
tion, journeyed  from   Kadesh,  and    came  unto   mount 

23  Hor.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron  in 
mount  Hor,  by  the  coast  of  the  land  of  Edom,  saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his  people:  for  he  shall 
not  enter  into  the  land  which  I  have  given  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  because  ye  rebelled  against  my  word 

25  at  the  water  of  Mer'  i-bah.     Take  Aaron  and  E-le-a'  zar 

26  his  son,  and  bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor:  and 
strip  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  put  them  upon 
E-le-a'  zar  his  son:  and  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his 

27  people,  and  shall  die  there.  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded:  and  they  went  up  into  mount  Hor  in  the 

28  sight  of  all  the  congregation.  And  Moses  stripped 
Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  put  them  upon  E-le-a'  zar  his 
son;  and  Aaron  died  there  in  the  top  of  the  mount:  and 

29  Moses  and  E-le-a'  zar  came  down  from  the  mount.  And 
when  all  the  congregation  saw  that  Aaron  was  dead,  they 
mourned  for  Aaron  thirty  (^2iys,even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

21  4  And  they  journeyed  from  mount  Hor  by  the  way  of 
the  Red  sea,  to  compass  the  land  of  Edom:  and  the 
soul  of  the  people  was  much  discouraged  because  of  the 

5  way.  And  the  people  spake  against  God,  and  against 
Moses,  Wherefore  have  ye  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt 
to  die  in  the  wilderness?  for  there  is  no  bread,  neither  is 
there  any  water;  and  our  soul  loatheth  this  light  bread. 

6  And  the  Lord  sent  fiery  serpents  among  the  people,  and 
they  bit  the  people;  and  much  people  of  Israel  died. 

7  Therefore  the  people  came  to  Moses,  and  said.  We 
have  sinned,  for  we  have  spoken  against  the  Lord,  and 
against  thee;  pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away 
the   serpents   from    us.     And    Moses    prayed    for   the 

8  people.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make  thee  a 
fiery  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a  pole:  and  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  looketh 

9  upon  it,  shall  live.  And  Moses  made  a  serpent  of  brass, 
and  put  it  upon  a  pole;  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  if  a 
serpent  had  bitten  any  man,  when  he  beheld  the  ser- 
pent of  brass,  he  lived. 


96  NUMBERS. 


35.  24 


SELECTION    NUMBER   41. 

Numbers  35  :  9-34. 

And    the    Lord   spake    unto    Moses,  saying,    Speak  986 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When  10 
ye  be  come  over  Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  then  11 
ye  shall   appoint  you   cities  to  be  cities  of  refuge  for 
you;  that  the  slayer  may  flee  thither,  which  killeth  any 
person  at  unawares.     And  they  shall  be  unto  you  cities  12 
for  refuge  from  the   avenger;  that  the  manslayer   die 
not,  until  he   stand  before  the   congregation   in  judg- 
ment.    And  of  these   cities  which  ye   shall   give,    six  13 
cities  shall  ye  have  for  refuge.     Ye  shall  give  three  14 
cities  on  this  side  Jordan,  and  three  cities  shall  ye  give 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  which  shall  be  cities  of  refuge. 
These  six  cities  shall  be  a  refuge,  both  for  the  children  15 
of  Israel,  and  for  the  stranger,  and  for  the  sojourner 
among  them;    that  every  one  that   killeth  any  person 
unawares  may  flee  thither.     And  if  he  smite  him  with  16 
an  instrument  of  iron,  so  that  he  die,  he  is  a  murderer: 
the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.     And  if  he  17 
smite  him  with   throwing  a   stone,  wherewith   he   may 
die,  and  he  die,  he  is  a  murderer:  the  murderer  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death.     Or  if  he  smite  him  with  a  hand  18 
weapon  of  wood,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he  die,  he 
is  a  murderer:    the  murderer  shall    surely  be    put  to 
death.     The  revenger  of  blood  himself  shall  slay  the  19 
murderer:    when  he  meeteth  him,   he  shall   slay  him. 
But  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,  or  hurl  at  him  by  laying  20 
of  wait,  that  he  die;  or  in  enmity  smite  him  with   his  21 
hand,  that  he  die:  he  that  smote  him  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death;  for  he  is  a  murderer:  the  revenger  of  blood 
shall  slay  the  murderer,  when  he  meeteth  him.      But  if  22 
he  thrust  him  suddenly  without  enmity,   or  have  cast 
upon  him  any  thing  without  laying  of  wait,  or  with  any  23 
stone,  wherewith  a  man  may  die,  seeing  him  not,  and 
cast  //  upon  him,  that  he  die,  and  was  not  his  enemy, 
neither  sought  his  harm:  then  the  congregation  shall  24 
judge  between  the  slayer  and  the  revenger  of  blood 


35.  34  NUMBERS.  97 


25  according  to  these  judgments:  and  the  congregation 
shall  deliver  the  slayer  out  of  the  hand  of  the  revenger 
of  blood,  and  the  congregation  shall  restore  him  to  the 
city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he  was  fled:  and  he  shall 
abide  in  it  unto  the  death  of  the  high  priest,  which  was 

26  anointed  with  the  holy  oil.  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at 
any  time  come  without  the  border  of  the  city  of  his 

27  refuge,  whither  he  was  fled;  and  the  revenger  of  blood 
find  him  without  the  borders  of  the  city  of  his  refuge, 
and  the  revenger  of  blood  kill  the  slayer;  he  shall  not 

28  be  guilty  of  blood:  because  he  should  have  remained  in 
the  city  of  his  refuge  until  the  death  of  the  high  priest: 
but  after  the  death  of  the  high  priest  the  slayer  shall 

29  return  into  the  land  of  his  possession.  So  these  things 
shall  be  for  a  statute  of  judgment  unto  you  throughout 

30  your  generations  in  all  your  dwellings.  Whoso  killeth 
any  person,  the  murderer  shall  be  put  to  death  by  the 
mouth  of  witnesses:  but  one  witness  shall  not  testify 

31  against  any  person  to  cause  him  to  die.  Moreover  ye 
shall  take  no  satisfaction  for  the  life  of  a  murderer, 
which  is  guilty  of  death:  but  he  shall  be  surely  put  to 

32  death.  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for  him  that 
is  fled  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  that  he  should  come 
again  to  dwell  in  the  land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the  land  wherein  ye  are:  for 
blood  it  defileth  the  land:  and  the  land  cannot  be 
cleansed  of  the  blood  that  is  shed  therein,  but  by  the 

34  blood  of  him  that  shed  it.  Defile  not  therefore  the 
land  which  ye  shall  inhabit,  wherein  I  dwell:  for  I 
the  Lord  dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel. 


98  DEUTERONOMY. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  42. 
Deuteronomy  6  :  1-25. 

Now  these  are  the  commandments,  the  statutes,  and  i  6 
the  judgments,  which  the  Lord  your  God  commanded     - 
to  teach  you,  that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land  whither 
ye  go  to  possess  it:  that  thou  mightest  fear  the  Lord  2 
thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  statutes  and  his  commandments, 
which   I  command   thee,   thou,  and   thy   son,  and   thy 
son's  son,  all  the  days  of  thy  life;  and  that  thy  days 
may  be  prolonged. 

Hear  therefore,  O  Israel,  and  observe  to  do  it;  that  3 
it  may  be  well   with  thee,  and   that  ye  may   increase 
mightily,  as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised 
thee,  in  the  land   that  floweth  with   milk   and   honey. 
Hear,  O  Israel:  the  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord:  and  4 
thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine  heart,  5 
and  with  all   thy   soul,  and  with   all  thy   might.     And  6 
these  words,  which  I  command  thee  this  day,  shall  be 
in  thine  heart:  and   thou   shalt  teach   them  diligently  7 
unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou 
sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by  the 
way,  and  when  thou  liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest 
up.     And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  thine  8 
hand,  and  they  shall  be  as  frontlets  between  thine  eyes. 
And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the  posts  of  thy  house,  9 
and  on  thy  gates.     And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy  10 
God  shall   have  brought  thee   into   the  land  which  he 
sware  unto   thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to 
Jacob,  to  give  thee  great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou 
buildedst  not,  and  houses  full  of  all  good  things^  which  11 
thou  filledst  not,  and  wells  digged,  which  thou  diggedst 
not,  vineyards  and  olive   trees,  which   thou   plantedst 
not;   when   thou   shalt    have    eaten    and    be    full;    then  12 
beware  lest  thou  forget  the  Lord,  which  brought  thee 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bond- 


8.  2  DEUTERONOMY.  99 

13  age.     Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  and   serve 

14  him,  and  shalt  swear  by  his  name.  Ye  shall  not  go 
after  other  gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  people  which  are 

15  round  about  you;  (for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  2.  jealous 
God  among  you;)  lest  the  anger  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
be  kindled  against  thee,  and  destroy  thee  from  off  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

16  Ye  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your  God,  as  ye  tempted 
17 /«■;«   in   Mas' sah.     Ye  shall    diligently   keep   the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  his  testimonies, 

18  and  his  statutes,  which  he  hath  commanded  thee.  And 
thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right  and  good  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord;  that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that 
thou  mayest  go  in  and  possess  the  good  land  which  the 

19  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  cast  out  all  thine 
enemies  from  before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  And  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come,  saying. 
What  mean  the  testimonies,  and  the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  the  Lord  our  God  hath  commanded 

21  you  ?  then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son,  We  were 
Pharaoh's  bondmen  in  Egypt;  and  the  Lord  brought 

22  us  out  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand:  and  the  Lord 
shewed  signs  and  wonders,  great  and  sore,  upon  Egypt, 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  household,  before  our 

23  eyes;  and  he  brought  us  out  from  thence,  that  he 
might  bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the  land  which  he  sware 

24  unto  our  fathers.  And  the  Lord  commanded  us  to  do 
all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the  Lord  our  God,  for  our 
good  always,  that  he   might  preserve  us  alive,  as  //  is 

25  at  this  day.  And  it  shall  be  our  righteousness,  if  we 
observe  to  do  all  these  commandments  before  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  hath  commanded  us. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  43. 

Deuteronomy  8  :  1-20. 

1  All  the  commandments  which  I  command  thee  this 
day  shall  ye  observe  to  do,  that  ye  may  live,  and 
multiply,  and  go  in    and  possess    the    land    which    the 

2  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers.     And  thou  shalt  remem- 


lOO  DEUTERONOMY.  8.   17 

ber  all  the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God  led  thee  these 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  to  humble  thee,  and  to 
prove  thee,  to  know  what  was  in  thine  heart,  whether 
thou  wouldest  keep  his  commandments,   or  no.    .  And  3 
he  humbled  thee,  and  suffered  thee  to  hunger,  and  fed 
thee  with  manna,  which  thou  knewest  not,  neither  did 
thy  fathers  know;  that  he  might  make  thee  know  that 
man  doth  not  live  by  bread  only,   but  by  every  wo7-d 
that  proceedeth  out   of  the   mouth  of  the  Lord   doth 
man    live.     Thy    raiment   waxed    not   old    upon    thee,  4 
neither   did  thy  foot  swell,  these  forty  years.     Thou  5 
shalt  also  consider  in  thine  heart,  that,  as  a  man  chast- 
eneth  his  son,  so  the  Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee. 
Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the  commandments  of  the  6 
Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  fear  him. 
For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee  into  a  good  land,  7 
a  land  of  brooks  of  water,  of  fountains  and  depths  that 
spring  out  of  valleys  and  hills;  a  land  of  wheat,   and  8 
barley,  and  vines,  and  fig  trees,  and  pomegranates;  a 
land  of  oil  olive,  and  honey;  a  land  wherein  thou  shalt  9 
eat  bread  without  scarceness,  thou  shalt  not  lack  any 
thing  in  it ;  a  land  whose  stones  are  iron,  and  out  of  whose 
hills  thou  mayest  dig  brass.     When  thou  hast  eaten  and  10 
art  full,  then  thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord  thy  God  for  the 
good  land  which  he  hath  given  thee.     Beware  that  thou  11 
forget  not  the  Lord  thy  God,  in  not  keeping  his  com- 
mandments, and  his  judgments,  and  his  statutes,  which 
I  command  thee  this  day:    lest  when  thou  hast  eaten  12 
and  art  full,  and  hast  built  goodly  houses,  and  dwelt 
therein;  and   when  thy   herds  and   thy  flocks  multiply,  13 
and  thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  multiplied,  and  all  that 
thou  hast  is  multiplied;  then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up,  14 
and  thou  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee 
forth    out    of  the  land  of   Egypt,   from    the    house    of 
bondage;  who  led  thee  through  that  great  and  terrible  15 
wilderness,  wherein  were  fiery  serpents,  and  scorpions, 
and  drought,  where  there  was  no  water;  who  brought 
thee  forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint;  who  fed  thee  16 
in  the  wilderness   with  manna,  which  thy  fathers  knew 
not,    that  he  might  humble    thee,   and  that    he    might 
prove    thee^   to  do  thee    good   at   thy  latter  end;  and  17 


lo.   10  DEUTERONOMY.  lOi 

thou  say  in  thine  heart,  My  power  and  the  might  of  mine 
i8  hand  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth.  But  thou  shalt 
remember  the  Lord  thy  God :  for  it  is  he  that  giveth 
thee  power  to  get  wealth,  that  he  may  establish  his 
covenant  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  as  it  is  this 

19  day.  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at  all  forget  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve  them, 
and  worship  them,  I  testify  against  you  this  day  that  ye 

20  shall  surely  perish.  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord 
destroyeth  before  your  face,  so  shall  ye  perish;  because 
ye  would  not  be  obedient  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
your  God. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  44. 

Deuteronomy  10  :  1-5,  8-22  ;  11  :  i. 

10  I       At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Hew  thee  two 
tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  come  up  unto  me 

2  into  the  mount,  and  make  thee  an  ark  of  wood.  And 
I  will  write  on  the  tables  the  words  that  were  in  the 
first  tables  which  thou  brakest,  and  thou  shalt  put  them 

3  in  the  ark.  And  I  made  an  ark  of  shittim  wood,  and 
hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  went 
up  into  the  mount,  having  the  two  tables  in  my  hand. 

4  And  he  wrote  on  the  tables,  according  to  the  first  writ- 
ing, the  ten  commandments,  which  the  Lord  spake 
unto  you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  in  the 
day  of  the  assembly:  and  the  Lord  gave  them  unto  me. 

5  And  I  turned  myself  and  came  down  from  the  mount, 
and  put  the  tables  in  the  ark  which  I  had  made;  and 
there  they  be,  as  the  Lord  commanded  me.     *    * 

8  At  that  time  the  Lord  separated  the  tribe  of  Levi, 
to  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  to  stand 
before  the  Lord  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless  in 

9  his  name,  unto  this  day.  Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  part 
nor  inheritance  with  his  brethren;  the  Lord  is  his  in- 
heritance, according   as  the  Lord  thy    God    promised 

10  him.     And  I  stayed  in  the  mount,  according  to  the  first 
time,  forty  days  and  forty  nights;  and  the  Lord  heark- 


I02  DEUTERONOMY.  ii.  i 

ened  unto  me  at  that  time  also,  and  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy  thee.     And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise,  take  ii 
thy  journey  before  the  people,  that  they  may  go  in  and 
possess  the  land,  which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers  to 
give  unto  them. 

And    now,    Israel,    what    doth    the    Lord    thy    God  12 
require  of  thee,  but  to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk 
in  all  his  ways,  and  to  love  him,  and  to  serve  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and   with  all  thy  soul,   to  13 
keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day  for  thy  good?     Behold,  14 
the  heaven  and  the  heaven  of   heavens  is  the  Lord's 
thy  God,  the  earth  also^  with  all  that  therein  is.      Only  15 
the  Lord  had  a  delight  in  thy  fathers  to  love  them,  and 
he  chose  their  seed  after  them,  even  you  above  all  peo- 
ple, as  //  is  this  day.     Circumcise  therefore  the  fore-  16 
skin  of  your  heart,  and  be  no  more  stiffnecked.     For  17 
the   Lord  your    God   is   God    of   gods,    and    Lord    of 
lords,   a  great  God,   a  mighty,    and  a  terrible,    which 
regardeth    not    persons,   nor   taketh    reward:    he   doth  18 
execute   the    judgment   of   the  fatherless   and    widow, 
and    loveth    the    stranger,     in    giving    him    food    and 
raiment.     Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger:  for  ye  were  19 
strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt.     Thou  shalt  fear  the  20 
Lord  thy  God;  him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to  him  shalt 
thou  cleave,  and  swear  by  his  name.     He  is  thy  praise,  21 
and  he  is  thy  God,  that  hath  done  for  thee  these  great 
and  terrible  things,  which  thine  eyes  have  seen.     Thy  22 
fathers  went  down  into  Egypt  with  threescore  and  ten 
persons;  and  now  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  made  thee 
as  the  stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

Therefore  thou  shalt  love  the   Lord  thy  God,  and  i  11 
keep  his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and   his  judgments, 
and  his  commandments,  alway. 


28.   13  DEUTERONOMY.  103 

SELECTION    NUMBER   45. 

Deuteronomy  28  :  1-14,  58-68. 

28  I  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  shalt  hearken  dili- 
gently unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe 
and  to  do  all  his  commandments  which  I  command  thee 
this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  will  set  thee  on  high 

2  above  all  nations  of  the  earth:  and  all  these  bless- 
ings shall  come  on  thee,  and  overtake  thee,  if  thou 
shalt  hearken   unto  the  voice  of  the   Lord   thy  God. 

3  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and  blessed  shalt  thou 

4  be  in  the  field.  Blessed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle, 
the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and   the   flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5  Blessed   shall  be   thy  basket   and    thy   store.     Blessed 

6  shalt  thou  be  when  thou  comest  in,   and  blessed  shalt 

7  thou  be  when  thou  goest  out.  The  Lord  shall  cause 
thine  enemies  that  rise  up  against  thee  to  be  smitten  be- 
fore thy  face :  they  shall  come  out  against  thee  one  way, 

8  and  flee  before  thee  seven  ways.  The  Lord  shall  com- 
mand the  blessing  upon  thee  in  thy  storehouses,  and  in 
all  that  thou  settest  thine  hand  unto;  and  he  shall  bless, 
thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  The  Lord  shall  establish  thee  a  holy  people  unto  himself, 
as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thee,  if  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  in  his  ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth  shall  see  that  thou  art 
called   by  the    name  of    the   Lord;    and  they  shall   be 

11  afraid  of  thee.  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  plen- 
teous in  goods,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  in 
the  land  which   the   Lord  sware   unto   thy   fathers  to 

12  give  thee.  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee  his  good 
treasure,  the  heaven  to  give  the  rain  unto  thy  land 
in  his  season,  and  to  bless  all  the  work  of  thine  hand : 
and    thou    shalt    lend    unto    many    nations,    and    thou 

13  shalt  not  borrow.  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the 
head,  and  not  the  tail;  and  thou  shalt  be  above  only, 


I04  DEUTERONOMY.  28.  68 

and  thou  shalt  not  be  beneath;  if  that  thou  hearken 
unto  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
I  command  thee  this  day,  to  observe  and  to  do  them: 
and  thou  shalt  not  go  aside  from  any  of  the  words  14 
which  I  command  thee  this  day,  to  the  right  hand, 
or  to  the  left,  to  go  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them.    *    * 

If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  all  the  words  of  this  58 
law  that  are  written  in  this  book,  that  thou  mayst  fear 
this    glorious    and    fearful    name,    THE    LORD   THY 
GOD;  then  the  Lord  will  make  thy  plagues  wonder-  59 
ful,  and  the  plagues  of  thy  seed,  eve7i  great  plagues, 
and  of  long  continuance,  and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of 
long    continuance.        Moreover,    he    will    bring   upon  60 
thee   all    the   diseases    of    Egypt,    which    thou    wast 
afraid  of;  and  they  shall  cleave  unto  thee.     Also  every  61 
sickness,  and  every  plague,  which  is  not  written  in  the 
book  of  this  law,  them  will  the  Lord  bring  upon  thee, 
until  thou  be  destroyed.     And  ye  shall  be  left  few  in  62 
number,  whereas  ye  were  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for 
multitude;  because   thou  wouldest  not  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God.     And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  63 
as  the  Lord  rejoiced  over  you  to  do  you  good,  and  to 
multiply  you;    so   the   Lord  will  rejoice  over  you   to 
destroy  you,  and  to  bring  you  to  nought;  and  ye  shall 
be  plucked  from  off  the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  pos- 
sess it.     And  the   Lord  shall  scatter  thee  among  all  64 
people,  from  the  one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the 
other;    and  there   thou   shalt  serve  other  gods,  which 
neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers  have  known,  even  wood  and 
stone      And  among  these   nations  shalt  thou  find   no  65 
ease.,  -neither  shall  the  sole  of  thy  foot  have  rest:  but 
the  Lord  shall  give  thee  there  a  trembling  heart,  and 
failing   of   eyes,    and    sorrow   of   mind:    and   thy   life  66 
shall  hang  in  doubt  before  thee;  and  thou  shalt  fear 
day    and     night,   and    shalt   have    none   assurance    of  67 
thy    life:    in    the    morning    thou    shalt     say.     Would 
God  it  were  even!  and  at  even  thou  shalt  say.  Would 
God    it    were   morning!    for   the    fear  of   thine   heart 
wherewith  thou  shalt  fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thine 
eyes  which  thou  shalt  see.     And  the  Lord  shall  bring  68 


30.   lo  DEUTERONOMY.  105 

thee  into  Egypt  again  with  ships,  by  the  way  where- 
of I  spake  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  see  it  no  more 
again:  and  there  ye  shall  be  sold  unto  your  ene- 
mies for  bondmen  and  bondwomen,  and  no  man  shall 
buy  you. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   46. 

Deuteronomy  30  :  1-20. 

30  I  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  all  these  things  are 
come  upon  thee,  the  blessing  and  the  curse,  which  I 
have  set  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  call  them  to  mind 
among  all  the  nations,  whither  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 

2  driven  thee,  and  shalt  return  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  shalt  obey  his  voice  according  to  all  that  I  com- 
mand  thee  this  day,    thou  and   thy  children,    with  all 

3  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul;  that  then  the  Lord 
.  thy  God  will  turn  thy  captivity,  and  have  compassion 

upon  thee,  and  will  return  and  gather  thee  from  all  the 
nations,  whither  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  scattered  thee. 

4  If  any  of  thine  be  driven  out  into  the  outmost /^r/j  of 
heaven,    from  thence   will   the   Lord   thy   God  gather 

5  thee,  and  from  thence  will  he  fetch  thee:  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  will  bring  thee  into  the  land  which  thy 
fathers  possessed,  and  thou  shalt  possess  it;  and  he 
will  do  thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy  fathers. 

6  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  circumcise  thine  heart,  and 
the  heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  that  thou  mayest 

7  live.  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  all  these  curses 
upon  thine  enemies,  and  on  them  that  hate  thee,  which 

8  persecuted  thee.  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all  his  commandments 

9  which  I  command  thee  this  day.  And  the  Lord  thy 
God  will  make  thee  plenteous  in  every  work  of  thine 
hand,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  for  good:  for  the 
Lord    will   again    rejoice    over   thee   for   good,  as   he 

10  rejoiced  over  thy  fathers:  if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto 


io6  DEUTERONOMY.  30.   20 

the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  command- 
ments and  his  statutes  which  are  written  in  this  book 
of  the  law,  and  if  thou  turn  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

For  this  commandment  which   I  command  thee  this  11 
day,   it  is  not  hidden   from  thee,   neither  is  it  far  off. 
It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  shouldest  say.  Who  shall  12 
go  up  for  us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we 
may  hear  it,  and  do  it?     Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  13 
that   thou  shouldest  say,   Who  shall   go  over  the  sea 
for  us,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it,  and 
do    it?     But   the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee,   in  thy  14 
mouth,  and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

See,  I  have   set  before  thee  this  day  life  and  good,  15 
and  death  and  evil;  m  that  I  command  thee  this  day  16 
to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to 
keep    his   commandments,    and    his   statutes,    and    his 
judgments,  that  thou  mayest  live  and  multiply:  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it.      But  if  thine  heart  turn  away,  so  17 
that  thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt  be  drawn  away,  and 
worship  other  gods,  and  serve  them;  I  denounce  unto  18 
you  this  day,   that   ye   shall  surely  perish,  and  that  ye 
shall    not    prolong  your   days    upon  the  land,    whither 
thou  passest  over  Jordan  to  go  to  possess  it.     I  call  19 
heaven  and  earth  to  record  this  day  against  you,  that 
I    have  set   before    you    life   and    death,   blessing   and 
cursing:  therefore  choose  life,  that  both  thou  and  thy 
seed   may  live:    that    thou  mayest  love  the  Lord  thy  20 
God,   and  that    thou  mayest  obey  his  voice,   and  that 
thou  mayest  cleave   unto  him:  for  he   is  thy  life,  and 
the    length   of    thy   days:    that    thou   mayest  dwell    in 
the  land  which   the  Lord  sware   unto  thy  fathers,   to 
Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 


32.    II  DEUTERONOMY.  107 

SELECTION   NUMBER  47. 

Deuteronomy  32  :  1-21  ;  34  :  1-12. 

82  I  Give  ear,  O  ye  heavens,  and  I  will  speak; 
And  hear,  O  earth,  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

2  My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain, 
My  speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew. 

As  the  small  rain  upon  the  tender  herb, 
And  as  the  showers  upon  the  grass: 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name  of  the  Lord; 
x\scribe  ye  greatness  unto  our  God. 

4  He  is  the  Rock,  his  work  is  perfect: 
For  all  his  ways  are  judgment: 

A  God  of  truth  and  without  iniquity, 
Just  and  right  is  he. 

5  They  have  corrupted  themselves,  their  spot  is  not  the 

spot  of  his  children: 
They  are  a  perverse  and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord, 
O  foolish  people  and  unwise? 

Is  not  he  thy  father  that  hath  bought  thee? 
Hath  he  not  made  thee,  and  established  thee? 

7  Remember  the  days  of  old, 

Consider  the  years  of  many  generations: 
Ask  thy  father,  and  he  will  shew  thee; 
Thy  elders,  and  they  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  divided  to  the  nations  their  in- 

heritance. 
When  he  separated  the  sons  of  Adam, 
He  set  the  bounds  of  the  people 
According  to  the  number  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  the  Lord's  portion  is  his  people; 
Jacob  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a  desert  land, 

And  in  the  waste  howling  wilderness; 
He  led  him  about,  he  instructed  him, 
He  kept  him  as  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her  nest, 
Fluttereth  over  her  young, 


lo8  DEUTERONOMY.  34.   i 

Spreadeth  abroad  her  wings,  taketh  them, 

Beareth  them  on  her  wings: 

So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead  him,  12 

And  f/iere  ivas  no  strange  god  with  him. 

He  made  him  ride  on  the  high  places  of  the  earth,  13 

That  he  might  eat  the  increase  of  the  fields; 

And  he  made  him  to  suck  honey  out  of  the  rock. 

And  oil  out  of  the  flinty  rock; 

Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sheep,  14 

With  fat  of  lambs. 

And  rams  of  the  breed  of  Ba'shan,  and  goats. 

With  the  fat  of  kidneys  of  wheat; 

And  thou  didst  drink  the  pure  blood  of  the  grape. 

But  Jesh'  u-run  waxed  fat,  and  kicked:  15 

Thou   art    waxen    fat,   thou    art  grown  thick,  thou  art 
covered  with  fatness: 

Then  he  forsook  God  ivhich  made  him. 

And  lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 

They  provoked  him  to  jealousy  with  strange  ^<7^j,  16 

With  abominations  provoked  they  him  to  anger. 

They  sacrificed  unto  devils,  not  to  God;  17 

To  gods  whom  they  knew  not. 

To  new  gods  that  came  newly  up. 

Whom  your  fathers  feared  not. 

Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou  art  unmindful,  18 

And  hast  forgotten  God  that  formed  thee. 

And  when  the  Lord  saw  it,  he  abhorred  them,  19 

Because  of  the  provoking  of  his  sons,  and  of  his  daugh- 
ters. 

And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my  face  from  them,  20 

I  will  see  what  their  end  shall  be: 

For  they  are  a  very  froward  generation. 

Children  in  whom  is  no  faith. 

They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy  with  that  which  is  not  21 
God; 

They  have  provoked  me  to  anger  with  their  vanities: 

And  I  will  move  them  to  jealousy  with  those  which  are 
not  a  people; 

I  will  provoke  them  to  anger  with  a  foolish  nation.  *     * 
And   Mo'  ses  went  up  from  the  plains  of  Mo' ab  unto  i34 

the  mountain  of  Ne' bo,  to  the  top  of  PTs' gah,  that/.? 


34.   12  DEUTERONOMY.  109 

over  against  Jer'  i-cho.     And  the  Lord  shewed  him  all 

2  the  land  of  Gil'  e-ad,  unto  Dan,  and  all  Naph'  ta-li,  and 
the  land  of  E'phra-im,  and  Ma-nas' seh,  and  all  the  land 

3  of  Judah,  unto  the  utmost  sea,  and  the  south,  and  the 
plain  of  the  valley  of  Jer' i-cho,  the  city  of  palm  trees, 

4  unto  Zo'  ar.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  This  is  the 
land  which  I  sware  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob,  saying,  I  will  give  it  unto  thy  seed:  I  have 
caused  thee  to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  thou  shalt  not 
go  over  thither. 

5  So  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  died  there  in  the 

6  land  of  Moab,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And 
he  buried  him  in  a  valley  in  the  land  of  Moab,  over 
against  Beth-pe'or:  but  no  man  knoweth  of  his  sepul- 
chre unto  this  day. 

7  And  Moses  7vas  a  hundred  and  twenty  years  old  when 
he  died:  his  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  his  natural  force 
abated. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for  Moses  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  thirty  days:  so  the  days  of  weeping  and 
mourning  for  Moses  were  ended. 

9  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full  of  the  spirit  of 
wisdom;  for  Moses  had  laid  his  hands  upon  him:  and 
the  children  of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  And  there  arose  not  a  prophet  since  in  Israel  like  unto 

11  Moses,  whom  the  Lord  knew  face  to  face,  in  all  the 
signs  and  the  wonders  which  the  Lord  sent  him  to  do 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  all  his  servants, 

12  and  to  all  his  land,  and  in  all  that  mighty  hand,  and 
in  all  the  great  terror  which  Moses  shewed  in  the  sight 
of  all  Israel. 


no  JOSHUA.  3.  6 


JOSHUA. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  48. 
Joshua  I  :  1-9  ;  3  :  5-17. 

Now  after  the  death  of  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  i  1 
it  came  to  pass,  that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun,  Moses'  minister,  saying,  Moses  my  servant  2 
is  dead;  now  therefore  arise,  go  over  this  Jordan,  thou, 
and  all  this  people,  unto  the  land  which  I  do  give  to 
them,  even  to  the  children  of  Israel.     Every  place  that  3 
the    sole   of   your   foot  shall  tread  upon,  that    have  I 
given  unto  you,  as  I  said  unto  Moses.     From  the  wil-  4 
derness  and  this  Leb'a-non  even  unto  the  great  river 
Eu-phra'  tes,  all    the  land    of  the   Hit'  tites,   and   unto  ^ 
the  great  sea  toward  the  going  down  of  the   sun,  shall 
be  your  coast.     There  shall  not  any  man   be  able  to  5 
stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life:  as  I  was  with 
Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee:  I  will  not  fail  thee,  nor 
forsake  thee.      Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage:  for  6 
unto  this  people  shalt  thou  divide  for  an  inheritance 
the  land,  which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers  to  give  them. 
Only  be  thou  strong  and  very   courageous,  that  thou  7 
mayest  observe  to  do  according  to  all  the  law,  which 
Moses  my  servant  commanded  thee:  turn  not  from  it  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou  mayest  prosper 
whithersoever  thou  goest.     This  book   of  the  law  shall  8 
not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth;  but  thou  shalt  meditate 
therein  day  and  night,  that  thou  mayest  observe  to  do 
according  to  all  that  is  written  therein:  for  then  thou 
shalt  make   thy  way  prosperous,  and   then  thou   shalt 
have  good  success.     Have  not  I  commanded  thee?     Be  9 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage;  be  not  afraid,  neither  be 
thou    dismayed:  for  the  Lord  thy    God    is   with    thee 
whithersoever  thou  goest.    *    * 

And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Sanctify  yourselves:  5  3 
for  to  morrow  the  Lord  will  do  wonders  among  you. 
And    Joshua  spake   unto  the  priests,  saying.   Take  up  6 


3.   17  JOSHUA.  Ill 

the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  pass  over  before  the 
people.  And  they  took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
and  went  before  the  people. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This  day  will  I  begin 
to  magnify  thee  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  that  they  may 
know  that,  as  I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  the  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of 
the  covenant,  saying.  When  ye  are  come  to  the  brink  of 
the  water  of  Jordan,  ye  shall  stand  still  in  Jordan. 

9  And   Joshua  said   unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Come 

10  hither,  and  hear  the  words  of  the  Lord  your  God.  And 
Joshua  said.  Hereby  ye  shall  know  that  the  living  God 
is  among  you,  and  that  he  will  without  fail  drive  out 
from  before  you  the  Ca'  naan-Ites,  and  the  Hit'  tites, 
and  the  Hi'  vltes,  and  the  Per'  iz-zltes,  and  the  Gir'  ga- 

11  shites,  and  the  Am'or-Ites,  and  the  Jeb'u-sltes.  Behold, 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth 

12  passeth  over  before  you  into  Jordan.  Now  therefore 
take  you   twelve   men  out  of  the   tribes  of  Israel,  out 

13  of  every  tribe  a  man.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as 
soon  as  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the  priests  that  bear 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth,  shall 
rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan,  that  the  waters  of  Jordan 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  waters  that  come  down  from 
above;  and  they  shall  stand  upon  a  heap. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  people  removed  from 
their  tents,  to  pass  over  Jordan,  and  the  priests  bear- 

15  ing  the  ark  of  the  covenant  before  the  people;  and  as 
they  that  bare  the  ark  were  come  unto  Jordan,  and  the 
feet  of  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped  in  the 
brim  of  the  water,  (for  Jordan  overfloweth  all  his  banks 

16  all  the  time  of  harvest,)  that  the  waters  which  came 
down  from  above  stood  and  rose  up  upon  a  heap  very 
far  from  the  city  Adam,  that  is  beside  Zar'e-tan;  and 
those  that  came  down  toward  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even 
the   salt  sea,  failed,  a?id  were  cut  off:  and  the  people 

17  passed  over  right  against  Jericho.  And  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  stood 
firm  on  dry  ground  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  all  the 
Israelites  passed  over  on  dry  ground,  until  all  the 
people    were  passed   clean   over  Jordan. 


JOSHUA.  4.   i{ 


SELECTION   NUMBER  49. 

Joshua  4  :  4-1 1,  18;  5  :  i,  10-15. 

Then  Joshua  called  the   twelve  men,  whom  he  had  4  4 
prepared  of  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a 
man  :  and  Joshua  said  unto  them,  Pass  over  before  the  5 
ark  of  the  Lord  your  God  into  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and 
take  you  up  every  man  of  you  a  stone  upon  his  shoulder, 
according  unto  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel:   that  this  may  be  a  sign  among  you,  ///«/when  6 
your  children  ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  saying. 
What  7nea7i  ye  by  these  stones?  then  ye  shall    answer  7 
them,  That  the  waters  of  Jordan  were  cut  off  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord;  when  it  passed  over 
Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan  were  cut  off:  and  these 
stones    shall   be  for  a  memorial  unto  the  children    of 
Israel  for  ever.     And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  as  8 
Joshua   commanded,  and  took  up  twelve  stones  out  of 
the  midst  of  Jordan,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,   and  carried  them  over  with  them    unto  the 
place  where  they  lodged,  and  laid   them  down  there. 
And  Joshua  set  up  twelve    stones    in  the  midst  of  Jor-  9 
dan,  in  the   place   where  the  feet  of  the  priests  which 
bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  stood:  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

For  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark  stood  in  the  midst  10 
of  Jordan,  until  every  thing  was  finished  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Joshua  to  speak  unto  the  people,  according 
to  all  that  Moses  commanded  Joshua:  and  the  people 
hasted  and  passed  over.     And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  11 
the  people  were  clean  passed  over,  that  the  ark  of  the 
Lord   passed    over,   and  the    priests,   in  the   presence 
of  the  people.     *    *    And  it  came  to   pass,  when   the  18 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  the  soles 
of  the  priests'  feet  were   lifted   up   unto  the  dry  land, 
that  the  waters  of  Jordan  returned  unto  their  place,  and 
flowed  over  all  his  banks,  as  the\  did  before.     *    * 


6.  3  JOSHUA.  113 


5  I  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  of  the 
Am'  or-ites,  which  ivere  on  the  side  of  Jordan  westward, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  Ca' naan-Ites,  which  were  by  the 
sea,  heard  that  the  Lord  had  dried  up  the  waters  of 
Jordan  from  before  the  children  of  Israel,  until  we  were 
passed  over,  that  their  he^rt  melted,  neither  was  there 
spirit  in  them  any  more,  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel.     *    * 

,10  And  the  children  of  Israel  encamped  in  Gilgal,  and 
kept  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month 

11  at  even  in  the  plains  of  Jer'i-cho.  And  they  did  eat  of 
the  old  corn  of  the  land  on  the  morrow  after  the  pass- 
over,  unleavened  cakes,  and  parched  ^^r;^  in  the  selfsame 
day. 

12  And  the  manna  ceased  on  the  morrow  after  they  had 
eaten  of  the  old  corn  of  the  land;  neither  had  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  manna  any  more;  but  they  did  eat  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  was  by  Jer'i-cho, 
that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  there 
stood  a  man  over  against  him  with  his  sword  drawn  in 
his   hand:    and  Joshua  went   unto   him,  and   said   unto 

14  him.  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for  our  adversaries?  And  he 
said.  Nay;  but  as  captain  of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I 
now  come.  And  Joshua  fell  on  his  face  to  the  earth, 
and  did  worship,   and  said    unto  him,    What  saith  my 

15  lord  unto  his  servant?  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord's 
host  said  unto  Joshua,  Loose  thy  shoe  from  off  thy  foot; 
for  the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy.  And 
Joshua  did  so. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  50. 

Joshua  6  :  1-5,  12-21,  24-27. 

6  I       Now  Jericho  was  straitly  shut  up  because  of  the  chil- 

2  dren  of  Israel:  none  went  out,  and  none  came  in.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  See,  I  have  given  into  thine 
hand  Jericho,  and  the  king  thereof,  and  the  mighty  men 

3  of  valour.     And  ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  j'^  men  of 


114  JOSHUA.  6.  20 

war,  and  go  round  about  the  city  once.  Thus  shalt 
thou  do  six  days.  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  before  4 
the  ark  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns:  and  the  seventh 
day  ye  shall  compass  the  city  seven  times,  and  the 
priests  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets.  And  it  shall  come  5 
to  pass,  that  when  they  make*  a  long  blast  with  the  ram's 
horn,  and  yN\itx).  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  all 
the  people  shall  shout  with  a  great  shout;  and  the  wall 
of  the  city  shall  fall  down  flat,  and  the  people  shall 
ascend  up  every  man  straight  before  him.    *       * 

And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  the  priests  12 
took  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord.     And  seven  priests  bear-  13 
ing  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  went  on  continually,  and  blew  with  the  trumpets; 
and  the  armed  men  went  before  them;  but  the  rearward 
came  after  the  ark  of  the  Lord,   the  priests  going  on, 
and  blowing  with  the  trumpets.     And  the  second  day  14 
they  compassed    the  city  once,  and  returned  into  the 
camp.     So  they  did  six  days.     And  it  came  to  pass  on  15 
the  seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early  about  the  dawning 
of  the  day,  and  compassed    the  city  after   the    same 
manner  seven  times:  only  on  that  day  they  compassed 
the    city  seven   times.     And   it   came   to    pass  at  the  16 
seventh  time,  when  the  priests  blew  with  the  trumpets, 
Joshua  said  unto  the  people.  Shout;  for  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  city. 

And  the  city  shall  be  accursed,  even  it,  and  all  that  17 
are  therein,  to  the  Lord:  only  Ra' hab  the  harlot  shall 
live,  she  and  all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  because 
she  hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent.     And  ye,  in  any  18 
wise   keep  yourselves  from  the  accursed  thing,   lest  ye 
vii^^ yourselves  accursed,  when  ye  take  of  the  accursed 
thing,  and  make  the  camp  of  Israel  a  curse,  and  trouble 
it.     But  all  the  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass  19 
and   iron,  are  consecrated   unto  the   Lord:  they  shall 
come  into  the  treasury  of  the   Lord.     So  the  people  20 
shouted  when  the  priests  blew  with  the  trumpets:  and  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  people  heard  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted  with  a  great  shout, 
that  the  wall  fell  down  flat,  so  that  the  people  went  up 
into  the  city,  every  man  straight  before  him,  and  they 


7.  5  JOSHUA.  115 

21  took  the  city.  And  they  utterly  destroyed  all  that  was 
in  the  city,  both  man  and  woman,  young  and  old,  and 
ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass,   with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

24  *  *  And  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire,  and  all  that 
was  therein:  only  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass  and  of  iron,  they  put  into  the  treasury 

25  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Joshua  saved  Ra'hab 
the  harlot  alive,  and  her  father's  household,  and  all 
that  she  had;  and  she  dwelleth  in  Israel  even  unto  this 
day;  because  she  hid  the  messengers,  which  Joshua  sent 
to  spy  out  Jericho. 

26  And  Joshua  adjured  them  at  that  time,  saying,  Cursed 
he  the  man  before  the  Lord,  that  riseth  up  and  buildeth 
this  city  Jericho:  he  shall  lay  the  foundation  thereof  in 
his  firstborn,  and  in  his  youngest  son  shall  he  set  up  the 

27  gates  of  it.  So  the  Lord  was  with  Joshua;  and  his 
fame  was  noised  throughout  all  the  country. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  51. 

Joshua  7  :  1-6,  10-26. 

But  the  children  of  Israel  committed  a  trespass  in 
the  accursed  thing:  for  A' chan,  the  son  of  Car' mi,  the 
son  of  Zab'  di,  the  son  of  Ze'  rah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
took  of  the  accursed  thing:  and  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  the  children  of  Israel.  And  Joshua 
sent  men  from  Jericho  to  A'  i,  which  is  beside  Beth'  a-ven, 
on  the  east  side  of  Beth'  el,  and  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing. Go  up  and_view  the  country.  And  the  men  went 
up  and  viewed  A'  i.  And  they  returned  to  Joshua,  and 
said  unto  him.  Let  not  all  the  people  go  up;  but_let 
about  two  or  three  thousand  men  go  up  and  smite  A'  1; 
^«^make  not  all  the  people  to  labour  thither;  for  they 
are  but  few.  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  people 
about  three  thousand  men;  and  they  fled  before  the 
men  of  A'  i.  And  the  men  of  A'  1  smote  of  them  about 
thirty  and  six  men:  for  they  chased  them /?w;/  before 
the  gate  even  unto  Sheb'  a-rim,  and  smote  them  in  the 


ii6  TOSHUA. 


7-  19 


going  down :  wherefore  the  hearts  of  the  people  melted, 
and  became  as  water. 

And  Joshua   rent   his   clothes,  and  fell  to   the   earth  6 
upon   his   face  before  the  ark  of   the  Lord  until  the 
eventide,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  put  dust  upon 
their  heads.     *    * 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Get  thee  up;  where-  10 
fore  liest  thou  thus  upon  thy  face?     Israel  hath  sinned,  11 
and  they  have  also  transgressed  my  covenant  which  I 
commanded    them:    for  they    have  even    taken  of  the 
accursed  thing,  and  have  also  stolen,  and    dissembled 
also,  and  they  have  put  //  even  among  their  own  stuff. 
Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  could  not  stand  before  12 
their    enemies,   but    turned    thei?-     backs    before    their 
enemies,  because  they  were  accursed:    neither  will  I 
be  with  you  any  more,  except  ye  destroy  the  accursed 
from  among  you.     Up,  sanctify  the   people,  and   say,  13 
Sanctify   yourselves  against   to  morrow:  for  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  There  is  an  accursed  thing  in 
the  midst  of  thee,  O  Israel :  thou  canst  not  stand  before 
thine  enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the  accursed  thing 
from  among  you.      In   the  morning  therefore  ye  shall  14 
be  brought  according  to   your  tribes:  and   it  shall   be, 
that\.\it  tribe  which  the  Lord  taketh  shall  come  accord- 
ing to  the  families  thereof;  and   the  family  which   the 
Lord  shall   take   shall   come   by    households;  and   the 
household  which  the  Lord  shall  take  shall  come  man  by 
man.     And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that   is  taken  with   the  15 
accursed  thing  shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  he  and  all  that 
he  hath:  because  he  hath  transgressed  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  because  he  hath  wrought  folly  in  Israel. 

So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  brought  16 
Israel    by   their    tribes;    and    the    tribe   of  Judah  was 
taken:    and   he  brought   the  family  of  Judah;   and  he  17 
took   the  family   of  the   Zar'  hites;  and  he  brought  the 
family   of  the  Zar' hltes  man   by  man;  and   Zab' di  was 
taken:    and    he  brought  his   household  man  by    man;  18 
and  A'  chan,  the  son  of  Car'  ml,  the  son  of  Zab'  dl,  the 
son  of  Ze' rah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  was  taken.     And  19 
Joshua  said  unto   A'  chan,  My  son,  give,  I  pray   thee, 
glory  to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  make  confession 


8.  3  JOSHUA.  117 

unto  him;  and  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast  done;  hide 

20  //  not  from  me.  And  Achan  answered  Joshua,  and 
said,  Indeed  I  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  God  of 

21  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus  have  I  done:  when  I  saw 
among  the  spoils  a  goodly  Bab' y-lo-nish  garment,  and 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  a  wedge  of  gold  of 
fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I  coveted  them,  and  took 
them;  and,  behold,  they  are  hid  in  the  earth  in  the 
midst  of  my  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

22  So  Joshua  sent  messengers,  and  they  ran  unto  the 
tent;  and,  behold,  //  was  hid  in  his  tent,  and  the  silver 

23  under  it.  And  they  took  them  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
tent,  and  brought  them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all  the 
children   of  Israel,  and  laid  them   out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  took  Achan  the 
son  of  Ze'  rah,  and  the  silver,  and  the  garment,  and  the 
wedge  of  gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep,  and  his  tent,  and 
all  that  he  had:  and  they  brought  them  unto  the  valley 

25  of  A'  chor.  And  Joshua  said,  Why  hast  thou  troubled 
us?  the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee  this  day.  And  all 
Israel   stoned  him  with  stones,  and   burned  them  with 

26  fire,  after  they  had  stoned  them  with  stones.  And  they 
raised  over  him  a  great  heap  of  stones  unto  this  day. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  52. 

Joshua  8  :  1-8,  28-35. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear  not,  neither  be 
thou  dismayed:  take  all  the  people  of  war  with  thee, 
and  arise,  go  up  to  A' I:  see,  I  have  given  into  thy  hand 
the  king  of  A'  I,  and  his  people,  and  his  city,  and  his 
land:  and  thou  shalt  do  to  A' 1  and  her  king  as  thou 
didst  unto  Jericho  and  her  king:  only  the  spoil  thereof, 
and  the  cattle  thereof,  shall  ye  take  for  a  prey  unto 
yourselves:  lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city  behind  it. 

So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people  of  war,  to  go  up 
against  Ai:  and  Joshua  chose  out  thirty  thousand 
mighty  men   of  valour,  and  sent  them  away  by  night. 


ii8  JOSHUA. 


34 


And  he  commanded  them,  saying,  Behold,  ye  shall  lie  in  4 
wait  against  the  city,  even  behind  the  city:  go  not  very 
far   from  the  city,  but  be  ye  all  ready:  and  I,  and  all  5 
the  people  that  are  with   me,  will   approach   unto  the 
city:  and   it  shall  come  to   pass,  when  they  come  out 
against  us,  as  at  the  first,  that  we  will  flee  before  them, 
(for  they  will  come  out  after  us,)  till  we  have  drawn  6 
them  from  the  city;  for  they  will  say.  They  flee  before 
us,  as  at  the  first:  therefore  we  will  flee  before  them. 
Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  ambush,  and  seize  upon  7 
the  city:  for  the  Lord   your  God  will  deliver  it  into 
your  hand.     And   it  shall  be,  when  ye   have  taken   the  8 
city,  that  ye  shall   set  the  city  on  fire:  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  shall   ye  do.     See,  I  have 
commanded  you.     *      * 

And  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and  made  it  a  heap  for  ever,  28 
even  a  desolation  unto  this  day.  And  the  king  of  Ai  he  29 
hanged  on  a  tree  until  eventide:  and  as  soon  as  the 
sun  was  down,  Joshua  commanded  that  they  should 
take  his  carcass  down  from  the  tree,  and  cast  it  at  the 
entering  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  raise  thereon  a 
great  heap  of  stones,  that  remameth  unto  this  day. 

Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  God  of  30 
Israel  in  mount  E'bal,  as  Moses  the  servant  of  the  31 
Lord  commanded  the  children  of  Israel,  as  it  is  written 
in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  an  altar  of  whole 
stones,  over  which  no  man  hath  lifted  up  afiy  iron:  and 
they  offered  thereon  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
and  sacrificed  peace  offerings. 

And  he  wrote   there  upon   the  stones  a  copy  of  the  32 
law   of  Moses,  which  he  wrote  in  the  presence  of  the 
children  of  Israel.     And  all  Israel,  and  their  elders,  and  :i^Ty 
officers,  and   their  judges,  stood   on  this  side   the  ark 
and  on  that  side   before  the   priests  the  Levites,  which 
bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the   Lord,  as  well  the 
stranger,  as  he  that  was  born  among  them;  half  of  them 
over  against  mount  Ger'  i-zim,  and   half  of  them  over 
against  mount  E'bal;  as  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
had    commanded    before,    that    they    should    bless    the 
people  of  Israel.      And  afterward  he  read  all  the  words  34 
of  the  law,  the  blessings  and  cursings,  according  to  all 


23.   7  JOSHUA.  119 

45  that  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law.  There  was  not 
a  word  of  all  that  Moses  commanded,  which  Joshua 
read  not  before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  with  the 
women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the  strangers  that  were 
conversant  among  them. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  53. 

Joshua  21  :  43-45  ;  23  :  1-8  ;  24  :  14-30. 

21  43      And  the   Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all  the  land  which 
he  sware  to  give  unto  their  fathers;  and  they  possessed 

44  it,  and  dwelt  therein.  And  the  Lord  gave  them  rest 
round  about,  according  to  all  that  he  sware  unto  their 
fathers:  and  there  stood  not  a  man  of  all  their  enemies 
before  them;  the  Lord  delivered  all  their  enemies  into 

45  their  hand.  There  failed  not  aught  of  any  good  thing 
which  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel; 
all  came  to  pass.     *    * 

23  I       And  it  came  to  pass,  a  long  time  after  that  the  Lord 
had  given  rest  unto  Israel  from  all  their  enemies  round 

2  about,  that  Joshua  waxed  old  and  stricken  in  age.  And 
Joshua  called  for  all  Israel,  and  for  their  elders,  and 
for  their  heads,  and  for  their  judges,  and  for  their 
officers,  and  said  unto  them,  I  am  old  and  stricken  in 

3  age:  and  ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  done  unto  .all  these  nations  because  of  you;  for 
the  Lord  your  pod   is  he  that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  I  have  divided  unto  you  by  lot  these  nations 
that  remain,  to  be  an  inheritance  for  your  tribes,  from 
Jordan,  with  all  the  nations  that  I  have  cut  off,  even 

5  unto  the  great  sea  westward.  And  the  Lord  your 
God,  he  shall  expel  them  from  before  you,  and  drive 
them  from  out  of  your  sight;  and  ye  shall  possess  their 
land,  as  the  Lord  your  God  hath  promised  unto  you. 

6  Be  ye  therefore  very  courageous  to  keep  and  to  do 
all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  that 
ye  turn  not  aside  therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 

7  left :  that  ye  come  not  among  these  nations,  these 
that  remain  among  you;  neither  make  mention  of  the 


JOSHUA.  24.  26 


name  of  their  gods,  nor  cause  to  swear  by  them,  neither 
serve    them,    nor    bow   yourselves    unto    them  :     but  8 
cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  as  ye  have  done  unto 
this  day.     *    * 

Now   therefore    fear   the    Lord,   and    serve    him   in  14  24 
sincerity  and  in  truth;  and  put  away  the  gods  which 
your  fathers  served  on  the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and 
in  Egypt;   and  serve   ye    the  Lord.     And  if   it    seem  15 
evil  unto  you  to  serve  the  Lord,  choose  you  this  day 
whom    ye    will   serve;    whether   the    gods   which    your 
fathers  served  that  7vere  on  the  other  side  of  the  flood, 
or  the  gods  of  the  Am'  or-Ites,  in  whose  land  ye  dwell: 
but  as  for  me  and  my  house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 
And  the  people  answered  and  said,  God  forbid  that  we  16 
should   forsake  the    Lord,   to   serve   other  gods  ;    for  17 
the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is  that  brought  us  up  and  our 
fathers  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of 
bondage,  and  which  did  those  great  signs  in  our  sight, 
and  preserved  us  in  all  the  way  wherein  we  went,  and 
among  all  the  people  through  whom   we  passed:  and  18' 
the  Lord  drave  out  from  before  us  all  the  people,  even 
the  Am'  or-Ites  which  dwelt  in  the  land :  therefore  will 
we   also   serve   the    Lord;    for  he  is   our  God.     And  19 
Joshua   said    unto   the    people.    Ye   cannot   serve   the 
Lord,  for  he  is  a  holy  God;    he  is  a  jealous  God;  he 
will  not  forgive  your  transgressions  nor  your  sins.      If  20 
ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve  strange  gods,  then  he 
will  turn  and  do  you  hurt,  and  consume  you,  after  that 
he   hath    done  you   good.     And   the  people   said   unto  21 
Joshua,  Nay;  but  we  will  serve  the  Lord.     And  Joshua  22 
said  unto   the  people.   Ye  are  witnesses  against  your- 
selves that  ye  have  chosen  you  the  Lord,  to  serve  him. 
And  they  said.   We  are  witnesses.      Now  therefore  put  23 
away,  said  he,  the  strange  gods  which  are  among  you, 
and   incline  your  heart  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 
And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua,  The  Lord  our  God  24 
will  we  serve,  and  his  voice  will  we  obey.     So  Joshua  25 
made  a  covenant  with   the   people  that  day,   and   set 
them  a  statute  and  an  ordinance  in  She'  chem. 

And  Joshua  wrote   these  words  in  the  book  of  the  26 
law  of  God,  and  took  a  great  stone,  and  set  it  up  there 


2.   i6  JUDGES.  121 


under  an  oak,  that  was  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people,  Behold,  this  stone 
shall  be  a  witness  unto  us;  for  it  hath  heard  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  which  he  spake  unto  us:  it  shall  be 
therefore  a  witness  unto  you,  lest  ye  deny  your  God. 

28  So  Joshua  let  the  people  depart,  every  man  unto  his 
inheritance. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being  a 

30  hundred  and  ten  years  old.  And  they  buried  him  in 
the  border  of  his  inheritance  in  Tim'  nath-se'  rah,  which 
is  in  mount  E'  phra-im,  on  the  north  side  of  the  hill  of 
Ga'  ash. 


JUDGES. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  54. 

Judges  2  :  1 1-23. 

2  II     And  the  children  of  Israel   did  evil  in   the   sight   of 

12  the  Lord,  and  served  Ba'al-im:  and  they  forsook  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  followed  other  gods,  of  the  gods 
of  the  people  that  were  round  about  them,  and  bowed 
themselves  unto  them,  and  provoked  the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and  served  Ba'  al  and 
Ash'  ta-roth. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot  against  Israel, 
and  he  delivered  them  into  the  hands  of  spoilers  that 
spoiled  them,  and  he  sold  them  into  the  hands  of 
their  enemies  round  about,  so  that  they  could  not  any 

15  longer  stand  before  their  enemies.  Whithersoever 
they  went  out,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  them 
for  evil,  as  the  Lord  had  said,  and  as  the  Lord  had 
sworn  unto  them:  and  they  were  greatly  distressed. 

16  Nevertheless    the    Lord    raised    up    judges,    which 


122  JUDGES.  6.  3 


delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those  that  spoiled 
them.  And  yet  they  would  not  hearken  unto  their  17 
judges,  but  they  went  *  *  after  other  gods,  and 
bowed  themselves  unto  them :  they  turned  quickly  out  of 
the  way  which  their  fathers  walked  in,  obeying  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord;  but  they  did  not  so.  And  18 
when  the  Lord  raised  them  up  judges,  then  the  Lord 
was  with  the  judge,  and  delivered  them  out  of  the 
hand  of  their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge:  for  it 
repented  the  Lord  because  of  their  groanings  by 
reason  of  them  that  oppressed  them  and  vexed  them. 
x\nd  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  judge  was  dead,  that  19 
they  returned,  and  corrupted  themselves  more  than  their 
fathers,  in  following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  to 
bow  down  unto  them;  they  ceased  not  from  their  own 
doings,  nor  from  their  stubborn  way. 

And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot  against  Israel;  20 
and  he  said,  Because  that  this  people  hath  transgressed 
my    covenant  which   I  commanded   their  fathers,   and 
have    not    hearkened   unto   my   voice;    I   also   will   not  21 
henceforth    drive   out  any    from    before    them    of   the 
nations  which  Joshua  left  when  he  died:  that  through  22 
them  I  may  prove  Israel,  whether  they  will  keep  the 
way  of  the  Lord  to  walk   therein,  as  their  fathers  did 
keep  //,  or  not.     Therefore  the  Lord  left  those  nations,  23 
without  driving  them  out  hastily;  neither  delivered  he 
them  into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  55. 

Judges  6  :  1-16,  36-40. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  i  6 
Lord:  and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
Mid'i-an  seven  years.      And  the  hand  of  Mid'i-an  pre-  2 
vailed  against  Israel ;  and  because  of  the  Mid'  i-an-ites  the 
children  of  Israel  made  them  the  dens  which  are  in  the 
mountains,  and  caves,  and  strong  holds.     And  so  it  was,  3 
when  Israel  had  sown,  that  the  Mid' i-an-Ites  came  up, 
and  the  Am'a-lik-Ites,  and  the  children  of  the  east,  even  ■ 


6.  36  JUDGES.  123 

4  they  came  up  against  them ;  and  they  encamped  against 
them,  and  destroyed  the  increase  of  the  earth,  till  thou 
come   unto  Ga'  za,  and  left   no  sustenance  for  Israel, 

5  neither  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor  ass.  For  they  came  up  with 
their  cattle  and  their  tents,  and  they  came  as  grasshop- 
pers for  multitude;  /or  both  they  and  their  camels  were 
without  number:  and   they  entered    into  the    land    to 

6  destroy  it.  And  Israel  was  greatly  impoverished 
because  of  the  Midianites;  and  the  children  of  Israel 
cried  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried 

8  unto  the  Lord  because  of  the  Midianites,  that  the  Lord 
sent  a  prophet  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  which  said 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  brought 
you  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought  you  forth  out  of  the 

9  house  of  bondage;  and  I  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  that 
oppressed  you,  and  drave  them  out  from  before  you, 

10  and  gave  you  their  land;  and  I  said  unto  you,  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God;  fear  not  the  gods  of  the  Amorites,  in 
whose  land  ye  dwell:  but  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice. 

11  And  there  came  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  sat  under 
an  oak  which  zuas  in  Oph'  rah,  \\\?it  pertained  unto  Jo'  ash 
the  A'  bi-ez'  rite:  and  his  son  Gid'  e-on  threshed  wheat  by 

12  the  winepress,  to  hide  it  from  the  Midianites.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  The  Lord  is  with  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gid' e-on  said  unto  him,  O  my  Lord,  if  the  Lord  be 
with  us,  why  then  is  all  this  befallen  us?  and  where  be 
all  his  miracles  which  our  fathers  told  us  of,  saying, 
Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from  Egypt?  but  now  the 
Lord  hath  forsaken  us,  and  delivered  us  into  the  hands 

14  of  the  Midianites.  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him, 
and  said,  Go  in  this  thy  might,  and  thou  shalt  save 
Israel  from  the  hand  of  the  Midianites:  have  not  I  sent 

15  thee?  And  he  said  unto  him,  O  my  Lord,  wherewith 
shall  I  save  Israel?  behold,  my  family  is  poor  in 
Ma-nas'  seh,  and   I  am  the  least  in  my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Surely  I  will  be  with  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as  one  man.     *    * 

36      And  Gid'e-on  said  unto  God,  If  thou  wilt  save  Israel 


124  JUDGES.  7.  6 

by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said,   Behold,  I  will  put  a  37 
fleece  of  wool  in  the  floor;  and  if  the  dew  be  on  the 
fleece  only,  and  /'/  be  dry  upon  all  the  earth  besides^  then 
shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt  save  Israel  by  mine  hand, 
as  thou  hast  said.     And  it  was  so:  for  he  rose  up  early  38 
on  the  morrow,   and  thrust  the   fleece    together,    and 
wringed  the  dew  out  of  the  fleece,  a  bowl  full  of  water. 
And  Gid'  e-on  said  unto  God,  Let  not  thine  anger  be  hot  39 
against  me,  and  I  will  speak  but  this  once:  let  me  prove, 
I  pray  thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece;  let  it  now  be 
dry  only  upon  the  fleece,  and  upon  all  the  ground  let 
there  be  dew.      And  God  did  so  that  night:  for  it  was  40 
dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and  there  was  dew  on  all  the 
ground. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  56. 

Judges  7  :  2-21  ;  8  :  22,  23,  32,  33. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  that  are  2 
with  thee  are  too  many  for  me  to  give  the  Midianites 
into  their  hands,  lest  Israel  vaunt  themselves  against 
me,    saying.    Mine    own    hand    hath    saved    me.      Now  3 
therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in   the    ears  of  the  people, 
saying,  Whosoever  is  fearful  and  afraid,  let  him  return 
and   depart    early    from    mount   GiTe-ad.       And   there 
returned  of  the  people  twenty  and  two  thousand;  and 
there  remained  ten  thousand.     And  the  Lord  said  unto  4 
Gideon,  The  people  are  yet  too  many;  bring  them  down 
unto  the  water,  and  I  will  try  them  for  thee  there:  and 
it  shall  be,  that  of  whom  I  say  unto  thee,  This  shall  go 
with  thee,  the  same  shall  go  with  thee;  and  of  whom- 
soever I  say  unto  thee.  This  shall  not  go  with  thee,  the 
same  shall  not  go.     So  he  brought  down  the  people  5 
unto  the  water:  and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  Every 
one  that  lappeth  of  the  water  with  his  tongue,  as  a  dog 
lappeth,  him  shall  thou  set  by  himself;  likewise  every 
one  that  boweth  down  upon  his  knees  to  drink.     And  6 
the  number  of  them  that  lapped,  putting  their  hand  to 
their  mouth,  were  three  hundred  men:  but  all  the  rest 


7.   i8  JUDGES.  125 

of  the  people  bowed  down  upon  their  knees  to  drink 

7  water.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  By  the  three 
hundred  men  that  lapped  will  I  save  you,  and  deliver 
the  Midianites  into  thine  hand:    and  let  all   the   other 

8  people  go  every  man  unto  his  place.  So  the  people 
took  victuals  in  their  hand,  and  their  trumpets:  and  he 
sent  all  the  rest  of  Israel  every  man  unto  his  tent,  and 
retained  those  three  hundred  men:  and  the  host  of 
Midian  was  beneath  him  in  the  valley. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  Arise,  get  thee  down  unto  the  host;  for 

10  I  have  delivered  it  into  thine  hand.  But  if  thou  fear  to 
go  down,  go  thou  with  Phu'  rah  thy  servant  down  to  the 

11  host:  and  thou  shalt  hear  what  they  say;  and  after- 
ward shall  thine  hands  be  strengthened  to  go  down 
unto  the  host.  Then  went  he  down  with  Phu' rah  his 
servant  unto  the  outside  of  the  armed  men  that  were  in 

12  the  host.  And  the  Midianites  and  the  Am'a-lek-itesand 
all  the  children  of  the  east  lay  along  in  the  valley  like 
grasshoppers  for  multitude ;  and  their  camels  were  with- 
out number,  as  the  sand  by  the  sea  side  for  multitude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold,  there  was  a  man 
that  told  a  dream  unto  his  fellow,  and  said.  Behold,  I 
dreamed  a  dream,  and,  lo,  a  cake  of  barley  bread 
tumbled  into  the  host  of  Midian,  and  came  unto  a  tent, 
and  smote  it  that  it  fell,  and  overturned  it,   that  the 

14  tent  lay  along.  And  his  fellow  answered  and  said. 
This  is  nothing  else  save  the  sword  of  Gideon  the  son 
of  Jo' ash,  a  man  of  Israel;  for  into  his  hand  hath  God 
delivered  Midian,  and  all  the  host. 

15  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard  the  telling  of  the 
dream,  and  the  interpretation  thereof,  that  he  wor- 
shipped, and  returned  into  the  host  of  Israel,  and  said. 
Arise;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  your  hand  the 

16  host  of  Midian.  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred 
men  into  three  companies,  and  he  put  a  trumpet  in  every 
man's  hand,  with  empty  pitchers,  and  lamps  within  the 

17  pitchers.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Look  on  me,  and  do 
likewise:  and,  behold,  when  I  come  to  the  outside  of 
the  camp,    it    shall  be    that,    as   I  do,   so  shall   ye  do. 

18  When  1  blow  with  a  trumpet,  I  and  all  that  are  with 


126  RUTH. 


I.  I 


me,  then  blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on  every  side  of  all 
the  camp,  and  say,  The  sivord  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
Gideon. 

So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men  that  were  with  him,  19 
came  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp  in  the  beginning  of 
the  middle  watch;    and   they   had   but    newly    set  the 
watch:    and  they  blew   the   trumpets,    and    brake    the 
pitchers  that  were  in  their  hands.     And  the  three  com-  20 
panics  blew  the  trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and 
held  the  lamps  in  their  left  hands,  and  the  trumpets  in 
their  right  hands  to  blow  withal:  and  they  cried,  The 
sword  of  the  Lord,  and  of  Gideon,     And  they  stood  21 
every  man  in  his  place  round  about  the  camp:  and  all 
the  host  ran,  and  cried,  and  fled.     *    * 

Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  Gideon,  Rule  thou  228 
over  us,  both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  also: 
for  thou  hast  delivered  us  from  the  hand  of  Midian. 
And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I  will  not  rule  over  you,  23 
neither  shall  my  son  rule  over  you:  the  Lord  shall  rule 
over  you.     *    * 

i\nd  Gideon  the  son  of  Jo' ash  died  in  a  good  old  age,  32 
and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  Joash  his  father,  in 
Oph'rah  of  the  A' bi-ez'rites.      And  it  came  to  pass,  as  33 
soon  as  Gideon  was  dead,  that  the  children  of  Israel 
turned  again,     *    *     and  made  Ba'  al-be'  rith  their  god. 


RUTH. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  57. 

Ruth  I  :  1-22. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  when  the  judges 
ruled,  that  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land.  And  a  cer- 
tain man  of  Beth' le-hem-jii'  dah  went  to  sojourn  in  the 
country  of  Mo'ab,   he,  and  his  wife,  and  his  two  sons. 


I.   17  RUTH.  127 


2  And  the  name  of  the  man  was  E-lim'  e-lech,  and  the 
name  of  his  wife  Na-o'  ml,^and  the  name  of  his  two  sons 
Mah' Ion  and  Chil' i-on,  Eph' rath-ites  of  Beth' le-hem- 
ju'dah.     And  they  came  into  the  country  of  Mo'  ab,  and 

3  continued  there.     And  E-lim' e-lech  Na-o' mi's  husband 

4  died ;  and  she  was  left,  and  her  two  sons.  And  they 
took  them  wives  of  the  women  of  Moab;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Or' pah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Ruth: 

5  and  they  dwelt  there  about  ten  years.  And  Mah'  Ion 
and  Chil' i-on  died  also  both  of  them;  and  the  woman 
was  left  of  her  two  sons  and  her  husband. 

6  Then  she  arose  with  her  daughters  in  law,  that  she 
might  return  from  the  country  of  Moab:  for  she  had 
heard  in  the  country  of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had 

7  visited  his  people  in  giving  them  bread.  Wherefore 
she  went  forth  out  of  the  place  where  she  was,  and  her 
two  daughters  in  law  with  her;  and  they  went  on  the 

8  way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah.  And  Na-o' mi 
said  unto  her  two  daughters  in  law.  Go,  return  each  to 
her  mother's  house:  the  Lord  deal  kindly  with  you,  as 

9  ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and  with  me.  The  Lord 
grant  you  that  ye  may  find  rest,  each  of  you  in  the  house 
of    her    husband.     Then    she    kissed    them;    and    they 

10  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept.     And  they  said  unto  her, 

11  Surely  we  will  return  with  thee  unto  thy  people.  And 
Naomi  said.  Turn  again,  my  daughters:   why  will  ye  go 

12  with  me  ?  *  *  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your 
way^     *    *     If  I  should  say,  1  have  hope,     *     *     and 

13  should  also  bear  sons;  would  ye  tarry  for  them  till 
they  were  grown?  would  ye  stay  for  them  from  having 
husbands?  nay,  my  daughters;  for  it  grieveth  me  much 
for  your  sakes  that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  out 

14  against  me.  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept 
again:  and  Orpah  kissed  her  mother  in  law;  but  Ruth 

15  clave  unto  her.  And  she  said,  Behold,  thy  sister  in 
law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto  her  gods: 

16  return  thou  after  thy  sister  in  law.  And  Ruth  said. 
Entreat  me  not  to  leave  thee,  or  to  return  from  follow- 
ing after  thee:  for  whither  thou  goest,  I  will  go;  and 
where  thou  lodgest,    I   will  lodge:  thy  people  shall  he 

17  my  people,  and  thy  God  my  God:    where  thou  diest. 


128  RUTH.  2.  7 

will  I  die,  and  there  will  I  be  buried:  the  Lord  do  so 
to  me,  and  more  also,  if  aught  but  death  part  thee  and 
me.     When  she  saw  that  she  was  steadfastly  minded  to  i8 
go  with  her,  then  she  left  speaking  unto  her. 

So  they  two  went  until  they  came  to  Beth-lehem.  19 
And   it  came  to  pass,   when  they  were  come  to  Beth- 
lehem, that  all  the  city  was  moved  about   them,   and 
they    said.   Is  this  Naomi?     And  she  said  unto  them,  20 
Call  me  not  Naomi,  call  me  Ma'ra:    for  the  Almighty 
hath  dealt  very  bitterly  with  me.     I  went  out  full,  and  21 
the  Lord  hath   brought  me  home  again   empty:    why 
then  call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  testified 
against  me,  and  the  Almighty  hath  afflicted  me?     So  22 
Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth  the  Mo' ab-It-ess,  her  daugh- 
ter in  law,  with  her,  which  returned  out  of  the  country  of 
Moab:  and  they  came  to  Beth-lehem  in  the  beginning 
of  barley  harvest. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  58. 
Ruth  2  :  1-17. 

And  Na-o'  mi  had  a  kinsman  of  her  husband's,  a  mighty  i 
man  of  wealth,  of  the  family  of  E-lim'e-lech;  and  his 
name  was  Bo'  az.     And  Ruth  the  Mo'  ab-it-ess  said  unto  2 
Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and  glean  ears  of 
corn  after  hi7n  in  whose  sight  I  shall  find  grace.     And 
she  said  unto  her,  Go,   my  daughter.     And  she  went,  3 
and  came,  and  gleaned  in   the   field  after  the   reapers: 
and  her  hap  was  to  light  on  a  part  of  the  field  belojiging 
unto  Bo'  az,  who  tvas  of  the  kindred  of  E-lim'  e-lech. 

And,  behold,   Boaz  came  from  Beth-lehem,  and  said  4 
unto  the   reapers.    The  Lord  be  with  you.     And  they 
answered  him.   The  Lord  bless   thee:     Then  said  Boaz  5 
unto  his  servant  that  was  set  over  the  reapers,  Whose 
damsel  is  this?     And  the  servant  that  was  set  over  the  6 
reapers  answered  and  said,  It  is  the  Mo'  ab-it-ish  damsel 
that    came    back   with   Na-o'  mi  out  of  the   country  of 
Mo'ab:  and  she    said,  I  pray  you,    let  me   glean   and  7 
gather  after  the    reapers  among  the  sheaves:  so  she 


2.   17  RUTH,  129 

came,  and  hath  continued  even  from  the  morning  until 

8  now,  that  she  tarried  a  little  in  the  house.  Then  said 
Boaz  unto  Ruth,  Hearest  thou  not,  my  daughter?  Go 
not  to  glean  in  another  field,  neither  go  from  hence,  but 

9  abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens:  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the 
field  that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou  after  them:  have  I 
not  charged  the  young  men  that  they  shall  not  touch 
thee?  and  when  thou  art  athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels, 
and  drink  of  that  which  the  young  men   have  drawn, 

10  Then  she  fell  on  her  face,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  have  I  found  grace  in 
thine  eyes,  that  thou  shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me, 

11  seeing  I  am  a  stranger?  And  Boaz  answered  and  said 
unto  her.  It  hath  fully  been  shewed  me,  all  that  thou 
hast  done  unto  thy  mother  in  law  since  the  death  of 
thine  husband;  and  how  thou  hast  left  thy  father  and 
thy  mother,  and  the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come 
unto   a   people   which    thou    knewest    not   heretofore. 

12  The  Lord  recompense  thy  work,  and  a  full  reward  be 
given  thee  of  the  Lord    God  of   Israel,   under   whose 

f3  wings  thou  art  come  to  trust.  Then  she  said.  Let  me 
find  favour  in  thy  sight,  my  lord;  for  that  thou  hast 
comforted  me,  and  for  that  thou  hast  spoken  friendly 
unto  thine  handmaid,  though  I  be  not  like  unto  one  of 

14  thine  handmaidens.  And  Boaz  said  unto  her.  At  meal- 
time come  thou  hither,  and  eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip 
thy  morsel  in  the  vinegar.  And  she  sat  beside  the 
reapers:  and  he  reached  her  parched  corn,  and  she  did 

15  eat,  and  was  sufficed,  and  left.  And  when  she  was  risen 
up  to  glean,  Boaz  commanded  his  young  men,  saying, 
Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves,  and  reproach 

16  her  not:  And  let  fall  also  sotne  of  the  handfuls  of  pur- 
pose for  her,  and  leave  them^  that  she  may  glean  the7n, 

17  and  rebuke  her  not.  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until 
even,  and  beat  out  that  she  had  gleaned :  and  it  was 
about  an  ephah  of  barley. 


I30  RUTH.  4.  II 

.SELECTION  NUMBER  59. 
Ruth  4  :  1-17. 

Then   went   Boaz   up  to  the  gate,  and  sat  him  down  i  4 
there:    and,  behold,  the  kinsman  of  whom  Boaz  spake 
came  by;    unto  whom  he  said.  Ho,   such  a  one!    turn 
aside,  sit  down  here.     And  he  turned   aside,  and  sat 
down.     And  he  took  ten  men  of  the  elders  of  the  city,  2 
and  said.  Sit  ye  down  here.     And  they  sat  down.     And  3 
he  said  unto  the  kinsman,  Naomi,  that  is  come  again 
out  of  the  country  of  Moab,  selleth  a  parcel  of  land, 
which  7a as  our  brother  Elimelech's:    and  I  thought  to  4 
advertise  thee,  saying,  Buy  //  before   the  inhabitants, 
and   before    the   elders  of   my  people.       If   thou  wilt 
redeem  //,  redeem  //.•   but  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  /V, 
t/ien  tell   me,  that   I   may   know:    for  f/iere  is  none  to 
redeem // besides  thee;    and  I  ^/;/ after  thee.     And  he 
said,  I  will  redeem  it.     Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  5 
buyest  the  field  of  the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou  must  buy 
it  also  of  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  the  dead,  to 
raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 

And  the  kinsman  said,  I  cannot  redeem  //  for  myself,  6 
lest  I  mar  mine  own  inheritance:  redeem  thou  my  right 
to  thyself;    for  I  cannot  redeem  //.     Now  this  was  the 'j 
manner  in  former  time  in  Israel  concerning  redeeming 
and  concerning  changing,  for  to  confirm  all  things;  a 
man  plucked  off  his  shoe,  and  gave  it  to  his  neighbour: 
and  this  tvas  a  testimony  in  Israel.     Therefore  the  kins-  8 
man  said  unto  Boaz,  Buy  it  for  thee.     So  he  drew  off 
his  shoe. 

And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and  unto  all  the  people,  9 
Ye  are  witnesses  this  day,  that  I  have  bought  all  that 
was  E- lim'e-lech's,  and  all  that  was  Chiri-on's  and 
Mah' Ion's,  of  the  hand  of  Na'o-ml.  Moreover  Ruth  10 
the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I  purchased  to 
be  my  wife,  to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead  upon  his 
inheritance,  that  the  name  of  the  dead  be  not  cut  off 
from  among  his  brethren,  and  from  the  gate  of  his 
place:    ye  are  witnesses  this  day.     And  all  the  people  11 


3.  5  J-   SAMUEL.  131 

that  were  in  the  gate,  and  the  elders,  said.  We  are 
witnesses.  The  Lord  make  the  woman  that  is  come 
into  thine  house  like  Ra'chel  and  like  Le'ah,  which  two 
did  build  the  house  of  Israel:    and  do  thou  worthily  in 

12  Eph'ra-tah,  and  be  famous  in  Beth-lehem;  and  let  thy 
house  be  like  the  house  of  Pha'  rez,  whom  Ta'  mar  bare 
unto  Judah,  of  the  seed  which  the  Lord  shall  give  thee 
of  this  young  woman. 

13  So  Bo' az  took  Ruth,  and  she  was  his  wife:    *    *,     and 

14  she  bare  a  son.  And  the  women  said  unto  Naomi, 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left  thee  this  day 
without  a  kinsman,  that   his  name  may  be  famous  in 

15  Israel.  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a  restorer  of  thy  life, 
and  a  nourisher  of  thine  old  age:  for  thy  daughter  in 
law,  which  loveth    thee,   which  is  better  to  thee  than 

16  seven  sons,  hath  borne  him.  And  Naomi  took  the 
child,  and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  became  nurse  unto 

17  it.  And  the  women  her  neighbours  gave  it  a  name, 
saying,  There  is  a  son  born  to  Naomi;  and  they  called 
his  name  Obed;  he  is  the  father  of  Jes'  se,  the  father  of 
David. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  60. 

I.  Samuel  3  :  1-21. 

1  And  the  child  Sam'  u-el  ministered  unto  the  Lord 
before  E'  li.     And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  precious  in 

2  those  days;  there  was  no_open  vision.  And  it  came  to 
pass  at  that  time,  when  E'  Wiuas  laid  down  in  his  place, 
and  his  eyes  began  to  wax  dim,  that\\t  could  not  see; 

3  and  ere  the  lamp  of  God  went  out  in  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  where  the  ark  of  God  was,  and  Samuel  was  laid 

4  down    to  sleep;    that  the  Lord  called  Samuel:  and  he 

5  answered.  Here  a7n  I.  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said, 
Here  am  I;    for  thou    calledst    me.     And    he    said,    I 


132  1.  SAMUEL.  3.  20 

called    not;    lie   down   again.     And   he   went  and    lay 
down.     And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  Samuel.     And  6 
Samuel   arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.     And  he  answered,  I  called  not, 
my    son;  lie    down    again.      Now    Samuel    did    not  yet  7 
know  the  Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of  the  Lord  yet 
revealed  unto  him.     And  the  Lord  called  Samuel  again  8 
the  third  time.     And   he  arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and 
said,    Here  am  I;    for  thou  didst  call    me.     And    Eli 
perceived  that  the  Lord  had  called  the  child.     There-  9 
fore    Eli    said    unto    Samuel,   Go,   lie    down:    and    it 
shall  be,  if  he  call   thee,  that  thou  shalt  say.  Speak, 
Lord;  for  thy  servant  heareth.     So  Samuel  went  and 
lay  down  in  his  place.     And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood,  10 
and  called  as  at  other  times,   Samuel,  Samuel.     Then 
Samuel  answered,  Speak;  for  thy  servant  heareth. 

And  the   Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Behold,  I  will  do  a  11 
thing  in   Israel,  at  which  both   the  ears   of  every  one 
that  heareth  it  shall  tingle.     In  that  day  I  will  perform  12 
against  Eli  all  things  which  I  have  spoken  concerning 
his  house:  when  I  begin,  I  will  also  make  an  end.     For  13 
I  have  told  him  that  I  will  judge  his  house  for  ever  for 
the  iniquity  which  he  knoweth;  because  his  sons  made 
themselves   vile,  and    he    restrained    them    not.     And  14 
therefore  I  have  sworn  unto  the  house  of  Eli,  that  the 
iniquity  of  Eli's  house  shall  not  be  purged  with  sacri- 
fice nor  offering  for  ever. 

And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning,  and  opened  the  15 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.     And   Samuel  feared 
to  shew  Eli  the  vision.     Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  16 
said,  Samuel,  my  son.     And  he  answered,  Here  am  I. 
And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing  that  the  Lord  hath  said  17 
unto  thee?     I  pray  thee  hide  it  not  from  me:  God  do 
so  to  thee,  and  more   also,  if  thou   hide  any  thing  from 
me  of   all   the    things   that    he  said    unto  thee.     And  18 
Samuel  told  him  every  whit,  and  hid  nothing  from  him. 
And  he  said.  It  is  the  Lord:  let  him  do  what  seemeth 
him  good. 

And  Samuel  grew,  and  the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  19 
did  let  none  of  his  words  fall  to  the  ground.  And  20 
all   Israel   from  Dan  even  to  Be'  er-she'  ba  knew  that 


4.  9  I.  SAMUEL.  133 

Samuel  was  established  to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord. 
21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again  in  Shi'  loh:  for  the  Lord 
revealed  himself  to  Samuel  in  Shi'  loh  by  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  6L 
I.  Samuel  4  :  1-18. 

1  And  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all  Israel.  Now 
Israel  went  out  against  the  Phi-lis'  tines  to  battle,  and 
pitched  beside  Eb'  en-e'  zer :  and  the  Phi-lis'  tines  pitched 

2  in  Aphek.  And  the  Phi-lis' tines  put  themselves  in 
array  against  Israel:  and  when  they  joined  battle, 
Israel  was  smitten  before  the  Phi-lis' tines:  and  they 
slew  of  the  army  in  the  field  about  four  thousand  men. 

3  And  when  the  people  were  come  into  the  camp,  the 
elders  of  Israel  said,  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  smitten 
us  to  day  before  the  Phi-lis' tines?  Let  us  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  Shi' loh  unto  us, 
that,  when  it  cometh  among  us,  it  may  save  us  out  of 

4  the  hand  of  our  enemies.  So  the  people  sent  to 
Shi'  loh,  that  they  might  bring  from  thence  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  dwelleth 
between  the  cherubim :  and  the  two  sons  of  E'  li, 
Hoph'  ni  and  Phin'e-has,  were  there  with  the  ark  of  the 

5  covenant  of  God.  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel  shouted 
with   a   great    shout,    so    that   the   earth    rang   again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the  noise  of  the  shout, 
they  said.  What  vieaneth  the  noise  of  this  great  shout  in 
the  camp  of  the  Hebrews?     And  they  understood  that 

7  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into  the  camp.  And  the 
Philistines  were  afraid;  for  they  said,  God  is  come 
into  the  camp.     And  they  said,  Woe  unto  us!  for  there 

8  hath  not  been  such  a  thing  heretofore.  Woe  unto  us! 
who  shall  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty 
Gods?  these  a^-e  the  Gods  that   smote  the   Egyptians 

9  with  all  the  plagues  in  the  wilderness.  Be  strong,  and 
quit  yourselves  like  men,  O  ye  Philistines,  that  ye  be 


134  I.  SAMUEL.  7.  3 

not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews,  as  they  have  been  to 
you:  quit  yourselves  like  men,  and  fight. 

And  the  Philistines  fought,  and  Israel  was  smitten,  lo 
and  they  fled  every  man  into  his  tent:   and  there  was 
a  very  great  slaughter;  for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty 
thousand  footmen.     And  the  ark    of  God  was    taken;  ii 
and  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hoph'  nl  and  Phin'  e-has,  were 
slain. 

And  there  ran  a  man  of  Ben'  ja-min  out  of  the  army,  12 
and  came  to  ShI'loh  the  same  day  with  his  clothes  rent, 
and  with  earth  upon  his  head.     And  when  he  came,  lo,  13 
Eli  sat  upon  a  seat  by  the  way  side  watching:    for  his 
heart  trembled  for  the  ark  of  God.     And  when  the  man 
came  into  the  city,  and   told  it,  all  the  city  cried  out. 
And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise  of  the  crying,  he  said,  14 
What  7neaneth  the  noise  of  this  tumult?     And  the  man 
came  in  hastily,  and  told  Eli.     Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  15 
eight  years  old;  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  that  he  could 
not  see.     And  the   man   said   unto   Eli,  I  am   he   that  16 
came   out  of  the  army,  and   I  fled  to  day  out  of  the 
army.     And  he  said.  What  is  there  done,  my  son?     And  17 
the  messenger  answered  and  said,  Israel  is  fled  before 
the    Philistines,    and    there    hath    been    also    a    great 
slaughter  among  the    people,  and   thy   two  sons  also, 
Hoph'  ni  and  Phin' e-has,  are  dead,  and  the  ark  of  God 
is  taken.     And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made  mention  18 
of  the  ark  of  God,  that  he  fell  from  off  the  seat  back- 
ward by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and  his  neck  brake,  and 
he  died:  for  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy.     And  he 
had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  62. 

L  Samuel  7  :  3-17. 

And  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the  house  of  Israel,  say-  3  7 
ing,  If  ye  do  return  unto  the  Lord  with  all  your  hearts, 
the7i  put  away  the  strange  gods  and  Ash'  ta-roth  from 
among  you,  and  prepare  your  hearts  unto  the   Lord, 
and  serve  him  only:  and  he  will  deliver  you  out  of  the 


7.  17  1.  SAMUEL.  I35 


4  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'  tines.  Then  the  children  of  Israel 
did  put  away  Ba'  al-im  and  Ash'  ta-roth,  and  served  the 

5  Lord   only.      And   Samuel   said,    Gather    all  Israel  to 

6  Miz'  peh,  and  I  will  pray  for  you  unto  the  Lord,  And 
they  gathered  together  to  Miz'  peh,  and  drew  water, 
and  poured  it  out  before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  on  that 
day,  and  said  there,  We  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 
And  Samuel  judged  the  children  of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 

7  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  the  children  of 
Israel  were  gathered  together  to  Mizpeh,  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines  went  up  against  Israel.  And  when  the 
children  of  Israel  heard  //,   they  were    afraid  of  the 

8  Philistines.  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  to  Samuel, 
Cease  not  to  cry  unto  the  Lord  our  God  for  us,  that  he 
will  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

9  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking  lamb,  and  offered  it  for  a 
burnt  offering  wholly  unto  the  Lord:  and  Samuel  cried 
unto  the  Lord  for  Israel;  and  the   Lord   heard  him, 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the  burnt  offering,  the 
Philistines  drew  near  to  battle  against  Israel:  but  the 
Lord  thundered  with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day  upon 
the  Philistines,  and  discomfited   them;  and    they  wxre 

11  smitten  before  Israel.  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out 
of  Mizpeh,   and  pursued  the    Philistines,   and    smote 

12  them,  until  they  came  under  Beth' car.  Then  Samuel 
took  a  stone,  and  set  //  between  Mizpeh  and  Shen,  and 
called  the  name  of  it  Eb'  en-e'  zer,  saying.  Hitherto 
hath  the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  So  the  Philistines  were  subdued,  and  they  came  no 
more  into  the  coast  of  Israel:  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  against   the   Philistines    all   the    days  of  Samuel, 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Philistines^had  taken  from 
Israel  were  restored  to  Israel,  from  Ek'  ron  even  unto 
Gath;  and  the  coasts  thereof  did  Israel  deliver  out  of 
the   hands  of  the   Philjstines.      And    there  was  peace 

15  between  Israel  and  the  Am'  or-ites.     And  Samuel  judged 

16  Israel  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And  he  went  from  year 
to  year  in  circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gil'  gal,  and  Mizpeh, 

17  and  judged  Israel  in  all  those  places.  And  his  return 
was  to  Ra'  mah;  for  there  was  his  house;  and  there  he 
judged  Israel;  and  there  he  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 


136  I.  SAMUEL.  8.   14 

SELECTION  NUMBER  63. 
I.  Samuel  8  :  1-22. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was  old,  that  he  i  8 
made  his  sons  judges  over  Israel.     Now  the  narne  of  his  2 
firstborn  was  Jo'  el ;  and  the  name  of  his  second,  A-bl'  ah  : 
they  were  judges  in  Be'  er-she'  ba.     And  his  sons  walked  3 
not  in  his  ways,  but  turned  aside  after  lucre,  and  took 
bribes,  and  perverted  judgment.     Then  all  the  elders  4 
of  Israel   gathered  themselves  together,  and  came  to 
Samuel  unto  Ra'  mah,  and  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  5 
art  old,  and  thy  sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways:  now  make 
us  a  king  to  judge  us  like  all  the  nations. 

But  the   thing  displeased    Samuel,  when  they   said,  6 
Give  us  a  king  to  judge  us.     And  Samuel  prayed  unto 
the  Lord.     And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Hearken  7 
unto  the  voice  of  the  people  in  all   that  they  say  unto 
thee:  for  they  have  not  rejected  thee,  but  they  have  re- 
jected me,  that  I  should  not  reign  over  them.     Accord-  8 
ing  to  all  the  works  which  they  have  done  since  the  day 
that  I  brought  them  up  out  of  Egypt  even  unto  this  day, 
wherewith   they   have  forsaken  me,   and   served  other 
gods,    so    do   they    also    unto    thee.       Now    therefore  9 
hearken  unto  their  voice:  howbeit  yet  protest  solemnly 
unto  them,  and  shew  them  the  manner  of  the  king  that 
shall  reign  over  them. 

And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  unto  the  10 
people  that  asked  of  him  a  king.     And  he   said.  This  11 
will  be  the  manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  you: 
He  will  take  your  sons,  and  appoint  them  for  himself,  for 
his  chariots,  and  to  be  his  horsemen;  and  some  shall  run 
before  his  chariots.     And  he  will  appoint  him  captains  12 
over  thousands,  and  captains  over  fifties;  and  will  set 
them  to  ear  his  ground,  and  to  reap  his  harvest,  and  to 
make   his   instruments  of  war,  and   instruments   of  his 
chariots.      And  he  will  take  your  daughters  to  be  con-  13 
fectionaries,  and  to  be  cooks,  and  to  be  bakers.     And  he  14 
will    take  your   fields,  and   your   vineyards,  and    your 
oliveyards,  even  the  best  of  them,  and  give  them  to  his 


9.  6  I.  SAMUEL.  137 

15  servants.  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  seed,  and 
of  your  vineyards,  and  give  to  his  officers,  and  to  his 

16  servants.  And  he  will  take  your  menservants,  and  your 
maidservants,  and  your  goodliest  young  men,  and  your 

17  asses,  and  put  them  to  his  work.     He  will  take  the  tenth 

18  of  your  sheep:  and  ye  shall  be  his  servants.  And  ye 
shall  cry  out  in  that  day  because  of  your  king  which 
ye  shall  have  chosen  you;  and  the  Lord  will  not  hear 
you  in  that  day. 

19  Nevertheless  the  people  refused  to  obey  the  voice  of 
Samuel;  and  they  said,  Nay;  but  we  wili  have  a  king 

20  over  us;  that  we  also  may  be  like  all  the  nations;  and 
that  our  king  may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before  us,  and 

21  fight  our  battles.  And  Samuel  heard  all  the  words  of 
the  people,  and  he  rehearsed  them  in  the  ears  of  the 

22  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Hearken  unto 
their  voice,  and  make  them  a  king.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  the  men  of  Israel,  Go  ye  every  man  unto  his  city. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    64. 
I.  Samuel  9  :  1-6,  14-27, 

9  I      Now  there  was  a  man  of  Ben'  ja-min,  whose  name  was 

2  Klsh,  *  *  amighty  man  of  power.  And  he  had  a  son, 
whose  name  was  Saul,  a  choice  young  man,  and  a  goodly: 
and  there  was  not  among  the  children  of  Israel  a  goodlier 
person  than  he:    from  his  shoulders  and  upward  he  was 

3  higher  than  any  of  the  people.  And  the  asses  of  Kish 
Saul's  father  were  lost.  And  Kish  said  to  Saul  his 
son,    Take    now   one    of  the   servants  with   thee,    and 

4  arise,  go  seek  the  asses.  And  he  passed  through  mount 
E'phra-im,  and  passed  through  the  land  of  Shal' i-sha, 
but  they  found  them  not:  then  they  passed  through  the 
land  of  Sha'  lim,  and  there  they  were  not:  and  he  passed 
through  the  land  of  the  Ben' ja-mltes,  but  they  found 

5  them  not.  Aiid  when  they  were  come  to  the  land  of 
Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his  servant  that  was  with  him. 
Come,  and  let  us  return ;    lest  my  father  leave  caring 

6  for  the  asses,  and  take  thought  for  us.     And  he  said 


138  I.    SAMUEL. 


9-  25 


unto  him,  Behold  now,  there  is  in  this  city  a  man  of  God, 
and  he  is  an  honourable  man;  all  that  he  saith  cometh 
surely  to  pass:  now  let  us  go  thither;  peradventure  he 
can  shew  us  our  way  that  we  should  go.     *    * 

And  they  went  up  into  the  city:  ^«^  when  they  were  14 
come  into  the   city,  behold,  Samuel  came  out  against 
them,  for  to  go  up  to  the  high  place. 

Now  the  Lord  had  told  Samuel  in  his  ear  a  day  before  15 
Saul  came,  saying.  To  morrow  about  this   time  I  will  16 
send  thee  a  man  out  of  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  thou 
shalt  anoint  him  to  be  captain   over  my  people  Israel, 
that  he  may  save  my  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines:  for  I  have  looked  upon  my  people,  because 
their  cry  is  come  unto   me.     And   when   Samuel  saw  17 
Saul,  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Behold  the  man  whom  I 
spake  to  thee  of!  this  same  shall  reign  over  my  people. 
Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in  the  gate,  and  said,  18 
Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where  the  seer's  house  is.     And  19 
Samuel  answered  Saul,  and  said,  I  am  the  seer:    go  up 
before  me  unto  the  high  place;   for  ye  shall  eat  with  me 
to  day,  and  to  morrow  I  will  let  thee  go,  and  will  tell 
thee  all  that  is  in  thine  heart.     And  as  for  thine  asses  20 
that  were  lost  three  days   ago,   set   not    thy  mind  on 
them;    for  they  are   found.      And  on   whom  is  all  the 
desire  of  Israel?     Is  it  not   on    thee,  and  on   all  thy 
father's  house?     And  Saul  answered  and  said,  Ain  not  I  21 
a  Benjamite,  of  the    smallest  of   the    tribes  of  Israel? 
and  my  family  the  least  of  all  the  families  of  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin?  wherefore  then  speakest  thou  so  to  me? 
And  Samuel  took   Saul   and  his  servant,  and  brought  22 
them  into  the  parlour,  and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefest 
place  among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were  about 
thirty  persons.     And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook.  Bring  23 
the  portion  which  I   gave  thee,   of  which  I  said  unto 
thee.  Set  it  by  thee.     And  the  cook  took  up  the  shoul-  24 
der,  and  that  which  was  upon  it,  and  set  //  before  Saul. 
And  Samuel  said.  Behold  that  which  is  left!  set//  before 
thee,  and  &d.l\    for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been  kept  for 
thee  since  I  said,  I  have  invited   the   people.      So  Saul 
did  eat  with  Samuel  that  day. 

And  when  they  were  come  down  from  the  high  place  25 


lo.  24  I.  SAMUEL.  139 

into  the  city,  Samuel  communed  with  Saul  upon  the  top  of 

26  the  house.  And  they  arose  early:  and  it  came  to  pass 
about  the  spring  of  the  day,  that  Samuel  called  Saul  to 
the  top  of  the  house,  saying,  Up,  that  I  may  send  thee- 
away.     And   Saul    arose,    and   they  went    out    both  of 

27  them,  he  and  Samuel,  abroad.  And  diS  they  were  going 
down  to  the  end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid 
the  servant  pass  on  before  us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but 
stand  thou  still  a  while,  that  I  may  shew  thee  the  word 
of  God. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  65. 

I.  Samuel  10  :  i,  17-27  ;  12  :  1-5,  16-25. 

10  I  Then  Samuel  took  a  vial  of  oil,  and  poured  //  upon 
his  head,  and  kissed  him,  and  said.  Is  it  not  because 
the  Lord  hath  anointed  thee  to  be  captain  over  his 
inheritance?    *     * 

17  And   Samuel    called    the   people    together    unto    the 

18  Lord  to  Mizpeh;  and  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  brought  up  Israel 
out  of  Egypt,  and  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians,   and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms,  and 

19  of  them  that  oppressed  you:  and  ye  have  this  day 
rejected  your  God,  who  himself  saved  you  out  of  all 
your  adversities  and  your  tribulations;  and  ye  have 
said  unto  him,  Nay^  but  set  a  king  over  us.  Now 
therefore  present  yourselves  before  the  Lord  by  your 

20  tribes,  and  by  your  thousands.  And  when  Samuel  had 
caused  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  come  near,  the  tribe 

21  of  Ben' ja-min  was  taken.  When  he  had  caused  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin  to  come  near  by  their  families,  the 
family  of  Ma'  tri  was  taken,  and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish 
was  taken:  and  when  they  sought  him,  he  could  not  be 

22  found.  Therefore  they  inquired  of  the  Lord  further, 
if  the  man  should  yet  come  thither.  And  the  Lord 
answered.  Behold,  he  hath  hid  himself  among  the  stuff. 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence:  and  when  he 
stood  among  the  people,  he  was  higher  than  any  of  the 

24  people  from  his  shoulders  and  upward.     And  Samuel 


I40  I.  SAMUEL.  12.  19 

said  to  all  the  people,  See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord  hath 
chosen,  that  there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the  people? 
And  all  the  people  shouted,  and  said,  God  save  the  king. 
Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  manner  of  the  king-  25 
dom,  and  wrote  //  in  a  book,  and  laid  //  up  before  the 
Lord.  And  Samuel  sent  all  the  people  away,  every 
man  to  his  house. 

And  Saul  also  went  home  to  Gib'e-ah ;  and  there  went  26 
with  him  a  band  of  men,  whose  hearts  God  had  touched. 
But  the  children   of  Be' li-al  said.  How  shall   this   man  27 
save  us?     And  they  despised  him,  and  brought  him   no 
presents.     But  he  held  his  peace. 

And   Samuel    said  unto  all    Israel,    Behold,    I   have  i  12 
hearkened  unto  your  voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto  me, 
and   have  made  a  king  over  you.     And  now,  behold,  2 
the  king  walketh  before  you:  and  I  am  old  and  gray- 
headed;  and,  behold,  my  sons  are  with  you:  and  I  have 
walked  before  you  from  my  childhood  unto  this  day. 
Behold,  here  I  a^n:  witness  against  me  before  the  Lord,  3 
and   before  his  anointed:  whose  ox    have  I   taken?  or 
whose  ass  have  I  taken?  or  whom   have   I   defrauded? 
whom    have    I    oppressed?    or  of  whose  hand    have  I 
received  any  bribe  to  blind  mine  eyes  therewith?  and  I 
will    restore    it    you.     And    they   said,  Thou   hast    not  4 
defrauded  us,  nor  oppressed  us,  neither  hast  thou  taken 
aught  of  any   man's   hand.      And    he   said    unto   them,  5 
The  Lord  is  witness  against   you,  and  his  anointed  is 
witness  this  day,  that  ye  have  not  found  aught  in  my 
hand.     And  they  answered.  He  is  witness.     *    * 

Now  therefore  stand  and  see  this  great  thing,  which  16 
the  Lord  will  do  before  your  eyes.     Is  it  not  wheat  17 
harvest  to  day?     I  will  call  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  shall 
send  thunder  and  rain;   that  ye  may  perceive  and  see 
that  your  wickedness  is  great,  which   ye  have  done  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king.      So  Samuel  18 
called  unto  the  Lord;  and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and 
rain  that    day:  and  all   the   people  greatly  feared   the 
Lord    and    Samuel.       And    all     the    people   said    unto  19 
Samuel,  Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  we  die  not:  for  we  have  added  unto  all  our  sins 
this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king. 


13.  6  I.  SAMUEL.  141 

20  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people,  Fear  not:  ye  have 
done  all  this  wickedness:  yet  turn  not  aside  from  fol- 
lowing the   Lord,  but   serve  the   Lord  with  all  your 

21  heart;  and  turn  ye  not  aside:  for  then  should  ye  go  after 
vain  things,  which  cannot   profit  nor  deliver;  for  they 

22  are  vain.  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his  people  for 
his  great  name's  sake:  because  it  hath  pleased  the  Lord 

23  to  make  you  his  people.  Moreover  as  for  me,  God 
forbid  that  I  should  sin  against  the  Lord  in  ceasing  to 
pray  for  you:  but  1  will   teach  you  the  good  and   the 

24  right  way:  only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  in  truth 
with  all  your  heart:  for  consider  how  great  things  he 

25  hath  done  for  you.  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly, 
ye  shall  be  consumed,  both  ye  and  your  king. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    66. 
L  Samuel  13  :  1-14;  16  :  1-14. 

13  I       Saul  reigned  one  year;  and  when  he  had  reigned  two 

2  years  over  Israel,  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  7tie7i 
of  Israel;  whereof  two  thousand  were  with  Saul  in 
Mich'  mash  and  in  mount  Beth-el  and  a  thousand  were 
with   Jon'a-than  in  Gib' e-ah  of   Ben'ja-min:  and   the 

3  rest  of  the  people  he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent.  And 
Jon'  a-than  smote  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  that 
was  in  Ge'  ba,  and  the  Philistines  heard  of  it.  And  Saul 
blew  the  trumpet  throughout  all  the  land,  saying.  Let  the 

4  He'  brews  hear.  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that  Saul  had 
smitten  a  garrison  of  the  Philistines,  and  that  Israel 
also  was  had  in  abomination  with  the  Philistines.  x\nd 
the  people  were  called  together  after  Saul  to  Gil'  gal. 

5  And  the  Philistines  gathered  themselves  together  to 
fight  with  Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots,  and  six 
thousand  horsemen,  and  people  as  the  sand  which  is 
on  the  sea  shore  in  multitude :  and  they  came  up, 
and  pitched  in  Mich'  mash,  eastward  from  Beth-a'  ven. 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that  they  were  in  a  strait, 
(for  the  people  were  distressed,)  then  the  people  did 
hide  themselves  in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in  rocks, 


142  I.  SAMUEL,  i6.  4 

and    in    high    places,    and    in    pits.      And   some   of  the  7 
Hebrews  went   over   Jordan   to    the  lan_d  of    Gad   and 
Gil'  e-ad.     As  for  Saul,  he  was  yet  in  Gil'  gal,  and  all 
the  people  followed  him  trembling. 

And  he  tarried  seven  days,  according  to  the  set  time  8 
that  Samuel    had  appointed:    but    Samuel    came  not   to 
Gilgal;  and  the  people  were  scattered  from  him.      And  9 
Saul  said.   Bring    hither  a  burnt    offering    to    me,   and 
peace  offerings.     And    he  offered  the   burnt   offering. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as  he  had  made  an  10 
end    of    offering    the    burnt    offering,    behold,    Samuel 
came;  and  Saul  went  out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might 
salute  him. 

And  Samuel  said.  What  hast  thou  done?     And  Saul  11 
said,  Because  I  saw  that  the  people  were  scattered  from 
me,  and  that  thou  camest  not  within  the  days  appointed, 
and  that  the  Philistines  gathered  themselves  together 
at   Mich' mash;  therefore   said   I,    The  Philistines   will  12 
come  down  now  upon  me  to  Gilgal,  and  I  have  not  made 
supplication  unto  the  Lord:   I  forced  myself  therefore, 
and  offered  a  burnt  offering.      And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  13 
Thou  hast  done  foolishly:  thou  hast  not  kept  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  he  commanded 
thee:   for  now  would   the   Lord  have  established   thy 
kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever.      But  now  thy  kingdom  14 
shall  not  continue:    the  Lord  hath  sought  him  a  man 
after   his  own  heart,  and    the    Lord  hath  commanded 
him  to  be  captain  over  his   people,   because  thou    hast 
not  kept  that  which  the  Lord  commanded  thee.     *    * 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  How  long  wilt  thou  i  1(» 
mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  I  have  rejected  him  from  reign- 
ing over  Israel?  fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  and  go,  I  will 
send    thee   to   Jes'se    the  Beth'-le-hem-Ite:    for  I   have 
provided  me  a  king  among  his  sons.     And  Samuel  said,  2 
How  can  I  go?  if  Saul  hear  //,  he  will  kill  me.     And 
the  Lord  said.  Take  a  heifer  with  thee,  and  say,  I  am 
come  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord.     And  call  Jesse  to  the  3 
sacrifice,  and  I  will  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do:  and 
thou  shalt  anoint  unto  me  ///;;/  whom  I  name  unto  thee. 
And  Samuel  did  that  which  the  Lord  spake,  and  came  4 
to  Beth-lehem.     And  the  elders  of  the  town  trembled 


17.  2  I.  SAMUEL.  143 


5  at  his  coming,  and  said,  Comest  thou  peaceably?  And 
he  said,  Peaceably:  I  am  come  to  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord:  sanctify  yourselves,  and  come  with  me  to  the 
sacrifice.  And  he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 
called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come,  that  he 
looked  on  E-li'ab,  and  said.  Surely  the  Lord's  anointed 

7  is  before  him.  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Look 
not  on  his  countenance,  or  on  the  height  of  his  stature; 
because  I  have  refused  him:  for  the  Lord  seeth  not  as 
man  seeth;  for  man  looketh  on  the  outward  appearance, 

8  but  the  Lord  looketh  on  the  heart.  Then  Jesse  called 
A-bin'a-dab,  and  made  him  pass  before  Samuel.     And 

9  he  said,  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this.  Then 
Jesse    made    Sham'  mah    to    pass   by.       And    he    said, 

10  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this.  Again,  Jesse 
made  seven  of  his  sons  to  pass  before  Samuel.  And 
Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,   The  Lord   hath  not   chosen 

11  these.  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Are  here  all  thy 
children?  And  he  said,  There  remaineth  yet  the 
youngest,  and,  behold,  he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And 
Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,   Send  and  fetch   him:  for  we 

£2  will  not  sit  down  till  he  come  hither.  And  he  sent,  and 
brought  him  in.  Now  he  ivas  ruddy,  and  withal  of  a 
beautiful  countenance,  and  goodly  to  look  to.     And  the 

13  Lord  said,  Arise,  anoint  him:  for  this  is  he.  Then 
Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil,  and  anointed  him  in  the 
midst  of  his  brethren:  and  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  David  from  that  day  forward.  So  Samuel  rose 
up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

14  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  departed  from  Saul,  and 
an  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  troubled  him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  67. 

L  Samuel  17  :   1-12,  14-30. 

17  I     Now  the  Philistines  gathered  together  their  armies  to 
2  battle,     *    *    And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Israel  were  gath- 
ered together,  and  pitched  by  the  valley  of  E'  lah,  and 


144  I.  SAMUEL.  17.  20 

set  the  battle  in  array  against  the  Philistines.     And  the  3 
Philistines  stood  on  a  mountain   on   the  one  side,  and 
Israel  stood  on  a  mountain  on  the  other  side:  and  i/iere 
was  a  valley  between  them. 

And  there  went  out  a  champion  out  of  the  camp  of  4 
the  Philistines,  named  Go-ll'  ath,  of  Gath,  whose  height 
was  six  cubits  and  a  span.     And  he  had  a.  helmet  of  brass  5 
upon  his  head,  and  he  7i'as  armed   with  a  coat  of  mail; 
and  the  weight  of  the  coat  was  five  thousand  shekels  of 
brass.     And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his  legs,  and  6 
a  target  of  brass  between  his  shoulders.      And  the  staff  7 
of  his  spear  Tc/rtTi- like  a  weaver's  beam;  and  his  spear's 
head  weighed  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron:  and  one  bear- 
ing a  shield  went  before  him.     And  he  stood  and  cried  8 
unto  the  armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them.  Why  are 
ye  come  out  to  stt  your  battle  in  array?  a??i  not  I  a  Phil- 
istine, and  ye  servants  to  Saul?  choose  you  a  man  for 
you,  and  let  him  come  down  to  me.     If  he  be  able  to  9 
fight  with  me,  and  to  kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  serv- 
ants: but  if  I  prevail  against  him,   and  kill  him,  then 
shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us.     And  the  Philis-  10 
tine  said,  I  defy  the  armies  of  Israel  this  day;  give  me 
a  man,  that  we  may  fight  together.     When  Saul  and  all  11 
Israel  heard  those  words  of  the  Philistine,  they  were 
dismayed,  and  greatly  afraid. 

Now   David    was   the    son    of    that    Eph' rath-ite   of  12 
Beth'-le-hem-ju'  dah,  whose  name  was  Jesse;  and  he  had 
eight  sons:  and  the  man   went  among  men  for  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul.      *     *     And   David  ivas  the  14 
youngest:    and   the  three  eldest  followed  Saul.      But  15 
David  went  and  returned  from  Saul  to  feed  his  father's 
sheep    at  Bethlehem.      And  the   Philistine  drew    near  16 
morning  and  evening,  and  presented  himself  forty  days. 
And  Jesse  said  unto  David   his  son.  Take  now  for  thy  17 
brethren  an  ephah  of  this  parched  cot^n^  and  these  ten 
loaves,  and  run  to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren;  and  carry  18 
these  ten  cheeses  unto   the   captain   of  their  thousand, 
and  look  how  thy  brethren  fare,  and  take  their  pledge. 
Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the  men  of  Israel,  7i>ere  in  19 
the  valley  of  E'lah,  fighting  with  the  Philistines. 

And  David  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  left  the  20 


17.  3o  I.  SAMUEL.  145 

sheep  with  a  keeper,  and  took,  and  went,  as  Jesse  had 
commanded  him;  and  he  came  to  the  trench,  as  the 
host  was  going  forth  to  the  fight,  and  shouted  for  the 
2 1  battle.  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines  had  put  the  battle 
2  2  in  array,  army  against  army.  And  David  left  his  car- 
riage in  the  hand  of  the  keeper  of  the  carriage,  and  ran 

23  into  the  army,  and  came  and  saluted  his  brethren.  And 
as  he  talked  with  them,  behold,  there  came  up  the 
champion,  the  Philistine  of  Gath,  Go-ll'  ath  by  name, 
out  of  the  armies  of  the  Philistines,  and  spake  accord- 

24  ing  to  the  same  words:  and  David  hea.rd  t/iem.  And  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  when  they  saw  the  man,  fled  from 

25  him,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And  the  men  of  Israel  said, 
Have  ye  seen  this  man  that  is  come  up?  surely  to  defy 
Israel  is  he  come  up:  and  it  shall  be,  t/iat  the  man  who 
killeth  him,  the  king  will  enrich  him  with  great  riches, 
and  will  give  him  his  daughter,  and   make  his   father's 

26  house  free  in  Israel.  And  David  spake  to  the  men  that 
stood  by  him,  saying.  What  shall  be  done  to  the  man 
that  killeth  this  Philistine,  and  taketh  away  the  reproach 
from  Israel?  for  who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philistine, 

27  that  he  should  defy  the  armies  of  the  living  God?  And 
the  people  answered  him  after  this  manner,  saying.  So 
shall  it  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth  him. 

28  And  E-ir  ab  his  eldest  brother  heard  when  he  spake 
unto  the  men;  and  E-li' ab's  anger  was  kindled  against 
David,  and  he  said.  Why  camest  thou  down  hither?  and 
with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep  in  the  wilder- 
ness? I  know  thy  pride,  and  the  naughtiness  of  thine 
heart;  for  thou  art  come  down  that  thou  mightest  see 

29  the  battle.  And  David  said.  What  have  I  now  done? 
/s  there  not  a  cause? 

30  And  he  turned  from  him  toward  another,  and  spake 
after  the  same  manner:  and  the  people  answered  him 
again  after  the  former  manner. 


46  I.  SAMUEL. 


17.  43 


SELECTION   NUMBER  68. 

I.  Samuel  17  :  31-54. 

And  when  the  words  were  heard  which  David  spake,  31I7 
they  rehearsed  them  before  Saul:  and  he  sent  for  him. 
And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no  man's  heart  fail  because  t^i 
of  him;  thy  servant  will   go  and  fight  with   this  Philis- 
tine.    And  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  art  not  able  to  go  t^2> 
against  this  Philistine  to  fight  with  him:  for  thou  art 
but  a  youth,  and  he  a  man  of  war  from  his  youth.     And  34 
David   said   unto  Saul,  Thy  servant  kept  his  father's 
sheep,  and  there  came  a  lion,  and  a  bear,  and  took  a 
lamb  out  of  the  flock:  and  I  went  out  after  him,  and  35 
smote    him,   and   delivered  //  out    of  his    mouth:    and 
when  he  arose  against  me,  I  caught  him  by  his  beard, 
and  smote  him,  and  slew  him.     Thy  servant  slew  both  36 
the  lion  and  the  bear:  and  this  uncircumcised  Philis- 
tine shall  be  as  one  of  them,  seeing  he  hath  defied   the 
armies  of  the  living  God.      David  said  moreover,  The  37 
Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion,  and 
out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliver  me  out  of 
the  hand  of  this  Philistine.     And  Saul  said  unto  David, 
Go,  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

And  Saul  armed  David  with  his  armour,  and  he  put  a  38 
helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head;  also  he  armed  him  with 
a  coat  of  mail.     And  David  girded  his  sword  upon  his  39 
armour,  and  he  assayed  to  go;  for  he  had  not  proved  //. 
And  David  said  unto  Saul,  I  cannot  go  with  these;  for 
I  have  not  proved  thetn.     And  David  put  them  off  him. 
And  he  took   his  staff  in   his  hand,  and    chose  him  five  40 
smooth  stones    out    of  the    brook,  and  put  them  in  a 
shepherd's  bag  which  he  had,  even  in  a  scrip;  and  his 
sling  7(ycz^-  in  his  hand:  and  he  drew  near  to  the  Philis- 
tine.    And  the  Philistine  came  on  and  drew  near  unto  41 
David;  and  the  man   that  bare  the  shield  went  before 
him.     And  when  the  Philistine  looked  about,  and  saw  42 
David,  he  disdained  him:  for  he  was  but  a  youth,  and 
ruddy,  and  of  a  fair  countenance.     And  the  Philistine  43 
said  unto  David,  Am  I  a  dog,  that  thou  comest  to  me 


17.   54  I.  SAMUEL.  147 


with  staves?     And  the  Philistine  cursed  David  by  his 

44  gods.  And  the  Philistine  said  to  David,  Come  to  me, 
and  I  will  give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and 

45  tp  the  beasts  of  the  field.  Then  said  David  to  the 
Philistine,  Thou  comest  to  me  with  a  sword,  and  with 
a  spear,  and  with  a  shield :  but  I  come  to  thee  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  the  armies  of 

46  Israel,  whom  thou  hast  defied.  This  day  will  the  Lord 
deliver  thee  into  mine  hand;  and  I  will  smite  thee, 
and  take  thine  head  from  thee;  and  I  will  give  the 
carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philistines  this  day  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  wild  beasts  of  the  earth; 
that  all   the   earth   may   know  that  there  is  a  God  in 

47  Israel.  And  all  this  assembly  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  saveth  not  with  sword  and  spear:  for  the  battle 
is  the    Lord's,  and   he  will    give    you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Philistine  arose,  and 
came  and  drew  nigh  to  meet  David,  that  David  hasted, 

49  and  ran  toward  the  army  to  meet  the  Philistine.  And 
David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag,  and  took  thence  a  stone, 
and  slang  it,  and  smote  the  Philistine  in  his  forehead, 
that  the  stone  sunk  into  his  forehead;  and  he  fell  upon 

50  his  face  to  the  earth.  So  David  prevailed  over  the 
Philistine  with  a  sling  and  with  a  stone,  and  smote  the 
Philistine,  and  slew  him;  but  f/iere  was  no  sword  in  the 

51  hand  of  David.  Therefore  David  ran,  and  stood  upon 
the  Philistine,  and  took  his  sword,  and  drew  it  out  of 
the  sheath  thereof,  and  slew  him,  and  cut  off  his 
head  therewith.     And   when  the   Philistines  saw  their 

52  champion  was  dead,  they  fled.  And  the  men  of  Israel 
and  of  Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the 
Philistines,  until  thou  come  to  the  valley,  and  to  the 
gates  of  Ek'  ron.  And  the  wounded  of  the  Philistines 
fell  down  by  the  way  to  Sha-a-ra'  im,  even  unto  Gath, 

53  and  unto  Ek'  ron.  And  the  children  of  Israel  returned 
from  chasing  after   the   Philistines,    and   they   spoiled 

54  their  tents.  And  David  took  the  head  of  the  Philistine, 
and  brought  it  to  Je-ru' sa-lem;  but  he  put  his  armour 
in  his  tent. 


148  I.  SAMUEL.  31.   12 

SELECTION  NUMBER  69. 

I.  Samuel  31  :  1-13.     I.  Chron,  10  :  13,  14. 

Now  the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel:  and  the  i  31 
men  of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philistines,  and  fell 
down  slain  in  mount  Gil-bo' a.     And  the  Philistines  fol-  2 
lowed   hard   upon   Saul    and   upon    his    sons;    and    the 
Philistines    slew    Jon'a-than,     and    A-bin' a-dab,     and 
Mel'  chi-shu'  a,  Saul's  sons.     And  the  battle  went  sore  3 
against  Saul,  and  the  archers  hit  him;  and  he  was  sore 
wounded    of   the    archers.     Then    said    Saul    unto    his  4 
armourbearer.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith;    lest  these  uncircumcised  come  and  thrust 
me    through,    and   abuse    me.      But    his   armourbearer 
would    not;    for  he  was   sore   afraid.     Therefore  Saul 
took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon  it.     And  when  his  armour-  5 
bearer  saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  upon  his 
sword,  and  died  with  him.     So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  6 
sons,  and  his  armourbearer,  and  all  his  men,  that  same 
day  together. 

And  when  the  men  of  Israel  that  were  on  the  other  7 
side  of  the  valley,  and  they  that  were  on  the  other  side 
Jordan,  saw  that  the  men  of  Israel  fled,  and  that  Saul 
and   his  sons  were  dead,  they   forsook  the  cities,  and 
fled;  and  the  Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in  them.     And  8 
it  came  to  pass   on   the  morrow,  when  the  Philistines 
came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found  Saul  and  his 
three  sons  fallen  in  mount  Gil-bo'  a.     And  they  cut  off  9 
his  head,  and  stripped  off  his  armour,  and  sent  into  the 
land  of  the  Philistines  round  about,  to  publish  it  in  the 
house  of  their  idols,  and  among  the  people.     And  they  10 
put  his  armour  in  the  house  of  Ash' ta-roth:  and  they 
fastened  his  body  to  the  wall  of  Beth'  shan. 

And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Ja'  besh-gil' e-ad  heard  11 
of    that    which    the    Philistines  had  done    to  Saul,  all  12 
the  valiant  men  arose,  and  went  all  night,  and  took  the 
body  of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons  from  the  wall  of 
Beth'  shan,  and  came  to  Ja'besh,  and  burnt  them  there. 


I.  6  II.  SAMUEL.  149 


13  And  they  took  their  bones,  and  buried  tJieDi  under  a  tree 
at  Ja'besh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

10  13  (^)  So  Saul  died  for  his  transgression  which  he  com- 
mitted against  the  Lord,  eve^i  against  the  word  of  the 
Lord,   which  he  kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  coimsel 

14  of  one  that  had  a  familiar  spirit,  to  inquire  of  it; 
and  inquired  not  of  the  Lord:  therefore  he  slew 
him,  and  turned  the  kingdom  unto  David  the  son  of 
Jesse. 

{a)  I.  Chronicles  10  :  13,  14. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  70. 

II.  Samuel  i  :  1-12,  17-27. 

1  Now  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Saul,  when 
David  was  returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the 
Am'a-lek-Ites,    and    David    had    abode     two     days     in 

2  Zik'  lag;  it  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that, 
behold,  a  man  came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul  with  his 
clothes  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head:  and  so  it  was, 
when  he  came  to  David,  that  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and 

3  did  obeisance.  And  David  said  unto  him.  From  whence 
comest  thou?     And  he  said  unto  him,  Out  of  the  camp 

4  of  Israel  am  I  escaped.  And  David  said  unto  him. 
How  went  the  matter?  I  pray  thee,  tell  me.  And  he 
answered.  That  the  people  are  fled  from  the  battle,  and 
many  of  the  people  also  are  fallen  and  dead;  and  Saul 

5  and  Jonathan  his  son  are  dead  also.  And  David  said 
unto  the  young  man  that  told  him.  How  knowest  thou 

6  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son  be  dead?  And  the 
young  man  that  told  him  said,  As  I  happened  by  chance 
upon   mount  Gil-bo'  a,   behold,    Saul    leaned    upon   his 


15°  II.   SAMUEL.  I.   23 


spear;    and,    lo,    the   chariots   and  horsemen    followed 
hard  after  him.     And  when  he  looked  behind  him,  he  7 
saw   me,  and  called   unto  me.     And  I  answered.  Here 
a?n  I.     And  he  said    unto   me.  Who  art  thou?     And  I  8 
answered  him,  I  am  an  Am'  a-lek-ite.     He  said  unto  me  9 
again,  Stand,  1  pray  thee,  upon  me,  and  slay   me:  for 
anguish  is  come  upon  me,  because  my  life  is  yet  whole 
in  me.     So  I  stood  upon  him,  and  slew  him,  because  I  10 
was  sure  that  he  could  not  live  after  that  he  was  fallen: 
and  I  took  the  crown  that  was  upon  his  head,  and  the 
bracelet  that  was  on  his  arm,  and  have  brought  them 
hither  unto   my  lord.     Then  David  took  hold  on  his  11 
clothes,  and  rent  them;  and  likewise  all  the  men  that 
were  with  him:  and  they  mourned,  and  wept,  and  fasted  12 
until  even,  for  Saul,  and  for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for 
the  people  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  house  of  Israel; 
because  they  were  fallen  by  the  sword.     *    * 

And  David  lamented  with  this  lamentation  over  Saul  17 
and  over  Jon' a-than  his  son:  (also  he  bade  them  teach  18 
the  children  of  Judah  the  use  of  the  bow:  behold,  //  is 
written  in  the  book  of  Ja'  sher.) 

The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain  upon  thy  high  places:       19 

How  are  the  mighty  fallen! 

Tell  //  not  in  Gath,  ^  20 

Publish  //  not  in  the  streets  of  As'  ke-16n; 

Lest  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines  rejoice, 

Lest  the  daughters  of  the  uncircumcised  triumph. 

Ye  mountains  of  Gil-bo' a,  21 

Let  there  be  no  dew,  neither  let  there  be  rain,  upon  you, 
nor  fields  of  offerings: 

For   there    the   shield   of   the  mighty  is  vilely  cast 
away, 

The  shield  of  Saul,  as  though  he  had  not  been  anointed 
with  oil. 

From  the  blood   of  the   slain,    from   the   fat  of  the  22 
mighty, 

The  bow  of  Jonathan  turned  not  back, 

And  the  sword  of  Saul  returned  not  empty. 

Saul  and  Jonathan  were  lovely  and  pleasant  in  their  23 
lives. 

And  in  their  death  they  were  not  divided: 


6.  4  II-  SAMUEL.  151 

They  were  swifter  than  eagles, 
They  were  stronger  than  lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep  over  Saul, 

Who  clothed  you  in  scarlet,  with  other  delights; 
Who  put  on  ornaments  of  gold  upon  your  apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in  the  midst  of  the  battle! 
O  Jonathan,  thoic  zvast  slain  in  thine  high  places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother  Jonathan: 
Very  pleasant  hast  thou  been  unto  me: 

Thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
Passing  the  love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen. 

And  the  weapons  of  war  perished! 


SELECTION  NUMBER  71. 

II.  Samuel  5  :  1-4;  6  :  r-i6. 

T  Then  came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  David  unto 
He'bron,  and  spake,   saying.   Behold,  we  are  thy  bone 

2  and  thy  flesh.  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul  was  king 
over  us,  thou  wast  he  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest 
in  Israel:  and  the  Lord  said  to  thee.  Thou  shalt  feed 
my  people   Israel,   and   thou  shalt  be  a  captain   over 

3  Israel.  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  the  king  to 
He'bron;  and  king  David  made  a  league  with  them  in 
He'bron  before  the  Lord:  and  they  anointed  David 
king  over  Israel. 

4  David  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  forty  years.     *    * 

1  Again,  David  gathered  together  all  the  chosen  tncnoi 

2  Israel,  thirty  thousand.  And  David  arose,  and  wxnt 
with  all  the  people  that  were  with  him  from  Ba'  a-le  of 
Judah,  to  bring  up  from  thence  the  ark  of  God,  whose 
name  is  called  by  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  that 

3  dwelleth  betweeti  the  cherubim.  And  they  set  the  ark 
of  God  upon  a  new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the 
houseof  A-bin'a-dab  that  wjis  in  Gib'e-ah:  and  Uz'zah 
and   A-hi'o,   the  sons  of  A-bin'a-dab,   drave    the  new 

4  cart.     And  they  brought  it  out  of  the  house  of  A-bln'a- 


152  II.  SAMUEL.  fr.   rt 

dab  which  was  at  Gib'e-ah,  accompanying  the  ark  of 
God:  and  A-hi'o  went  before  the  ark.  And  David  and  5 
all  the  house  of  Israel  played  before  the  Lord  on  all 
manner  of  instruments  made  of  fir  wood,  even  on  harps, 
and  on  psalteries,  and  on  timbrels,  and  on  cornets,  and 
on  cymbals. 

^  And  when    they  came    to  Na'chon's  threshingfloor,  6 
Uz'  zah  put  forth  his  hand  to  the  ark  of  God,  and  took 
hold  of  it;    for  the  oxen  shookjt.     And  the  anger  of  7 
the  Lord  was  kindled  against  IJz'zah,  and  God  smote 
him  there  for  his  error;  and  there  he  died  by  the  ark  of 
God.     And  David  was  displeased,  because    the  Lord  8 
had  made  a  breach  upon   Uz'zah:   and  he  called  the 
name   of   the    place    Pe' rez-iiz' zah   to   this  day.     And  9 
David  was  afraid  of  the  Lord  that  day,  and  said.  How 
shall  the  ark  of  the  Lord  come  to  me?     So  David  would  10 
not  remove  the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  him  into  the  city 
of  David:    but  DavJ_d  carried  it  aside  into  the  house  of 
O'bed-e'dom  the  Git' tite_.     And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ii 
continued  in  the  house  of  O'  bed-e'_dom  the  Git'  tite  three 
months:    and  the  Lord  blessed  O  bed-e' -dom,  and  all 
his  household. 

And  it  was  told  king  David,  saying.  The  Lord  hath  12 
blessed  the  house  of  O'bed-e'dom,  and  all  \.\\2X pertaineth 
unto  him,  because  of  the  ark  of  God.     So  David  went 
and   brought  up    the   ark   of  God  from    the  house  of 
O'bed-e'dom    into    the   city  of  David   with    gladness. 
And  it  was  so^  that  when  they  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  13 
Lord  had  gone  six  paces,  he  sacrificed  oxen  and  fatlings. 
And  David  danced  before  the  Lord  with  all  his  might;  14 
and  David  was  girded  with  a  linen  ephod.     So  David  15 
and  all  the  house  of  Israel  brought  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  and  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 
And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord  came  into  the  city  of  David,  16 
Mi'  chal  Saul's  daughter  looked  through  a  window,  and 
saw  king  David  leaping  and   dancing  before  the  Lord; 
and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart. 


i6.  20  I.  CHRONICLES.  I53 

SELECTION   NUMBER  72. 

I.  Chronicles  16  :  1,2,  7-36. 

16  I  So  they  brought  the  ark  of  God,  and  set  it  in 
the  midst  of  the  tent  that  David  had  pitched  for  it: 
and  they  offered  burnt  sacrifices  and  peace  offerings 
2  before  God.  And  when  David  had  made  an  end  of 
offering  the  burnt  offerings  and  the  peace  offerings,  he 
blessed  the  people  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.     ^    % 

7  Then  on  that  day  David  delivered  first  this  psalm  to 
thank  the  Lord  into  the  hand  of  A' saph  and  his 
brethren. 

8  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name. 
Make  known  his  deeds  among  the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him, 
Talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name: 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

11  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength, 
Seek  his  face  continually. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath  done, 
His  wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his  mouth; 

13  O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant. 

Ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God; 

His  judgments  are  in  all   the   earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his  covenant: 

The  word  whic/i  he  commanded  to  a  thousand  genera- 
tions; 

16  Even  of  the  cove  ?i  a  fit  which  he  made  with  Abraham, 
And  of  his  oath  unto  Isaac; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same  to  Jacob  for  a  law, 
And  to  Israel /<?/-  an  everlasting  covenant, 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
The  lot  of  your  inheritance; 

19  When  ye  were  but  few,  even  a  few, 
And  strangers  in  it. 

20  And  7iiihen  the}^  went  from  nation  to  nation, 
And  from  one  kingdom  to  another  people; 


154  I.  CHRONICLES.  i6.  36 


He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong:  21 

Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes, 

Saying^  Touch  not  mine  anointed,  22 

And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth;  23 

vShew  forth  from  day  to  day  his  salvation. 

Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen;  24 

His  marvellous  works  among  all  nations. 

For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised:  25 

He  also  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

For  all  the  gods  of  the  people  a7-e  idols:  26 

But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

Glory  and  honour  are  in  his  presence:  27 

Strength  and  gladness  a^-e  in  his  place. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  people,  28 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name:  29 

Bring  an  offering,  and  come  before  him: 

Worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth:  30 

The  world  also  shall  be  stable,  that  it  be  not  moved. 

Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice:        31 

And  \^\.men  say  among  the  nations, The  Lord  reigneth. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof:  32 

Let  the  fields  rejoice,  and  all  that  is  therein. 

Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  out  at  the  pres-  t^i 

ence  of  the  Lord, 
Because  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 
O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord;  for  he  is  good;  34 

For  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 

And  say  ye.  Save  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  t^^ 

And   gather  us  together,    and   deliver   us  from    the 

heathen, 
That  we  may  give  thanks  to  thy  holy  name, 
A7id  glory  in  thy  praise. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  36 

For  ever  and  ever. 
And  all  the  people  said,  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord. 


II.  SAMUEL.  155 


SELECTION   NUMBER  73. 

11.  Samuel  15  :  i -17. 

15  I       And  it  came  to   pass  after  this,  that  Ab' sa-lom  pre- 
pared him  chariots  and  horses,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before 

2  him.  And  Ab' sa-lom  rose  up  early,  and  stood  beside 
the  way  of  the  gate:  and  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man 
that  had  a  controversy  came  to  the  king  for  judgment, 
then  x\b' sa-lom  called  unto  him,  and  said.  Of  what  city 
art  thou?     And   he  said,    Thy  servant  is  of  one  of  the 

3  tribes  of  Israel.  And  Absalom  said  unto  him.  See, 
thy  matters  are  good  and   right;    but  there  is  no  man 

4  deputed  of  the  king  to  hear  thee.  Absalom  said  more- 
over. Oh  that  I  were  made  judge  in  the  land,  that 
every  man  which   hath  any  suit  or  cause  might  come 

5  unto  me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice!  And  it  was  so, 
that  when  any  man  came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him  obei- 
sance, he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  him,  and  kissed 

6  him.  And  on  this  manner  did  Absalom  to  all  Israel 
that  came  to  the  king  for  judgment:  so  Absalom  stole 
the  hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  forty  years,  that  Absalom 
said  unto  the  king,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  and  pay  my 
vow,  which  I  have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in  Hebron. 

8  For  thy  servant  vowed  a  vow  while  I  abode  at  Ge'shur 
in  Syria,   saying,    If   the    Lord    shall    bring  me   again 

9  indeed  to  Jerusalem,  then  I  will  serve  the  Lord.  And 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace.  So  he  arose,  and 
went  to  Hebron. 

10  But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  saying.  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  then  ye  shall  say,  Absalom  reigneth  in  Hebron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two  hundred  men  out  of 
Jerusalem,  that  ivere  called;  and  they  went  in  their  sim- 

12  plicity,  and  they  knew  not  any  thing.  And  Absalom 
sent  for  A-hith'  o-phel  theGil'  o-nlte,  David's  counsellor, 
from  his  city,  even  from  Gl'loh,  while  he  offered  sacri- 
fices. And  the  conspiracy  was  strong;  for  the  people 
increased  continually  with  Absalom. 


156  II.  SAMUEL.  18.   12 

And  there  came  a  messenger  to  David,  saying,  The  13 
hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Absalom.     *An6.  14 
David  said  unto  all   his  servants  that  7c>ere  with  him  at 
Jerusalem,  Arise,  and  let  us  flee;    for  we  shall  not  else 
escape  from  Absalom:    make  speed  to  depart,  lest  he 
overtake  us  suddenly,  and  bring  evil  upon  us,  and  smite 
the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword.     And  the  king's  15 
servants    said    unto    the    king,    Behold,    thy    servants 
are  ready  to    do   whatsoever    my    lord    the    king   shall 
appoint.     And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  his  house-  16 
hold  after  him.     And  the  king  left  ten  women,    *    *,  to 
keep  the  house.     And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  the  17 
people  after  him,  and  tarried  in  a  place  that  was  far  off. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  74. 
II.    Samuel  18  :  5-33. 

And  the  king  commanded  Jo'  ab  and  A-bish'  a-I  and  5  18 
It'  ta-I,  saying.  Deal  gently  for  my  sake  with  the  young 
man,    even  with   Absalom.     And  all   the  people   heard 
when  the  king  gave  all  the  captains  charge  concerning 
Absalom. 

So  the  people  went  out  into  the  field  against  Israel:  6 
and  the  battle  was  in  the  wood  of  E'  phra-im;  where  the  7 
people  of  Israel  were  slain  before  the  servants  of  David, 
and  there  was  there  a  great  slaughter  that  day  of  twenty 
thousand  men.     For  the  battle  was  there  scattered  over  8 
the  face   of  all  the  country:  and  the  wood  devoured 
more  people  that  day  than  the  sword  devoured. 

And  Absalom   met    the   servants    of   David.       And  9 
Absalom  rode  upon  a  mule,  and  the  mule  went  under 
the  thick  boughs  of  a  great  oak,  and  his  head  caught 
hold   of  the   oak,  and  he  was    taken  up  between  the 
heaven  and  the  earth;  and  the  mule  that  was  under  him 
went  away.     And  a  certain  man  saw  //,  and  told  Jo'  ab,  10 
and   said.  Behold,  I  saw   Absalom   hanged   in  an    oak. 
And    Jo' ab    said    unto    the.  man    that    told   him,   And,  11 
behold,  thou  sawest  ///;;/,  and  why  didst  thou  not  smite 
him  there  to  the  ground?  and  I  would  have  given  thee 
ten  shekels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle.     And  the  man  said  12 


i8.  25  II.  SAMUEL.  157 

unto  Jo' ab,  Though  I  should  receive  a  thousand  shekels 
of  silver  in  mine  hand,  jv^/ would  I  not  put  forth  mine 
hand  against  the  king's  son:  for  in  our  hearing  the  king 
charged  thee  and  A-bish'  a-I  and  It'  ta-i,  saying,  Beware 

13  that  none  touch  the  young  man  Absalom.  Otherwise  I 
should  have  wrought  falsehood  against  mine  own  life: 
for  there  is  no  matter  hid  from  the  king,  and  thou  thy- 

14  self  wouldest  have  set  thyself  against  me.  Then  said 
Joab,  I  may  not  tarry  thus  with  thee.  And  he  took 
three  darts  in  his  hand,  and  thrust  them  through  the 
heart  of  Absalom,  while  he  was  yet  alive  in  the  midst 

15  of  the  oak.  And  ten  young  men  that  bare  Joab's 
armour  compassed  about  and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew 

16  him.  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  re- 
turned from  pursuing  after  Israel :  for  Joab  held  back  the 

17  people.  And  they  took  Absalom,  and  cast  him  into  a 
great  pit  in  the  wood,  and  laid  a  very  great  heap  of  stones 
upon  him:  and  all  Israel  fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18  Now  xA.bsalom  in  his  lifetime  had  taken  and  reared  up 
for  himself  a  pillar,  which  is  in  the  king's  dale:  for  he 
said,  I  have  no  son  to  keep  my  name  in  remembrance: 
and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his  own  name:  and  it  is 
called  unto  thjs  day,  Absalom's  place. 

19  Then  said  A-him'a-az  the  son  of  Za'dok,  Let  me  now 
run,  and  bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that  the  Lord  hath 

20  avenged  him  of  his  enemies.  And  Joab  said  unto  him. 
Thou  shalt  not  bear  tidings  this  day,  but  thou  shalt 
bear  tidings  another  day:  but  this  day  thou  shalt  bear 

21  no  tidings,  because  the  king's  son  is  dead.  Then  said 
Joab  to  Cu'  shl,  Go  tell  the  king  what  thou  hast  seen. 

22  And  Cu'  shl  bowed  himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran.  Then 
said  A-him'a  az  the  son  of  Za'dok  yet  again  to  Joab, 
But  howsoever,  let  me,  I  pray  thee,  also  run  after 
Cu'  shl.     And  Joab  said.  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my 

23  son,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no  tidings  ready?  But  how' 
soever,  said  he^  let  me  run.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Run.     Then  A-him'a-az  ran  by  the  way  of  the  plain, 

24  and  overran  Cu' shl.  And  David  sat  between  the  two 
gates:  and  the  watchman  went  up  to  the  roof  over  the 
gate  unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked, 

25  and  behold  a  man  running  alone.     And  the  watchman 


[58  II.  SAMUEL. 


cried,  and  told  the  king.     And  the  king  said,  If  he  be 
alone,   there  is  tidings   in  his    mouth.      And  he  came 
apace,  and  drew  near.     And  the  watchman  saw  another  26 
man  running:  and  the  watchman  called  unto  the  porter, 
and  said,  Behold  another  man  running  alone.     And  the 
king  said.  He  also  bringeth  tidings.     And  the  watch-  27 
man   said,  Methinketh  the  running  of  the  foremost  is 
like  the  running  of  A-him'  a-az  the  son  of  Za'  dok.     And 
the  king  said,  He  is  a  good  man,  and  cometh  with  good 
tidings.      And  A-him'  a-az    called,   and   said  unto  the  28 
kirtg.  All  is  well.     And  he  fell  down  to  the  earth  upon 
his  face  before  the  king,  and  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that  lifted 
up  their  hand  against  my  lord  the  king.     And  the  king  29 
said.  Is  the  young  man  Absalom  safe.^     And  A-him' a-az 
answered,  When  Joab  sent  the  king's  servant,  and  7ne 
thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult,  but  I  knew  not  what 
//  tvas.     And  the  king  said   ufito  hi?n,  Turn   aside,  and  30 
stand   here.      And   he    turned  aside,    and    stood  still. 
And,  behold,  Cu' shf  came;  and  Cu' shI  said,  Tidings,  31 
my  lord  the  king:  for  the  Lord  hath  avenged  thee  this 
day  of  all  them  that  rose  up  against  thee.     And  the  32 
king  said  unto  Cu'  shi.  Is  the  young  man  Absalom  safe? 
And  Cu'  shi  answered.  The  enemies  of  my  lord  the  king, 
and  all  that  rise  against  thee  to  do  thee  hurt,  be  as  that 
young  man  is. 

And  the  king  was  much  moved,  and  went  up  to  the  33 
chamber  over  the  gate,  and  wept:  and  as  he  went,  thus 
he  said,  O  my  son  Absalom!  my  son,  my  son  Absalom! 
would  God  I  had  died  for  thee,  O  Absalom,  my  son, 
my  son! 


SELECTION  NUMBER  75. 

11.   Samuel  22  :  1-51. 

And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this  i  22 
song,  in   the  day  that  the  Lord  had  delivered  him  out 
of  the  hand  of  all  his   enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand  of 
Saul:  and  he  said,  2 


22.   i8  II.  SAMUEL.  159 

The    Lord   is   my    rock,   and    my    fortress,   and    my 
deliverer; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock;  in  him  will  1  trust: 

He  is  my  shield,  and   the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my 

high  tower,  and  my  refuge, 
My  saviour;  thou  savest  me  from  violence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised: 
So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies, 

5  When  the  waves  of  death  compassed  me, 
The  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me  afraid; 

6  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me  about; 
The  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

7  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
And  cried  to  my  God: 

And  he  did  hear  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
And  my  cry  did  enter  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled; 
The  foundations  of  heaven  moved 
And  shook,  because  he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nostrils, 
And  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured: 
Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down; 
And  darkness  ivas  under  his  feet. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did  fly: 
And  he  was  seen  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions  round  about  him, 
Dark  waters,  and  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before  him 
Were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  from  heaven, 
And  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  and  scattered  them; 
Lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea  appeared. 

The  foundations  of  the  world  were  discovered, 

At  the  rebuking  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me; 
He  drew  me  out  of  many  waters: 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy, 


i6o  II.  SAMUEL.  22.  35 

And  from  them    that  hated   me:  for   they  were  too 

strong  for  me. 
They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity:  19 

But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place:  20 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 
The    Lord    rewarded    me    according    to    my    right-  21 

eousness; 
According   to   the   cleanness  of   my   hands  hath   he 

recompensed  me. 
For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord,  22 

And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 
For  all  his  judgments  ivere  before  me;  23 

And  as  for  his  statutes,  I  did  not  depart  from  them. 
I  was  also  upright  before  him,  24 

And  have  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 
Therefore  the  Lord  hath  recompensed  me  according  25 

to  my  righteousness; 
According  to  my  cleanness  in  his  eyesight. 
With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful,        26 
And  with  the   upright    man   thou   wilt   shew    thyself 

upright. 
With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure;  27 

And  with  thefroward  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  unsavoury. 
And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt  save:  28 

Buf    thine    eyes   are   upon    the    haughty,    that    thou 

mayest  bring  them  down. 
For  thou  art  my  lamp,  O  Lord:  29 

And  the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 
For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a  troop:  30 

By  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a  wall. 
As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect;  31 

The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried: 
He  is  a  buckler  to  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 
For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord?  32 

And  who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God? 

God  is  my  strength  and  power;  33 

And  he  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

He  maketh  my  feet  like  h'mds'  feet;  34 

And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 
He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war;  35 


22.  51  n.  SAMUEL. 


So  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation: 
And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me; 
So  that  my  feet  did  not  slij3. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and  destroyed  them; 
And  turned  not  again  until  I  had  consumed  them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them,  and  wounded  them,  that 

they  could  not  arise: 
Yea,  they  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  to  battle: 
Them  that  rose  up  against  me   hast  thou   subdued 

under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks  of  mine  enemies, 
That  I  might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there  was  none  to  save; 
Even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small  as  the  dust  of  the  earth : 
I  did  stamp  them  as  the  mire  of  the  street,  and  ^\(S. 

spread  them  abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of  my 

people. 
Thou  hast  kept  me  to  be  head  of  the  heathen: 
A  people  tvhich  I  knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me: 

As  soon  as  they  hear,  they  shall  be  obedient  unto  me. 
•46      Strangers  shall  fade  away. 

And  they  shall  be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth;  and  blessed  be  my  rock; 

And  exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me. 

And  that  bringeth  down  the  people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from  mine  enemies: 
Thou  also  hast  lifted  me  up  on  high  above  them  that 

rose  up  against  me: 
Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  violent  man. 

50  Therefore   I   will   give   thanks  unto   thee,   O    Lord. 

among  the  heathen. 
And  I  will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

51  He  is  the  tower  of  salvation  for  his  king: 
And  sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
Unto  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 


i62  I.  CHRONICLES.  21. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  76. 
I.  Chronicles  21  :  1-28. 

And  Satan  stood    up   against    Israel,  and    provoked  i  21 
David  to  number  Israel.     And  David  said  to  Jo'  ab  and  2 
to  the  rulers  of  the  people,  Go,  number   Israel   from 
Be' er-she'ba  even  to   Dan;  and   bring  the   number  of 
them  to  me,  that  I  may  know  //.     And  Joab  answered,  3 
The  Lord  make  his  people  a  hundred  times  so  many 
more  as  they  be:  but,  my  lord  the  king,  ^r^'they  not  all 
my  lord's  servants?    why  then  doth  my  lord  require  this 
thing?   why  will    he  be  a   cause  of  trespass  to    Israel? 
Nevertheless  the  king's  word  prevailed  against    Joab.  4 
Wherefore    Joab   departed,    and    went    throughout  all 
Israel,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of  the  number  of  the  people  5 
unto  David.      And  all  they  of  Israel   were  a  thousand 
thousand  and  a  hundred  thousand  men  that  drew  sword : 
and  Judah  was  four  hundred  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword.     But  Levi  and   Benjamin  6 
counted  he  not  among  them:  for  the  king's  word  was 
abominable  to  Joab.     And  God  was  displeased  with  this  7 
thing;  therefore  he  smote  Israel.     And  David  said  unto  8 
God,  I  have  sinned  greatly,  because  I  have  done  this 
thing:  but  now,  I  beseech  thee,  do  away  the  iniquity  of 
thy  servant;  for  I  have  done  very  foolishly. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad,'  David's  seer,  saying,  9 
Go  and  tell  David,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  10 
thee  three  things:  choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may 
do  //  unto  thee.     So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said  unto  11 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,    Choose   thee  either  three  12 
years'  famine;  or  three  months  to  be  destroyed  before 
thy  foes,  while  that  the  sword  of  thine  enemies  over- 
taiceth  thee;  or  else  three  days  the  sword  of  the  Lord, 
even  the  pestilence,  in  the  land,  and  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  destroying  throughout  all   the  coasts  of  Israel, 


23 


I.  CHRONICLES.  163 


Now  therefore  advise  thyself  what  word  I  shall  bring 

13  again  to  him  that  sent  me.  And  David  said  unto  Gad, 
I  am  in  a  great  strait:  let  me  fall  now  into  the  hand  of 
the  Lord;  for  very  great  are  his  mercies:  but  let  me 
not  fall  into  the  hand  of  man. 

14  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  upon  Israel:  and  there 

15  fell  of  Israel  seventy  thousand  men.  And  God  sent  an 
angel  unto  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it:  and  as  he  was 
destroying,  the  Lord  beheld,  and  he  repented  him  of 
the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that  destroyed,  It  is 
enough,  stay  now  thine  hand.  And  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  stood  by  the    threshingfloor   of   Or'  nan  the 

16  Jeb'  u-site.  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  stand  between  the  earth  and 
the  heaven,  having  a  drawn  sword  in  his  hand  stretched 
out  over  Jerusalem.  Then  David  and  the  elders  of  Israel, 
who  were   clothed   in  sackcloth,   fell  upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is  it  woX.  I  that  commanded 
the  people  to  be  numbered?  even  I  it  is  that  have  sinned 
and  done  evil  indeed;  but  as  for  these  sheep,  what  have 
they  done?  let  thine  hand,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lord  my  God, 
be  on  me,  and  on  my  father's  house;  but  not  on  thy 
people,  that  they  should  be  plagued. 

18  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  commanded  Gad  to  say 
to  David,  that  David  should  go  up,  and  set  up  an  altar 
unto    the    Lord    in    the    threshingfloor   of  Oman     the 

19  Jebusite.     And  David  went  up  at  the  saying  of  Gad, 

20  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  Oman 
turned  back,  and  saw  the  angel;  and  his  four  sons  with 
him  hid  themselves.     Now  Oman  was  threshing  wheat. 

21  And  as  David  came  to  Oman,  Oman  looked  and  saw 
David,  and  went  out  'of  the  threshingfloor,   and  bowed 

22  himself  to  David  with  his  face  to  the  ground.  Then 
David  said  to  Oman,  Grant  me  the  place  of  this  thresh- 
ingfloor, that  I  may  build  an  altar  therein  unto  the 
Lord:  thou  shalt  grant  it  me  for  the  full  price:  that  the 

23  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people.  And  Oman 
said  unto  David,  Take  //  to  thee,  and  let  my  lord  the 
king  do  that  which  is  good  in  his  eyes :  lo,  I  give  thee  the 
oxen  also  for  burnt  ofl'erings,  and  the  threshing  instru- 
ments for  wood,  and  the  wheat  for  the  meat  offering;  I 


164  I.  CHRONICLES.  22.  8 

give  it  all.     And  king  David  said  to  Oman,  Nay;  but  I  24 
will  verily  buy  it  for  the  full  price:  for  I  will  not  take 
that  which  is  thine  for  the  Lord,  nor  offer  burnt  offer- 
ings without  cost.      So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  25 
place   six   hundred  shekels  of  gold   by  weight.       And  26 
David  built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  offered 
burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings,  and  called  upon  the 
Lord;  and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire  upon 
the  altar  of  burnt  offering.     And  the  Lord  commanded  27 
the  angel;  and  he  put  up  his  sword  again  into  the  sheath 
thereof. 

At  that   time  when  David   saw   that  the  Lord   h^d  28 
answered  him  in  the  threshingfloor  of  Oman  the  Jebu- 
site,  then  he  sacrificed  there. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  77. 

L  Chronicles  22  :  1-19. 

Then  David  said,  This  is  the  house  of  the  Lord  God,  i  22 
and  this  is  the  altar  of  the   burnt  offering  for    Israel. 
And  David  commanded  to  gather  together  the  strangers  2 
that  were  in  the  land  of  Israel;  and   he  set  masons  to 
hew  wrought  stones  to  build  the  house  of  God.     And  3 
David  prepared  iron  in  abundance  for  the  nails  for  the 
doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the  joinings;  and  brass  in 
abundance  without  weight;    also  cedar  trees  in  abun-  4 
dance:  for  the  Zi-do' ni-ans  and  they  of  Tyre  brought 
much  cedar  wood  to  David.     And  David  said,  Solomon  5 
my  son  is  young,  and  tender,  and  the  house  that  is  to  be 
builded  for  the   Lord  must  be  exceeding  magnifical,  of 
fame   and    of   glory  throughout  all   countries:    I  will 
therefore  now  make  preparation  for  it.     So  David  pre- 
pared abundantly  before  his  death. 

Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son,  and  charged  him  6 
to  build  a  house  for  the  Lord  God   of  Israel,     And  7 
David  said  to  Solomon,   My  son,  as  for  me,  it  was  in 
my  mind  to  build  a  house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord 
my  God:   But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying,  8 
Thou  hast  shed  blood  abundantly,  and  hast  made  great 


22. 


I.  CHRONICLES.  165 


wars:  thou  shalt  not  build  a  house  unto  my  name, 
because  thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upon  the  earth  in 
9  my  sight.  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to  thee,  who 
shall  be  a  man  of  rest;  and  I  will  give  him  rest  from  all 
his  enemies  round  about :  for  his  name  shall  be  Solomon, 
and  I  will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Israel  in  his 

10  days.  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my  name;  and  he 
shall  be  my  son,  and  I  will  be  his  father;  and  I  will 
establish  the  throne  of  his  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  the  Lord  be  with  thee;  and  prosper 
thou,  and  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he 

12  hath  said  of  thee.  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  wisdom 
and  understanding,  and  give  thee  charge  concerning 
Israel,  that  thou  mayest  keep  the  law  of  the  Lord  thy 

13  God.  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou  takest  heed  to 
fulfil  the  statutes  and  judgments  which  the  Lord 
charged  Moses  with  concerning  Israel:  be  strong,  and 

14  of  good  courage;  dread  not,  nor  be  dismayed.  Now, 
behold,  in  my  trouble  I  have  prepared  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  a  hundred  thousand  talents  of  gold,  and  a 
thousand  thousand  talents  of  silver;  and  of  brass  and 
iron  without  weight;  for  it  is  in  abundance;  timber 
also  and  stone  have  I  prepared;  and  thou  mayest  add 

15  thereto.  Moreover,  there  are  workmen  with  thee  in 
abundance,  hewers  and  workers  of  stone  and  timber, 
and  all  manner  of  cunning  men  for  every  manner  of 

16  work.  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  brass,  and  the 
iron,  there  is  no  number.  Arise  therefore^  and  be  doing, 
and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

17  David  also  commanded  all  the  princes  of  Israel  to 

18  help  Solomon  his  son,  saying,  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God 
with  you?  and  hath  he  ;/^/ given  you  rest  on  every  side? 
for  he  hath  given  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  into  mine 
hand;  and   the  land  is  subdued  before   the  Lord,  and 

19  before  his  people.  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul 
to  seek  the  Lord  your  God;  arise  therefore,  and  build 
ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  God,  to  bring  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of  God, 
into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 


l66  I.  CHRONICLES.  29. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  78. 

I.  Chronicles  29  ;  6-28. 

Then    the    chief   of    the  fathers   and  princes  of  the  6  20 
tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  captains  of  thousands  and  of 
hundreds,  with  the   rulers  of  the  king's  work,  offered 
willingly,  and    gave,   for   the   service  of   the  house  of  7 
God,  of  gold  five   thousand  talents  and   ten  thousand 
drams,  and  of  silver  ten  thousand  talents,  and  of  brass 
eighteen  thousand  talents,  and  one  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  iron.     And  they  with  whom  precious  stones  8 
were  found   gave  them  to   the  treasure  of  _the  house  of 
the   Lord,  by  the   hand   of  Je-hl'  el  the  Ger'  shon-Ite. 
Then  the  people  rejoiced,    for  that  they  offered    will-  9 
ingly,  because  with  perfect  heart  they  offered  willingly 
to  the  Lord  :    and  David  the    king  also  rejoiced  with 
great  joy. 

Wherefore   David   blessed   the   Lord  before  all   the  10 
congregation:  and  David  said.    Blessed  he  thou.  Lord 
God  of  Israel  our  father,   for  ever  and  ever.     Thine,  11 
O  Lord,  is  the  greatness,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory 
and  the  victory,  and  the  majesty:  for  all  that  is  in  the 
heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine;  thine  is  the  kingdom, 
O    Lord,    and    thou   art    exalted   as    head   above   all. 
Both  riches  and  honour  cofue  of  thee,  and  thou  reignest  12 
over  all;  and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and  might;  and  in 
thine   hand  it  is  to   make  great,  and  to  give  strength 
unto  all.     Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank  thee,  and  13 
praise  thy  glorious  name.     But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  14 
my  people,  that  we  should  be  able  to  offer  so  willingly 
after  this  sort?  for  all  things  come  of  thee,  and  of  thine 
own  have  we  given  thee.     For  we  are  strangers  before  15 
thee,  and  sojourners,  as  ivere  2W  our  fathers:  our  days 
on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and  there  is  none  abiding. 
O  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  that  we  have  prepared  16 
to  build   thee  a   house  for   thine   holy   name  cot?uth  of 
thine  hand,  and  is  all  thine  own.     I  know  also,  my  God,  17 
that  thou  triest  the  heart,  and  hast  pleasure  in  upright- 
ness.    As    for    me,   in    the  uprightness    of  mine    heart 


29.  28  I.  CHRONICLES.  167 

I  have  willingly  offered  all  these  things:  and  now  have 
I  seen  with  joy  thy  people,  which  are  present  here,  to 

18  offer  willingly  unto  thee.  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our  fathers,  keep  this  for  ever  in 
the  imagination   of  the  thoughts   of  the  heart  of  thy 

19  people,  and  prepare  their  heart  unto  thee:  and  give 
unto  Solomon  my  son  a  perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy 
commandments,  th)^  testimonies,  and  thy  statutes,  and 
to  do  all  these  things^  and  to  build  the  palace,  for  the 
which  I  have  made  provision. 

20  And  David  said  to  all  the  congregation.  Now  bless 
the  Lord  your  God.  And  all  the  congregation  blessed 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down  their 

21  heads,  and  worshipped  the  Lord,  and  the  king.  And 
they  sacrificed  sacrifices  unto  the  Lord,  and  offered 
burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  on  the  morrow  after 
that  day,  even  a  thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand  rams, 
and  a  thousand  lambs,  with  their  drink  offerings,  and 

22  sacrifices  in  abundance  for  all  Israel:  and  did  eat  and 
drink  before  the  Lord  on  that  day  with  great  gladness. 
And  they  made  Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  the 
second  time,  and  anointed  him  unto  the  Lord  to  be  the 

23  chief  governor,  and  Za'dok  to  be  priest.  Then  Solomon 
sat  on  the  throne  of  the  Lord  as  king  instead  of  David 
his  father,  and  prospered;  and  all  Israel  obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty  men,  and  all  the 
sons  likewise  of  king  David,  submitted  themselves  unto 

25  Solomon  the  king.  And  the  Lord  magnified  Solomon 
exceedingly  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  and  bestowed 
upon  him  such  royal  majesty  as  had  not  been  on  any 
king  before  him  in  Israel. 

26  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse  reigned  over  all  Israel. 

27  And  the  time  that  he  reigned  over  Israel  ivas  forty 
years;  seven  years   reigned   he  in   Hebron,  and  thirty 

28  and  three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And  he 
died  in  a  good  old  age,  full  of  days,  riches,  and  honour; 
and  Solomon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


i68  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES. 


I.  KINGS   AND  II.   CHRONICLES. 


ARRANGED    IN    THE    ORDER    OF    THE    EVENTS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  Y9. 

I.  Kings  2  :  1-4,  10-12  ;    II.  Chronicles  i  :  1-17. 

Now  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that  he  should  die;  i  2 
and  he  charged  Solomon  his  son,  saying,  I  go  the  way  2 
of  all  the  earth:    be  thou  strong  therefore,  and  shew 
thyself  a  man;    and  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  thy  3 
God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his 
commandments,  and  his  judgments,  and  his  testimonies, 
as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thou  mayest 
prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest,  and  whithersoever  thou 
turnest  thyself:   that  the  Lord  may  continue  his  word  4 
which  he  spake  concerning  me,  saying.  If  thy  children 
take  heed  to  their  way,  to  walk  before  me  in  truth  with 
all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul,  there  shall  not 
fail  thee  (said  he)  a  m^n  on  the  throne  of  Israel.     *    * 

So  David  slept  with   his  fathers,  and  was  buried   in  10 
the  city  of  David.     And  the  days  that  David  reigned  11 
over  Israel  were  forty  years:    seven  years  reigned  he 
in  He'bron,  and  thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he  in 
Jerusalem. 

Then    sat    Solomon    upon    the    throne  of  David   his  12 
father;  and  his  kingdom  was  established  greatly.     *    * 

And  Solomon  the  son  of  David  was  strengthened  in  i  l 
his  kingdom,  and  the  Lord  his  God  was  with  him,  and 
magnified  him  exceedingly.     Then  Solomon  spake  unto  2 
all  Israel,  to  the  captains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds, 
and  to  the  judges,  and  to  every  governor  in  all  Israel, 
the  chief  of  the  fathers.     So  Solomon,  and  all  the  con-  3 
gregation    with    him,   went    to    the    high    place     that 
was  at  Gib'e-on;   for  there  was  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  of  God,  which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 


.   i6  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  169 

4  Lord  had  made  in  the  wilderness.  But  the  ark  of 
God  had  David  brought  up  from  Kir' jath-je'a-nm  to  the 
place  which    David    had    prepared    for  it:    for  he    had 

5  pitched  a  tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem.  Moreover  the  brazen 
altar,  that  Be-zal'  e-el  the  son  of  U'  ri,  the  son  of  Hur, 
had  made,  he  put  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord; 

6  and  Solomon  and  the  congregation  sought  unto  it.  And 
Solomon  went  up  thither  to  the  brazen  altar  before 
the  Lord,  which  zvas  at  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  offered  a  thousand  burnt  offerings  upon  it. 

7  In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto  Solomon,  and  said 

8  unto  him,  Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee.  And  Solomon 
said  unto  God,  Thou  hast  shewed  great  mercy  unto 
David   my  father,   and  hast  made   me  to  reign  in  his 

9  stead.  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy  promise  unto  David 
my  father  be  established:  for  thou  hast  made  me  king 
over  a  people  like  the  dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  Give  me  now  wisdom  and  knowledge,  that  I  may  go 
out  and  come  in  before  this  people:    for  who  can  judge 

11  this  thy  people,  that  is  so  great?  And  God  said  to 
Solomon,  Because  this  was  in  thine  heart,  and  thou 
hast  not  asked  riches,  wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the  life 
of  thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast  asked  long  life;  but 
hast  asked  wisdom  and  knowledge  for  thyself,  that  thou 
mayest  judge  my  people,  over  whom  I  have  made  thee 

12  king:  wisdom  and  knowledge  is  granted  unto  thee;  and 
I  will  give  thee  riches,  and  wealth,  and  honour,  such  as 
none  of  the  kings  have  had  that  Jiave  been  before  thee, 
neither  shall  there  any  after  thee  have  the  like. 

13  Then  Solomon  came  from  his  joiirney  to  the  high 
place  that  ivas  at  Gib'e-on  to  Jerusalem,  from  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  reigned  over 

14  Israel.  And  Solomon  gathered  chariots  and  horsemen; 
and  he  had  a  thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots,  and 
twelve   thousand    horsemen,    which    he    placed    in    the 

15  chariot  cities,  and  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem.  And 
the  king  made  silver  and  gold  at  Jerusalem  as  plenteous 
as  stones,  and  cedar  trees  made  he  as  the    sycamore 

16  trees  that  are  in  the  vale  for  abundance.  \nd  Solomon 
had  horses  brought  out  of  Egypt,  and  linen  yarn:  the 
king's  merchants  received   the   linen  yarn   at  a  price. 


I70  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  5.  9 

And  they  fetched   up,  and  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt    17 
a  chariot  for  six   hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  a  horse 
for  a  hundred  and  fifty:   and  so  brought  they  out  horses 
for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hit'  tites,  and  for  the  kings  of 
Syria,  by  their  means. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  80. 
I.   Kings  5  :  1-18. 

And   Hi'  ram   king  of  Tyre  sent   his   servants   unto  i  5 
Solomon;  for  he  had  heard  that  they  had  anointed  him 
king  in  the  room  of  his  father:  for  Hi'  ram  was  ever  a 
lover  of  David.      And  Solomon  sent  to  Hi'  ram,  saying,  2 
Thou   knowest  how   that   David  my  father  could   not  3 
build  a  house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  for 
the  wars  which  were  about  him  on  every  side,  until  the 
Lord  put  them  under  the  soles  of  his  feet.     But  now  4 
the  Lord  my  God  hath  given  me  rest  on  every  side,  so 
that  there  is  neither  adversary  nor  evil  occurrent.     And,  5 
behold,  I   purpose   to  build  a  house  unto   the  name  of 
the  Lord  my  God,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  David  my 
father,    saying,   Thy   son,    whom   I   will    set    upon   thy 
throne   in    thy   room,  he   shall   built  a   house  unto  my 
name.     Now  therefore  command   thou  that  they  hew  6 
me  cedar  trees    out  of  Leb'a-non;    and  my   servants 
shall  be  with  thy  servants:  and  unto  thee  will   I  give 
hire  for  thy  servants  according  to  all  that  thou  shalt 
appoint :  for  thou  knowest  that  there  is  not  among  us  any 
that  can  skill  to  hew  timber   like  unto  the  Si-do'  ni-ans. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hiram  heard  the  words  of  7 
Solomon,  that   he    rejoiced   greatly,    and  said.  Blessed 
he  the  Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto  David  a 
wise  son  over  this  great  people.      And  Hiram  sent  to  8 
Solomon,  saying,  I   have  considered  the   things  which 
thou  sentest  to   me  for:  and  I  will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and  concerning  timber  of 
fir.      My  servants  shall  bring  them  down  from  Lebanon  9 
unto  the  sea;  and  I  will  convey  them  by  sea  in  floats 
unto   the  place   that  thou   shalt  appoint  me,  and   will 
cause   them   to    be    discharged   there,   and   thou   shalt 


6.  3  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  171 

receive  them:  and  thou  shalt  accomplish  my  desire,  in 

10  giving  food  for  my  household.  So  Hiram  gave  Solo- 
mon cedar  trees  and  fir  trees  according  to  all  his  desire. 

11  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty  thousand  measures 
of  wheat /<?r  food  to  his  household,  and  twenty  measures 
of  pure  oil:  thus  gave  Solomon  to  Hiram  year  by  year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon  wisdom,  as  he  promised 
him:  and  there  was  peace  between  Hiram  and  Solomon; 
and  they  two  made  a  league  together. 

13  And   king  Solomon  raised  a  levy  out   of  all  Israel; 

14  and  the  levy  was  thirty  thousand  men.  And  he  sent 
them  to  Lebanon,  ten  thousand  a  month  by  courses:  a 
month  they  were  in  Lebanon,  and  two  months  at  home: 

15  and  Ad-o-nl' ram  was  over  the  levy.  And  Solomon 
had  threescore  and  ten  thousand  that  bare  burdens, 
and     fourscore    thousand    hewers    in    the   mountains; 

16  besides  the  chief  of  Solomon's  officers  which  were  over 
the   work,   three  thousand  and    three  hundred,   which 

17  ruled  over  the  people  that  wrought  in  the  work.  And 
the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought  great  stones, 
costly  stones,  and  hewed  stones,  to  lay  the  foundation 

18  of  the  house.  And  Solomon's  builders  and  Hiram's 
builders  did  hew  them,  and  the  stone-squarers:  so  they 
prepared  timber  and  stones  to  build  the  house. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  81. 

I.  Kings  6  :  1-4,  11-14,  21-30;  II.  Chronicles  5  :  1-5,  10,  13,  14. 

1  T  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four  hundred  and  eightieth 
year  after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Solomon's  reign 
over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif,  which  is  the  second 
month,  that  he  began  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  the  house  which  king  Solomon  built  for  the  Lord, 
the  length  thereof  tvas  threescore  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits,  and  the  height   thereof 

3  thirty  cubits.  And  the  porch  before  the  temple  of  the 
house,  twenty  cubits  7ifas  the  length  thereof,  according 
to  the  breadth  of  the   house;  and  ten   cubits  7C'as  the 


172  I.   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES  5-  2 

breadth  thereof  before  the  house.     And  for  the  house  4 
he  made  windows  of  narrow  lights.     *    * 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Solomon,  saying,  11 
Concerning  \.\{\^  house  which  thou  art  in  building,  if  thou  12 
wilt  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  execute  my  judgments, 
and  keep  all  my  commandments  to  walk  in  them;  then 
will  I  perform  my  word  with  thee,  which  I  spake  unto 
David  thy  father:  and  I  will  dwell  among  the  children  13 
of  Israel,  and  will   not  forsake   my  people  Israel.     So  14 
Solomon   built   the   house,    and    finished   it.     *    *     So  21 
Solomon  overlaid  the  house  within  with  pure  gold:  and 
he  made  a  partition  by  the  chains  of  gold  before   the 
oracle;  and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold.      And  the  whole  22 
house  he  overlaid  with  gold,  until  he  had  finished  all 
the  house:  also  the  whole  altar  that  was  by  the  oracle 
he  overlaid  with  gold. 

And  within  the  oracle  he  made  two  cherubim  of  olive  23 
tree,  each  ten  cubits  high.      And  five  cubits  was  the  one  24 
wing  of  the  cherub,  and  five  cubits  the  other  wing  of 
the  cherub:  from  the  uttermost   part  of  the  one  wing 
unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  other  were  ten  cubits. 
And  the  other  cherub  was  ten  cubits:  both  the  cherubim  25 
were  of  one  measure  and  one  size.     The  height  of  the  26 
one  cherub  ivas  ten  cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the  other 
cherub.      And   he  set   the   cherubim   within  the   inner  27 
house:    and    they    stretched     forth    the    wings   of   the 
cherubim,  so  that  the  wing  of  the  one  touched  the  one 
wall,  and   the   wing  of   the    other  cherub  touched  the 
other  wall;'  and  their  wings  touched  one  another  in  the 
midst  of  the   house.      And    he   overlaid   the   cherubim  28 
with  gold.      And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the  house  29 
round  about  with  carved  figures  of  cherubim  and  palm 
trees  and  open  flowers,  within  and  without.      And  the  30 
floor   of  the   house   he  overlaid  with   gold,  within   and 
without. 

Thus  all  the  work  that  Solomon  made  for  the  house  i  5 
of  the  Lord  was  finished:  and  Solomon  brought  in  all 
the  things  that  David  his  father  had  dedicated;  and  the 
silver,  and   the   gold,  and   all    the   instruments,  put  he 
among  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God. 

Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  all  2 


6.  5  I.   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  173 

the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the  city  of  David, 

3  which  is  Zion.  Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Israel  assem- 
bled themselves  unto  the  king  in  the  feast  which  7uas  in 

4  the  seventh  month.      And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came; 

5  and  the  Levites  took  up  the  ark.  And  they  brought  up 
the  ark,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  all 
the    holy    vessels  that   wei-e    in  the    tabernacle,    these 

10  did  the  priests  a?id  the  Levites  bring  up.  *  *  There 
was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two  tables  which  Moses 
put  therein  at  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they  came  out  of 
Egypt.     *    * 

13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the  trumpeters  and  singers 
were  as  one,  to  make  one  sound  to  be  heard  in  praising 
and  thanking  the  Lord;  and  when  they  lifted  up  their 
voice  with  the  trumpets  and  cymbals  and  instruments 
of  music,  and  praised  the  Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever:  that  then  the  house  was 

14  filled  with  a  cloud,  even  the  house  of  the  Lord;  so  that 
the  priests  could  not  stand  to  minister  by  reason  of  the 
cloud:  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
God. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  82. 

II.  Chronicles  6:  1-23. 

1  Then  said   Solomon,  The    Lord   hath    said  that  he 

2  w^ould  dwell  in  the  thick  darkness.  But  1  have  built  a 
house  of  habitation  for  thee,  and  a  place  for  thy  dwel- 

3  ling  for  ever.  And  the  king  turned  his  face,  and  blessed 
the  whole  congregation  of  Israel:  and  all   the  congre- 

4  gation  of  Israel  stood.  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  who  hath  with  his  hands  fulfilled 
that  which  he  spake  with  his  mouth  to  my  father  David, 

5  saying,  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth  my  people 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  I  chose  no  city  among  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  build  a  house  in,  that  my  name  might 


174  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  6.   i8 


be  there;  neither  chose  I  any  man  to  be  a  ruler  over 
my  people  Israel:    but  I  have   chosen  Jerusalem,   that  6 
my  name  might  be  there;  and  have  chosen  David  to  be 
over  my  people   Israel.     Now  it  was  in  the  heart  of  7 
David  my  father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel.     But  the  Lord  said  to  David  my  8 
father,  Forasmuch  as  it  was  in  thine  heart  to  build  a 
house  for  my  name,  thou  didst  well  in  that  it  was  in 
thine  heart:  notwithstanding  thou  shalt  not  build  the  9 
house;  but  thy  son,     *     *     he  shall  build  the  house  for 
my   name.      The   Lord  therefore   hath    performed   his  10 
word  that  he  hath  spoken:  for  I  am  risen  up  in  the  room 
of  David  my  father,  and  am  set  on  the  throne  of  Israel, 
as  the  Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the  house  for. the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel.     And  in  it  have  I  put  11 
the  ark,  wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
made  with  the  children  of  Israel. 

And  he  stood  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in  the  12 
presence  of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and  spread 
forth  his  hands:  for  Solomon  had  made  a  brazen  scaf-  13 
fold,  of  five  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits  broad,  and  three 
cubits  high,  and  had  set  it  in  the  midst  of  the  court: 
and  upon  it  he  stood,  and  kneeled  down  upon  his  knees 
before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and  spread  forth 
his  hands  toward  heaven,   and  said,   O  Lord  God    of  14 
Israel,  t/iere  is  no  God  like  thee  in  the  heaven,  nor  in 
the  earth;  which  keepest  covenant,  and  shewest  mercy 
unto  thy  servants,  that  walk  before  thee  with  all  their 
hearts:  thou  which  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  David  15 
my  father  that  which  thou    hast   promised   him;    and 
spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine 
hand,  as  //  is  this  day.     Now    therefore,  O  Lord  God  16 
of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant  David  my  father  that 
which  thou  hast  promised  him,  saying.  There  shall  not 
fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of 
Israel;  yet  so  that  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way 
to   walk   in   my   law,   as   thou  hast  walked  before  me. 
Now  then,   O  Lord  God  of   Israel,    let   thy  word  be  17 
verified,  which  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy  servant  David. 
But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  with  men  on  the  earth?  18 
Behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  con- 


G.  27  I.   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  175 


tain  thee;  how  much  less  this  house  which  I  have  built! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servant, 
and  to  his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken 
unto  the  cry  and  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 

20  before  thee:  that  thine    eyes  may   be  open  upon  this 
.     house  day  and  night,  upon  the  place  whereof  thou  hast 

said  that  thou  wouldest  put  thy  name  there;  to  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth   toward  this 

21  place.  Hearken  therefore  unto  the  supplications  of 
thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  which  they  shall 
make  toward  this  place:  hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  even  from  heaven ;  and  when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

22  If  a  man  sin  against  his  neighbour,  and  an  oath  be 
laid  upon  him  to  make  him  swear,  and  the  oath  come 

23  before  thine  altar  in  this  house;  then  hear  thou  from 
heaven,  and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  by  requiting 
the  wicked,  by  recompensing  his  way  upon  his  own 
head;  and  by  justifying  the  righteous,  by  giving  him 
according  to  his  righteousness. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    83. 

II.  Chronicles  6  :  24-42. 

6  24  And  if  thy  people  Israel  be  put  to  the  worse  before 
the  enemy,  because  they  have  sinned  against  thee;  and 
shall  return  and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray  and  make 

25  supplication  before  thee  in  this  house;  then  hear  thou 
from  the  heavens,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people 
Israel,  and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land  which  thou 
gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

26  When  the  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no  rain, 
because  they  have  sinned  against  thee;  j^/  if  they  pray 
toward  this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from 

27  their  sin,  when  thou  dost  afflict  them;  then  hear  thou 
from  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and 
of  thy  people  Israel,  when  thou  hast  taught  them  the 
good  way,  wherein  they  should  walk;  and  send  rain 
upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast  given  unto  thy  people 
for  an  inheritance. 


176  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  6.  38 

If  there  be  dearth  in  the  land,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if  2S 
there  be  blasting  or  mildew,  locusts  or  caterpillars;  if 
their  enemies  besiege  them  in  the  cities  of  their  land; 
whatsoever  sore,  or  whatsoever  sickness  t/iere  be:  then  29 
what  prayer  or  what  supplication  soever  shall  be  made 
of  any  man,  or  of  all  thy  people  Israel,  when  every  one     - 
shall  know  his  own  sore  and  his  own  grief,  and  shall 
spread  forth   his  hands  in  this   house:  then  hear  thou  30 
from    heaven    thy    dwellingplace,     and    forgive,     and 
render   unto  every  man   according   unto  all   his  ways, 
whose  heart  thou  knowest;   (for  thou  only  knowest  the 
hearts  of  the  children  of  men;)  that  they  may  fear  thee,  31 
to  walk  in  thy  ways,  so  long  as  they  live  in  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

Moreover  concerning  the  stranger,  which  is  not  of  32 
thy  people  Israel,  but  is  come  from  a  far  country  for 
thy  great  name's  sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand,  and  thy 
stretched    out    arm;    if    they  come    and    pray   in    this 
house;  then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens,  even  from  thy  33 
dwellingplace,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the  stranger 
calleth  to  thee  for;  that  all  people  of  the  earth  may 
know  thy  name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy  people  Israel, 
and  may  know  that   this  house  which  I  have  built  is 
called  by  thy  name.     If  thy  people  go  out  to  war  against  34 
their  enemies  by  the  way  that  thou  shalt  send  them, 
and  they  pray  unto  thee  toward  this  city  which  thou 
hast  chosen,  and  the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name;   then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens  their  prayer  35 
and  their  supplication,   and   maintain  their  cause.     If  36 
they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is  no  man  which  sinneth 
not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and  deliver  them 
over  before  their  enemies,  and  they  carry  them  away 
captives  unto  a  land  far  off  or  near;  yet  //"they  bethink  37 
themselves  in  the  land  whither  they  are  carried  captive, 
and  turn  and  pray  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their  cap- 
tivity, saying.  We  have  sinned,  we  have  done  amiss,  and 
have  dealt   wickedly;    if  they  return  to  thee  with  all  2>^ 
their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the  land  of  their 
captivity,  whither  the}''  have  carried  them  captives,  and 
pray  toward   their  land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,   and  toward  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 


7.  7  I-   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  I77 


and  toward  the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name: 

39  then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens,  ei^en  from  thy  dwelling-- 
place,  their  prayer  and  their  supplications,  and  maintain 
their  cause,  and  forgive  thy  people  which  have  sinned 

40  against  thee.  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech  thee,  thine 
eyes  be  open,  and  let  thine  ears  he  attent  unto  the  prayer 

41  that  is  viade  in  this  place.  Now  therefore  arise,  O  Lord 
God,  into  thy  resting  place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy 
strength:  let  thy  priests,  O  Lord  God,  be  clothed  with 

42  salvation,  and  let  thy  saints  rejoice  in  goodness.  O 
Lord  God,  turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine  anointed: 
remember  the  mercies  of  David  thy  servant. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  84. 

II.  Chronicles  7  :  1-22. 

7  I  Now  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end  of  praying,  the 
fire  came  down  from  heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  sacrifices;  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 

2  filled  the  house.  And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  because  the  glory  of  the  Lord 

3  had  filled  the  Lord's  house.  And  when  all  the  children 
of  Israel  saw  how  the  fire  came  down,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  upon  the  house,  they  bowed  themselves  with 
their  faces  to  the  ground  upon  the  pavement,  and  wor- 
shipped, and  praised  the  Lord,  saying,  For  //<? /^  good ; 
for  his  mercy  endweth  for  ever. 

4  Then  the  king  and  all  the  people  offered  sacrifices 

5  before  the  Lord.  And  king  Solomon  offered  a  sacrifice 
of  twenty  and  two  thousand  oxen,  and  a  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep.     So  the  king  and  all  the  people 

6  dedicated  the  house  of  God.  And  the  priests  waited 
on  their  offices:  the  Levites  also  with  instruments  of 
music  of  the  Lord,  which  David  the  king  had  made  to 
praise  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever, 
when  David  praised  by  their  ministry;  and  the  priests 
sounded    trumpets  before  them,   and    all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  Solomon  hallowed  the  middle  of  the  court 
\.\i2^\.ivas  before   the   house  of  the   Lord:  for  there  he 


lyS  I.   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  7.   20 


offered  burnt  offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offer- 
ings, because  the  brazen  altar  which  Solomon  had  made 
was  not  able  to  receive  the  burnt  offerings,  and  the 
meat  offerings,  and  the  fat. 

Also  at  the  same  time  Solomon  kept  the  feast  seven  8 
days,  and  all   Israel    with    him,   a    very  great  congre- 
gation, from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto  the  river 
of  Egypt.     And  in  the  eighth  day  they  made  a  solemn  9 
assembly:    for   they  kept   the   dedication  of   the  altar 
seven    days,  and   the  feast  seven  days.     And   on  the  10 
three  and  twentieth  day  of  the  seventh  month  he  sent 
the   people  away   into   their  tents,  glad  and  merry   in 
heart  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had  shewed  unto 
David,    and    to    Solomon,    and     to    Israel    his    people. 
Thus  Solomon  finished  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  11 
king's  house:  and  all  that  came  into  Solomon's  heart  to 
make  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  his  own  house, 
he  prosperously  effected. 

And  the   Lord  appeared  to   Solomon   by  night,  and  12 
said    unto   him,    I    have    heard    thy    prayer,  and  have 
chosen   this   place  to   myself  for  a  house  of  sacrifice. 
If  I  shut  up  heaven  that  there  be  no  rain,  or  if  I  com-  13 
mand    the    locusts    to   devour   the    land,    or  if  I  send 
pestilence  among  my  people;  if  my  people,  which  are  14 
called  by  my  name,  shall  humble  themselves,  and  pray, 
and  seek  my  face,  and  turn  from  their  wicked  ways; 
then  will  I  hear  from  heaven,  and  will  forgive  their  sin, 
and  will  heal  their  land.     Now  mine  eyes  shall  be  open,  15 
and  mine  ears  attent  unto  the  prayer  that  is  made  in  this 
place.     For  now  have  I  chosen  and  sanctified  this  house,  16 
that  my  name  may  be  there  for  ever:  and  mine  eyes  and 
mine  heart  shall  be  there  perpetually.      And  as  for  thee,  17 
if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me,  as  David  thy  father  walked, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee, 
and  shalt  observe  my  statutes  and  my  judgments;  then  i8 
will  I  stablish  the  throne  of  thy  kingdom,    according 
as  I  have  covenanted  with    David  thy  father,   saying, 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  to  be  ruler  in  Israel. 
But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake  my  statutes  and  my  19 
commandments,  which  I  have  set  before  you,  and  shall 
go  and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them;  then  will  20 


9.  7  I-  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  179 

I  pluck  them  up  by  the  roots  out  of  my  land  which 
I  have  given  them;  and  this  house,  which  I  have  sanc- 
tified for  my  name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight,  and  will 
make  it  to  be  a  proverb  and  a  byword  among  all  nations. 

2  1  And  this  house,  which  is  high,  shall  be  an  astonish- 
ment to  every  one  that  passeth  by  it;  so  that  he  shall 
say,  Why  hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land,  and 

2  2  unto  this  house?  And  it  shall  be  answered.  Because 
they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  which 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid 
hold  on  other  gods,  and  worshipped  them,  and  served 
them:  therefore  hath  he  brought  all  this  evil  upon 
them. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  85. 

II.  Chronicles  9  :  1-28,  30,  31. 

9  T  And  when  the  queen  of  She'  ba  heard  of  the  fame 
of  Solomon,  she  came  to  prove  Solomon  with  hard 
questions  at  Jerusalem,  with  a  very  great  company, 
and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in  abundance, 
and  precious  stones:  and  when  she  was  come  to 
Solomon,    she    communed    with    him   of    all  that   was 

2  in  her  heart.  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions: and  there  was  nothing  hid  from  Solomon  which 

3  he  told  her  not.  And  when  the  queen  of  She'  ba  had 
seen  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and    the  house  that  he 

4  had  biiilt,  and  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting 
of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance  of  his  ministers,  and 
their  apparel;    his  cup-bearers  also,  and  their  apparel; 

»        and  his  ascent  by  which  he  went  up  into  the  house  of 

5  the  Lord;-  there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her.  And  she 
said  to  the  king.  It  was  a  true  report  which  I  heard 
in  mine  own  land  of  thine  acts,  and   of  thy  wisdom: 

6  Howbeit  I  believed  not  their  words,  until  I  came,  and 
mine  eyes  had  seen  /'/.•  and,  behold,  the  one  half  of  the 
greatness  of   thy  wisdom   was   not  told  me:  fo?-  thou 

7  exceedest  the  fame  that  I  heard.  Happy  are  thy  men, 
and  happy  are  these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continu- 


i8o  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  g.  20 

ally  before  thee,  and  hear  thy  wisdom.      Blessed  be  the  8 
Lord  thy  God,  which   delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee  on 
his  throne,  to  be  king  for  the  Lord  thy  God:   because 
thy  God  loved  Israel,  to  establish  them  for  ever,  there- 
fore made  he  thee  king  over  them,  to  do  judgment  and 
justice.     And  she  gave  the  king  a  hundred  and  twenty  9 
talents   of  gold,    and   of  spices   great  abundance,    and 
precious  stones:    neither  was  there  any  such  spice  as 
the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  king  Solomon.     And  the  ser-  10 
vants  also   of  Hu'  ram,   and  the  servants  of  Solomon, 
which  brought  gold  from  O'phir,  brought  algum  trees 
and  precious  stones.     And  the  king  made  of  the  algum  11 
trees  terraces  to   the   house   of  the  Lord,  and  to  the 
king's  palace,  and  harps  and  psalteries  for  singers:  and 
there  were  none  such  seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah. 
And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  12 
desire,  whatsoever  she  asked,   besides  that  which   she 
had  brought  unto  the  king.      So  she  turned,  and  went 
away  to  her  own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon  in  one  13 
year   was   six   hundred  and  threescore  and  six  talents 
of   gold;    besides    that  luhtch  chapmen   and    merchants  14 
brought.     And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia  and  governors 
of  the  country  brought  gold  and  silver  to  Solomon. 

And    king    Solomon    made    two    hundred    targets  of  15 
beaten  gold:  six  hundred  shekels  of  beaten  gold  went  to 
one  target.      And    three    hundred    shields  made  he   of  16 
beaten  gold:    three  hundred  shekels  of  gold  went  to  one 
shield.      And   the   king  put   them   in    the  house  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon.      Moreover  the  king  made  a  great  17 
throne  of  ivory,  and   overlaid  it  with  pure  gold.     And  18 
there -were  six  steps   to  the   throne,   with  a  footstool  of 
gold,  which  were  fastened   to  the  throne,  and  stays  on       % 
each  side  of  the   sitting  place,  and  two  lions  standing 
by  the  stays:    and  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  one  19 
side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six  steps.      There  was 
not  the  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

And  all  the  drinking  vessels  of  king  Solomon  were  of  20 
gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  forest  of 
Lebanon  were  ^/ pure  gold:    none  were  ^/silver;  it  was 
not  any  thing  accounted    of  in    the   days   of   Solomon. 


17-   5  I-   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  l8l 


2  1  For  the  king's  ships  went  to  Tar'  shish  with  the  servants 
of  Hu'ram:  every  three  years  once  came  the  ships  of 
Tar' shish  bringing  gold,   and   silver,   ivory,   and  apes, 

22  and  peacocks.  And  king  Solomon  passed  all  the  kings 
of  the  earth  in  riches  and  wisdom. 

23  And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  sought  the  presence 
of  Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  that  God  had  put  in 

24  his  heart.  And  they  brought  every  man  his  present, 
vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment, 
harness,  and  spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by 
year. 

25  And  Solomon  had  four  thousand  stalls  for  horses  and 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horsemen;  whom  he 
bestowed  in  the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the  king  at 
Jerusalem. 

26  And  he  reigned  over  all  the  kings  from  the  river 
even  unto  the  land  of  the  PhMIs'  tines,  and  to  the  border 

27  of  Egypt.  And  the  king  made  silver  in  Jerusalem  as 
stones,  and  cedar  trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore  trees 

28  that  are  in  the  low  plains  in  abundance.  And  they 
brought  unto  Solomon  horses  out  of  Egypt,  and  out  of 
all  lands.     *    * 

30  And    Solomon    reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel 

31  forty  years.  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
he  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his  father:  and 
Re-ho-bo'am  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  86. 

I.  Kings  17  :  1-24. 

l"i  And  E^i'jah  the  Tish' bite,  who  was  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Gil'  e-ad,  said  unto  A'  hab,  As  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  there  shall  not  be 
dew  nor  rain  these  years,  but  according  to  my  word. 

2  And   the   word  of   the   Lord  came  unto  him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee  eastward,  and  hide  thy- 

4  self  by  the  brook  Che'  rlth,  that  is  before  Jordan.     And 
it  shall  be,  that  thou   shalt   drink   of  the  brook;  and  I 

5  have  commanded  the  ravens  to  feed  thee  there.     So  he 


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went  and  did  according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord:  for 
he  went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook  Che'  rith,  that  /.y  before 
Jordan.  And  the  ravens  brought  him  bread  and  flesh  6 
in  the  morning,  and  bread  and  flesh  in  the  evening;  and 
he  drank  of  the  brook.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  a  7 
while,  that  the  brook  dried  up,  because  there  had  been 
no  rain  in  the  land. 

And  the  word  of  the   Lord  came  unto   him,  saying,  8 
Arise,    get   thee    to    Zar'  e-phath,     which    belongeth    to  9 
Zi' don,  and  dwell  there:  behold,  I  have  commanded  a 
widow  woman  there  to  sustain  thee.     So  he  arose  and  10 
went  to  Zar'  e-phath.     And  when  he  came  to  the  gate 
of  the  city,  behold,  the  widow  woman  was  there  gather- 
ing of  sticks:  and  he  called  to  her,  and  said,  Fetch  me, 
I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  in  a  vessel,  that  I  may  drink. 
And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  //,  he  called  to  her,  and  1 1 
said,  Bring  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thine 
hand.     And  she  said,  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  I  12 
have  not  a  cake,  but  a  handful  of  meal  in  a  barrel,  and  ^ 
a  little  oil  in  a  cruse:  and,  behold,  I  am  gathering  two 
sticks,  that  I  may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and  my  son, 
that  we  may  eat   it,  and  die.      And  E-lI' jah   said  unto  13 
her.  Fear  not;  go  ^«^  do  as  thou  hast  said:  but  make 
me  thereof  a  little  cake  first,  and  bring  //  unto  me,  and 
after  make  for  thee  and  for  thy  son.     For  thus  saith  14 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not 
waste,  neither  shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,   until  the  day 
that  tht  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the  earth.     And  she  15 
went  and  did  according  to  the  saying  of  E-lI' jah:  and 
she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat   many  days.     And  16 
the  barrel  of  meal  wasted  not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of 
oil  fail,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  Elijah. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the  son  17 
of  the  woman,  the  mistress  of  the  house,  fell  sick;  and 
his  sickness  was  so  sore,  that  there  was  no  breath  left 
in  him.     And  she  said  unto  Elijah,  What  have  I  to  do  18 
with  thee,  O  thou  man  of  God?  art  thou  come  unto  me 
to  call  my  sin  to  remembrance,  and  to   slay  my  son  ? 
And  he  said  unto  her,  Give  me  thy  son.      And  he  took  19 
him  out  of  her  bosom,  and  carried  him  up  into  a  loft, 


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20  where  he  abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own  bed.  And 
he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  my  God, 
hast  thou  also  brought  evil  upon  the  widow  with  whom 

21  I  sojourn,  by  slaying  her  son?  And  he  stretched  him- 
self upon  the  child  three  times,  and  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let  this  child's 

22  soul  come  into  him  again.  And  the  Lord  heard  the 
voice  of  Elijah;  and  the  soul  of  the  child  came  into  him 

23  again,  and  he  revived.  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  and 
brought  him  down  out  of  the  chamber  into  the  house, 
and  delivered  him  unto  his  mother:  and  Elijah  said,. 
See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  And  the  woman  said  to  Elijah,  Now  by  this  I  know 
that  thou  art  a  man  of  God,  and  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  in  thy  mouth  is  truth. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  87. 

I.   Kings  18  :  1-24. 

18  I  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  in  the  third  year,  saying, 
'Go,  shew  thyself  unto  A'  hab;  and  I  will  send  rain  upon 

2  the  earth.  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  himself  unto 
A'  hab.     And   there  was   a    sore    famine  in  Sa-ma'  ri-a. 

3  And  Ahab  called  O-ba-dl'  ah,  which  was  the  governor  of 
///V  house.     (Now  0-ba-dr  ah  feared  the  Lord  greatly: 

4  for  it  was  so^  when  Jez'  e-bel  cut  off  the  prophets  of 
the  Lord,  that  O-ba-dl'  ah  took  a  hundred  prophets, 
and   hid   them  by  fifty  in   a  cave,  and    fed  them  with 

5  bread  and  water.)  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  Go 
into  the  land,  unto  all  fountains  of  water,  and  unto  all 
brooks:  peradventure  we  may  find  grass  to  save  the 
horses  and  mules  alive,  that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  between  them  to  pass  through- 
out it:  Ahab  went  one  way  by  himself,  and  Obadiah 
went  another  way  by  himself. 

7  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the  way,  behold,  Elijah  met 
him:  and  he  knew  him,  and   fell  on  his  face,  and  said, 

8  Art  thou  that  my  lord  Elijah?     And  he  answered   him, 


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I  am:  go,  tell  thy  lord,  Behold,  Elijah  is  here.     And  he  9 
said.  What  have  I  sinned,  that  thou  wouldest   deliver 
thy  servant  into  the  hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay  me?     As  the  10 
Lord  thy  God   liveth,  there   is  no  nation  or  kingdom, 
whither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee:  and  when 
they  said.  He  is  not  there;   he  took  an  oath  of  the  king- 
dom and  nation,  that  they  found  thee  not.     And  now  11 
thou   sayest,  Go,  tell   thy   lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 
And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as  I  am  gone  from  12 
thee,  that   the    Spirit   of   the    Lord    shall    carry    thee 
whither  I  know  not;  and  .y^?  when  I  come  and  tell  Ahab, 
and    he  cannot  find  thee,  he  shall  slay  me:  but  I  thy 
servant  fear  the  Lord  from  my  youth.     Was  it  not  told  13 
my  lord  what  I  did  when  Jez'  e-bel  slew  the  prophets  of 
the    Lord,  how    I  hid   a  hundred  men  of  the  Lord's 
prophets  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and   fed  them  with  bread 
and   water?     And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell   thy  lord,  14 
Behold,   Elijah   is  here:   and   he   shall  slay  me.      And  15 
Elijah  said.  As  the  Lord  of  hosts  liveth,  before  whom 
I  stand,  I  will  surely  shew  myself  unto  him  to  day.     So  16 
Obadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and   told  him:  and  Ahab 
went  to  meet  Elijah. 

And  it   came  to    pass,  w^hen    Ahab   saw  Elijah,  that  17 
Ahab  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  he  that  troubleth  Israel? 
And  he  answered,  I  have  not  troubled  Israel;  but  thou,  18 
and  thy   father's   house,  in   that   ye   have  forsaken  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord,  and   thou   hast  followed 
Ba  al-im.     Now  therefore   send,  and  gather  to  me  all  19 
Israel  unto  mount  Car'  mel,  and  the  prophets  of  Ba  al 
four  hundred  and  fifty,  and  the  prophets  of  the  groves 
four  hundred,  which  eat  at  Jez'  e-bel's  table.     So  Ahab  20 
sent  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  gathered  the 
prophets  together  unto  mount  Car' mel.     And  Elijah  21 
came  unto  all  the  people,  and  said,  How  long  halt  ye 
between    two    opinions?     if  the   Lord  be  God,    follow 
him:  but  if  Ba  al,  then   follow    him.      And   the   people 
answered  him  not  a  word.     Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  22 
people,  I,  even  I  only,  remain  a  prophet  of  the  Lord; 
but  Ba'  al's  prophets  are  four  hundred  and  fifty  men. 
Let  them  therefore  give  us  two  bullocks;  and  let  them  23 
choose  one  bullock  for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in  pieces. 


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and  lay  //  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under:  and  I  will 
dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it  on  wood,  and  put  no 
24  fire  U7ider:  and  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  and 
I  will  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord:  and  the  God  that 
answereth  by  fire,  let  him  be  God.  And  all  the  people 
answered  and  said,  It  is  well  spoken. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  88. 

I.  Kings  18  :  25-46. 

18  25  And  Elijah  said  unto  the  prophets  of  Baal,  Choose 
you  one  bullock  for  yourselves,  and  dress  //first;  for 
ye  are  many;  and  call  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but 

26  put  no  fire  under.  And  they  took  the  bullock  which 
was  given  them,  and  they  dressed  //,  and  called  on  the 
name  of  Baal  from  morning  even  until  noon,  saying,  O 
Baal,  hear  us.  But  there  was  no  voice,  nor  any  that 
answered.     And  they  leaped  upon  the  altar  which  was 

27  made.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that  Elijah 
mocked  them,  and  said,  Cry  aloud:  for  he  is  a  god; 
either  he  is  talking,  or  he  is  pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a 
journey,   or   peradventure    he    sleepeth,    and  must  be 

28  awaked.  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  themselves  after 
their  manner  with  knives  and  lancets,   till  the  blood 

29  gushed  out  upon  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
midday  was  past,  and  they  prophesied  until  the  time  of 
the  offering  of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that  there  was 
neither  voice,  nor  any  to  answer,  nor  any  that  regarded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people,  Come  near  unto 
me.  And  all  the  people  came  near  unto  him.  And  he 
repaired  the  altar  of  the  Lord  that  was  broken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto  whom  the  word 
of  the   Lord  came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy  name: 

32  and  with  the  stones  he  built  an  altar  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord:  and  he  made  a  trench  about  the  altar,  as  great 

2,2^  as  would  contain  two  measures  of  seed.  And  he  put 
the  wood  in  order,  and  cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and 
laid  him  on  the  wood,  and  said.  Fill  four  barrels  with 


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water,  and  pour  //  on  the  burnt  sacrifice,  and  on  the 
wood.     And  he  saM,  Do  //  the  second  time.     And  they  34 
did  //  the  second  time.     And  he  said,  Do  //  the  third 
time.     And  they  did  if  the  third  time.     And  the  water  35 
ran  round  about  the  altar;  and  he  filled  the  trench  also 
with  water.     And  it  came  to  pass  at  t/ie  time  of  the  36 
offering  of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that  Elijah  the  prophet 
came  near,  and  said,  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
of  Israel,  let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou  art  God  in 
Israel,  and  that  I  am  thy  servant,  and  that  I  have  done 
all  these  things  at  thy  word.     Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  37 
me,  that  this  people  may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord 
God,  and  that  thou  hast  turned  their  heart  back  again. 
Then  the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and  consumed  the  burnt  38 
sacrifice,  and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and  the  dust, 
and  licked  up  the  water  that  ivas  in  the  trench.     And  39 
when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they  fell  on  their  faces:  and 
they  said.  The  Lord,  he  is  the  God;  the  Lord,  he  is 
the   God.       And    Elijah     said    unto     them,    Take    the  40 
prophets   of   Baal;  let  not   one  of  them   escape.     And 
they  took  them:  and  Elijah  brought  them  down  to  the 
brook  Kl'  shon,  and  slew  them  there. 

And   Elijah  said   unto  Ahab,    Get  thee  up,  eat  and  41 
drink;  for  there  is  a  sound  of  abundance  of  rain.      So  42 
Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to  drink.     And  Elijah  went  up 
to  the  top  of  Carmel;  and  he  cast  himself  down  upon 
the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between  his  knees,  and  said  43 
to  his  servant.  Go  up  now,  look  toward  the  sea.     And 
he  went   up,  and   looked,   and   said,    There  is  nothing. 
And  he  said,  Go  again  seven  times.     And  it  came  to  44 
pass  at  the   seventh   time,  that  he  said.  Behold,  there 
ariseth  a  little  cloud  out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's  hand. 
And  he  said,  Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab,  Prepare  tJiy  chariot, 
and  get  thee  down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not.     And  it  45 
came  to  pass  in  the  mean  while,  that  the  heaven  was 
black  with   clouds  and  wind,   and    there  was  a   great 
rain.     And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jez'  re-el.     And  the  46 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  on  Elijah;  and  he  girded  up  his 
loins,  and 'ran  before  Ahab  to  the  entrance  of  Jez'  re-el. 


ig. 


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SELECTION  NUMBER  89. 

I.  Kings  19  :  1-21. 

19  I       And  Ahab  told   Jez'e-bel  all   that  Elijah  had   done, 
and  withal  how  he  had  slain  all  the  prophets  with  the 

2  sword.  Then  Jez'e-bel  sent  a  messenger  unto  Elijah, 
saying,  ^o  let  the  gods  do  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I 
make    not   thy   life   as    the  life  of  one  of  them  by  to 

3  morrow  about  this  time.  And  when  he  saw  that,  he 
arose,  and  went  for  his  life,  and  came  to  Be' er-she'ba, 
which  belo7igeth  to  Judah,  and  left  his  servant  there. 

4  But  he  himself  went  a  day's  journey  into  the  wilder- 
ness, and  came  and  sat  down  under  a  juniper  tree:  and 
he  requested  for  himself  that  he  might  die;  and  said,  It 
is  enough;  now,  O  Lord,  take  away  my  life;  for  I  am 

5  not  better  than  my  fathers.  And  as  he  lay  and  slept 
under  a  juniper  tree,  behold,  then  an  angel  touched  him, 

6  and  said  unto  him.  Arise  and  eat.  And  he  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  was  a  cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a 
cruse  of  water  at  his  head.     And  he  did  eat  and  drink, 

7  and  laid  him  down  again.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  again  the  second  time,  and  touched  him,  and 
said.  Arise  and  eat;  because  the  journey  is  too  great 

8  for  thee.  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and 
went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  unto  Ho'  reb  the  mount  of  God. 

9  And  he  came  thither  unto  a  cave,  and  lodged  there; 
and,  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  caine  to  him,  and  he 

10  said  unto  him,  What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah?  And  he 
said,  I  have  been  very  jealous  for  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts:  for  the  children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy 
covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain  thy 
prophets  with   the  sword;  and  I,  even  I  only,  am  left; 

11  and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away.  And  he  said, 
Go  forth,  and  stand  upon  the  mount  before  the  Lord. 
And,  behold,  the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great  and 
strong  wind  rent  the  mountains,  and  brake  in  pieces 
the  rocks  before  the  Lord;  hiit\.\).^  Lord  wasvio\.  in  the 
wind:  and  after  the  wind  an  earthquake;  but  the  Lord 


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was  not  in  the  earthquake:    and  after  the  earthquake  12 
a  fire;  but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  fire:  and  after  the 
fire    a    still    small  voice.     And  it  was  so^  when   Elijah  i.2> 
heard  it,  that  he   wrapped  his   face  in   his  mantle,  and 
went   out,  and    stood   in    the.    entering  in   of  the   cave. 
And,   behold,   there  came   a  voice  unto    him,  and  said, 
What  doest  thou   here,   Elijah?     And  he    said,   I   have  14 
been     very    jealous    for     the     Lord    God    of     hosts: 
because  the  children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  cove- 
nant, thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain  thy  prophets 
with  the  sword;  and    I,  eve7i  I  only,  am   left;  and  they 
seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away.     And  the  Lord  said  unto  15 
him,    Go,   return    on    thy   way    to   the    wilderness   of 
Da-mas' cus:  and   when  thou  comest,  anoint   Haz' a-el 
to  be  king  over   Syria:  and   Je' hu  the  son  of  Nim' shI  16 
shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  king  over  Israel:  and  Elisha  the 
son  of  Sha'phat  of  A'  bel-me-ho'  lah  shalt  thou  anoint  to 
be  prophet   in   thy  room.     And   it  shall  come  to  pass,  17 
that  him   that    escapeth    the    sword    of   Haz' a-el    shall 
Je' hu  slay:  and  him  that  escapeth  from  the  sword  of 
Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay.      Yet  I  have  left  me  seven  thou-  18 
sand  in  Israel,  all  the  knees  which  have  not  bowed  unto 
Baal,  and  every  mouth  which  hath  not  kissed  him. 

So  he  departed  thence,  and  found  Elisha  the  son  of  19 
Sha'  phat,  who  tvas  ploughing  with  twelve  yoke  of  oxe?i 
before  him,  and  he  with  the  twelfth:  and  Elijah  passed 
by  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon   him.     And  he  left  20 
the  oxen,  and  ran  after  Elijah,  and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  kiss  my  father  and    my   mother,  and  then  I  will 
follow  thee.      And   he   said  unto   him,  Go  back  again: 
for  what  have  I  done  to  thee?     And  he  returned   back  21 
from  him,  and  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and 
boiled  their  flesh  with  the  instruments  of  the  oxen,  and 
gave  unto  the  people,  and  they  did  eat.     Then  he  arose, 
and  went  after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto  him. 


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SELECTION  NUMBER  90. 

II.  Chronicles  29  :  1-12,  15,  16,  20-31  ;  31  :  i,  20,  21. 

20  r  Hez-e-ki'  ah  began  to  reign  when  he  was  five  and  twenty 
years  old,  and  he  reigned  nine  and  twenty  years  in 
Jerusalem.     And  his  mother's  name  was  A-bi'  jah,  the 

2  daughter  of  Zech-a-ri'  ah.  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
David  his  father  had  done. 

3  He  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  first  month, 
opened    the   doors    of   the    house     of   the    Lord,    and 

4  repaired  them.  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the 
Le'  vites,   and  gathered  them    together    into    the  east 

5  street,  and  said  unto  them.  Hear  me,  ye  Le'vltes; 
sanctify  now  yourselves,  and  sanctify  the  house  of  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  and  carry  forth  thefilthiness 

'  6  out  of  the  holy  place.  For  our  fathers  have  trespassed, 
and  done  that  which  was  evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  our 
God,  and  have  forsaken  him,  and  have  turned  away 
their  faces  from  the  habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned 

7  //z^/r  backs.  Also  they  have  shut  up  the  doors  of  the 
porch,  and  put  out  the  lamps,  and  have  not  burned 
incense  nor  offered   burnt  offerings  in  the  holy  place 

8  unto  the  God  of  Israel.  Wherefore  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  was  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  he  hath 
delivered  them  to  trouble,  to  astonishment,  and  to  hiss- 

9  ing,  as  ye  see  with  your  eyes.  For,  lo,  our  fathers 
have  fallen  by  the  sword,  and  our  sons  and  our  daugh- 

10  ters  and  our  wives  are  in  captivity  for  this.  Now  //  is 
in  mine  heart  to  make  a  covenant  with  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  that  his   fierce   wrath   may  turn   away  from   us. 

11  My  sons,  be  not  now  negligent:  for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  you  to  stand  before  him,  to  serve  him,  and  that 
ye  should  minister  unto  him,  and  burn  incense. 

12  Then  the   Levites  arose,     *    *     and  they  gathered 

15  their  brethren,  and  sanctified  themselves,  and  came, 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the  king,  by  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the  inner  part  of  the  house  of 


I90  I.   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  29.  31 

the  Lord,  to  cleanse  //,  and  brought  out  all  the  unclean- 
ness  that  they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  into  the 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,     •sf     * 

Then  Hez-e-kl'  ah  the  king  rose  early,  and   gathered  20 
the  rulers  of  the  city,  and  went  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord.     And  they  brought  seven  bullocks,  and    seven  21 
rams,  and  seven  lambs,  and  seven  he  goats,   for  a  sin 
offering  for  the  kingdom,  and  for  the  sanctuary,  and  for 
Judah.     And    he  commanded  the    priests  the    sons  of 
Aaron  to  offer  them  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord.      So  they  22 
killed  the  bullocks,  and  the  priests  received  the  blood, 
and  sprinkled  /Von  the  altar:  likewise,  when  they  had 
killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar: 
they  killed  also  the  lambs,  and  they  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar.     And  they  brought  forth  the  he  goats  for  23 
the  sin  offering  before  the  king  and  the  congregation ;  and 
they  laid  their  hands  upon  them:  and  the  priests  killed  24 
them,  and  they  made  reconciliation  with  their  blood  upon 
the   altar,    to   make   an  atonement   for  all   Israel:    for 
the  king  commanded  that  the  burnt  offering  and  the  sin 
o^Qxxxig  should  be  made  for  all  Israel.     And  he  set  the  25 
Levites  in  the   house  of  the  Lord  with  cymbals,  with 
psalteries,  and  with  harps,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  David,  and  of  Gad  the  king's  seer,  and  Na'  than 
the  prophet:  for  so  was  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
by  his  prophets.     And  the  Levites  stood  with  the  instru-  26 
ments  of    David,  and   the   priests    with   the  trumpets. 
And  Hez-e-ki'ah  commanded  to  offer  the  burnt  offering  27 
upon  the  altar.     And   when  the  burnt  offering  began, 
the  song  of  the  Lord  began  also  with  the  trumpets,  and 
with  the  instruments  ordained  by  David  king  of  Israel. 
And  all  the  congregation  worshipped,   and  the  singers  28 
sang,  and  the  trumpeters  sounded:  ^;/^all  this  continued 
until  the  burnt  offering  was  finished.      And   when  they  29 
had  made  an  end  of  offering,  the  king  and  all  that  were 
present  with  him  bowed  themselves,  and  worshipped. 
Moreover  Hez-e-kl'  ah  the  king  and  the  princes  com-  30 
manded  the  Levites  to  sing  praise  unto  the  Lord  with 
the  words  of  David,  and  of  A'saph  the  seer.     And  they 
sang  praises  with  gladness,  and  they  bowed  their  heads 
and  worshipped.     Then  Hez-e-ki'ah  answered  and  said,  31 


33.  6  I.   KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  191 

Now  ye  have  consecrated  yourselves  unto  the  Lord, 
come  near  and  bring  sacrifices  and  thank  offerings  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the  congregation  brought 
in  sacrifices  and  thank  offerings;  and  as  many  as  were 
of  a  free  heart,  burnt  offerings. 
31  I  Now  when  all  this  was  finished,  all  Israel  that  were 
present  went  out  to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  brake  the 
images  in  pieces,  and  cut  down  the  groves,  and  threw 
down  the  high  places  and  the  altars  out  of  all  Judah  and 
Ben' ja-min,  in  E'phra-im  also  and  Ma-nas' seh,  until 
they  had  utterly  destroyed  them  all.  Then  all  the 
children  of  Israel  returned,  every  man  to  his  possession, 
into  their  own  cities.     *     * 

20  And  thus  did  Hezekiah  throughout  all  Judah,  and 
wrought  that  which  was  good  and  right  and  truth  before 

21  the  Lord  his  God.  And  in  every  work  that  he  began 
in  the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  and  in  the  law,  and 
in  the  commandments,  to  seek  his  God,  he  did  it  with 
all  his  heart,  and  prospered. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   91. 
II.  Chronicles  33  :  1-20. 

Ma-nas'  seh  was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem: 
but  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  like 
unto  the  abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
had  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

For  he  built  again  the  high  places  which  Hezekiah 
his  father  had  broken  down,  and  he  reared  up  altars 
for  Ba'  al-im,  and  made  groves,  and  worshipped  all  the 
host  of  heaven,  and  served  them.  Also  he  built  altars 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  had  said. 
In  Jerusalem  shall  my  name  be  for  ever.  And  he  built 
altars  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of 
the  house  of  the  L(jrd.  And  he  caused  his  children  to 
pass  through  the  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin'  nom: 
also  he  observed  times,  and  used  enchantments,  and 
used  witchcraft,    and   dealt  with  a   familiar  spirit,  and 


192  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  33-  i8 


with  wizards:  he  wrought  much  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger.     And  he  set  a  carved  7 
image,  the  idol  which  he  had    made,   in  the  house  of 
God,  of  which  God  had  said  to  David  and  to  Solomon 
his  son,  In  this  house,  and  in  Jerusalem,  which  I  have 
chosen  before  all   the  tribes  of  Israel,   will  I  put  my 
name  for  ever:  neither  will  I  any  more  remove  the  foot  8 
of  Israel  from  out  of  the  land  which  I  have  appointed 
for  your  fathers;  so  that  they  will  take  heed  to  do  all 
that  I  have  commanded  them,  according  to  the  whole 
law  and  the  statutes  and  the  ordinances  by  the  hand  of 
Moses.      So  Ma-nas'  seh   made  Judah  and  the  inhabit-  9 
ants   of  Jerusalem   to   err,   a7id  to   do  worse  than  the 
heathen,  whom    the  Lord    had    destroyed   before    the 
children  of  Israel.     And  the  Lord  spake  to  Ma-nas'  seh,  10 
and  to  his  people;  but  they  would  not  hearken. 

Wherefore  the  Lord  brought  upon  them  the  captains  11 
of  the  host  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  which  took  Ma-nas'- 
seh  among  the  thorns,  and  bound  him  with  fetters,  and 
carried  him  to  Bab' y-lon.      And  when  he  was  in  affliction,  12 
he  besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  humbled  himself 
greatly  before  the  God  of  his  fathers,  and  prayed  unto  13 
him.:  and  he  was  entreated  of  him,  and  heard  his  sup- 
plication, and  brought  him  again  to  Jerusalem  into  his 
kingdom.     Then  Manasseh  knew  that  the  Lord  he  was 
God.      Now  after  this  he  built  a_wall  without  the  city  14 
of  David,  on  the   west   side   of  Gi'  hon,  in  the  valley, 
even  to  the  entering  in  at  the  fish  gate,  and  compassed 
about  O'  phel,  and  raised  it  up  a  very  great  height,  and 
put  captains  of  war  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah. 
And  he  took  away  the  strange  gods,  and  the  idol  out  15 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  altars  that  he 
had  built  in  the  mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
in  Jerusalem,  and  cast  them  out   of  the   city.     And  he  16 
repaired  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon 
l)eace  offerings  and  thank  offerings,    and    commanded 
Judah  to  serve  the  Lord  God  of  Israel.     Nevertheless  17 
the  people  did  sacrifice  still  in  the  high  places,  yet  unto 
the  Lord  their  God  only. 

Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Manasseh,  and  his  prayer  18 
unto  his  God,  and  the  words  of  the  seers  that  spake  to 


34.  8  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  I93 

him  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  behold, 
they  are  written  in    the  book   of   the  kings  of   Israel. 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  hoiv  God  was  entreated  of  him, 
and  all  his  sins,  and  his  trespass,  and  the  places  wherein 
he  built  high  places,  and  set  up  groves  and  graven 
images,  before  he  was  humbled:  behold,  they  are 
written  among  the  sayings  of  the  seers. 

20  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  buried 
him  in  his  own  house :  and  A'  mon  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead.    - 


SELECTION    NUMBER    92. 

II.  Chronicles  34  :  1-8,  14,  18,  19-33. 

84  I       Jo-si'  ah  tvas  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 

2  and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  one  and  thirty  years.  And 
he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  the  ways  of  David  his  father,  and  declined 
neither  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

3  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign,  while  he  was  yet 
young,  he  began  to  seek  after  the  God  of  David  his 
father:  and  in  the  twelfth  year  he  began  to  purge 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  from  the  high  places,  and  the 
groves,  and  the  carved  images,  and  the  molten  images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of  Ba'al-im  in  his 
presence;  and  the  images,  that  were  on  high  above 
them,  he  cut  down;  and  the  groves,  and  the  carved 
images,  and  the  molten  images,  he  brake  in  pieces,  and 
made  dust  of  them,  and  strewed  it  upon  the  graves  of 

5  them  that  had  sacrificed  unto  them.  And  he  burnt  the 
bones  of   the  priests    upon    their  altars,  and  cleansed 

6  Judah  and  Jerusalem.  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  and  E'phra-im,   and  Sim' e-on,  even  unto 

yNaph'ta-li,  with  their  mattocks  round  about.  And 
when  he  had  broken  down  the  altars  and  the  groves, 
and  had  beaten  the  graven  images  into  powder,  and 
cut  down  all  the  idols  throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel, 
he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

8  Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his  reign,  when  he  had 
purged  the  land,  and  the  house,  he  sent  Sha'phan  the 


194  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  34.  28 

son  of  Az-a-li'ah,  and  Ma-a-se'iah  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  Jo'  ah  the  son  of  Jo'  a-haz  the  recorder,  to 
repair  the  house  of  the  Lord  his  God.     *    * 

And   when   they  brought  out   the    money   that  was  14 
brought   into    the    house   of   the   Lord,    Hil-ki'  ah   the 
priest  found  a  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  given  by 
Moses.     *    *     And  Sha  phan   read  it  before  the  king.  18 
And  it  came  to  pass,   when    the   king   had    heard    the  19 
words    of    the    law,    that    he   rent    his    clothes.     And  20 
the  king  commanded    *    *,    saying,  Go,  inquire  of  the  21 
Lord  for  me,  and  for  them  that  are  left  in  Israel  and  in 
Judah,  concerning  the  words  of  the  book  that  is  found: 
for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  that  is  poured  out 
upon  us,  because  our  fathers  have  not  kept  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  to  do  after  all  that  is  written  in  this  book. 
And  Hil'  kr  ah,   and    they  that   the   king  had  appointed^  22 
went  to  Hiil'  dah  the  prophetess    *    *     and  they  spake 
to  her  to  that  effect. 

And  she  answered  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  23 
of  Israel,  Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent  you  to  me.  Thus  24 
saith  the   Lord,   Behold,   I    will    bring  evil   upon   this 
place,   and  upon   the   inhabitants  thereof,   eve?i  all  the 
curses  that  are  written  in  the  book  which  they  have 
read  before  the  king  of  Judah:    because  they  have  for-  25 
saken  me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods, 
that  they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  all  the  works 
of  their  hands;  therefore  my  wrath  shall  be  poured  out 
upon  this  place,  and   shall  not  be  quenched.     And  as  26 
for  the   king  of  Judah,  who  sent  you  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord,  so  shall  ye  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God   of   Israel   concerning  the  words   which    thou   hast 
heard;  because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and  thou  didst  27 
humble  thyself  before  God,   when   thou    heardest   his 
words  against  this  place,  and  against  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  and  humbledst   thyself   before  me,  and   didst 
rend  thy  clothes,  and    weep  before  me;    I  have  even 
heard  thee  also,  saith  the  Lord.     Behold,  I  will  gather  28 
thee  to  thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy 
grave  in  peace,  neither  shall  thine  eyes  see  all  the  evil 
that  I  will  bring  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  same.     So  they  brought  the  king  word  again. 


36.  9  I-   KINGS  AND  11.  CHRONICLES.  195 


29  Then  the   king  sent  and  gathered  together   all  the 

30  elders  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem.  And  the  king  went  up 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  priests,  and 
the  Levites,  and  all  the  people,  great  and  small:  and  he 
read  in  their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
covenant  that   was  found  in   the   house  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  his  place,  and  made  a  covenant 
before  the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments,  and  his  testimonies,  and  his  statutes, 
with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  to  perform  the 
words  of  the  covenant  which  are  written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were  present  in  Jerusalem  and 
Benjamin  to  stand  to  it.  i\nd  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem did  according  to  the  covenant  of  God,  the  God 

T^T^  of  their  fathers.  And  Josiah  took  away  all  the  abomina- 
tions out  of  all  the  countries  that  pertahied  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  made  all  that  were  present  in  Israel 
to  serve,  even  to  serve  the  Lord  their  God.  And  d\\  his 
days  they  departed  not  from  following  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  their  fathers. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  93. 

II.  Chronicles  36  :  5-21. 

5  Je-hoi'a-kim  ivas  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in  Jeru- 
salem: and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  siglit  of  the 

6  Lord  his  God.  Against  him  came  up  Neb-u-chad-nez'- 
zar  king  of  Babylon,  and  bound  him  in  fetters,  to  carry 

7  him  to  Babylon.  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  also  carried  of 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  to  Babylon,  and 

8  put  them  in  his  temple  at  Babylon.  Now  the  rest  of 
the  acts  of  Je-hoi'  a-kim,  and  his  abominations  which 
he  did,  and  that  which  was  found  in  him,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah:  and  Je-hoi' a-chin  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  Je-hoi'  a-chin  was  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  three  months  and  ten  days  in 
Jerusalem:  and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 


19^  I.  KINGS  AND  II.  CHRONICLES.  36.  21 

the  Lord.     And  when  the  year  was  expired,  king  Neb-u-  10 
chad-nez'  zar  sent,  and  brought  him  to  Babylon,  with  the 
goodly  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  made  Zed-e- 
kr  ah  his  brother  king  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

Zed-e-kl'ah  was  one  and  twenty  years  old  when  he  11 
began  to  reign,  and  reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  12 
his  God,  afid  humbled  not  himself  before  Jer-e-ml'  ah  the 
prophet  speaking  from  the  mouth  of  the  Lord.     And  he  13 
also  rebelled  against  king  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar,  who  had 
made  him  swear  by  God:  but  he  stiffened  his  neck,  and 
hardened  his  heart  from  turning  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

Moreover  all  the  chief  of  the  priests,  and  the  people,  14 
transgressed  very  much  after  all   the  abominations  of 
the  heathen;  and  polluted  the  house  of  the  Lord  which 
he  had  hallowed  in  Jerusalem.     And  the  Lord  God  of  15 
their  fathers  sent  to  them  by  his  messengers,  rising  up 
betimes,  and  sending;  because  he  had  compassion  on 
his  people,  and  on  his  dwellingplace:   but  they  mocked  16 
the  messengers  of  God,  and  despised   his  words,  and 
misused  his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  arose 
against  his  people,  till  the7'e  ivasr\o  remedy.     Therefore  17 
he  brought  upon  them  the  king  of  the  Chal'  dees,  who 
slew  their  young  men  with  the  sword  in  the  house  of 
their  sanctuary,  and  had   no  compassion  upon   young 
man  or  maiden,  old  man,  or  him  that  stooped  for  age: 
he  gave  them  all  into  his  hand.     And  all  the  vessels  of  18 
the  house  of  God,  great  and  small,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the  king, 
and  of  his   princes;    all  these  he  brought  to  Babylon. 
And  they  burnt  the  house  of  God,  and  brake  down  the  19 
wall  of  Jerusalem,  and  burnt  all   the   palaces  thereof 
with  fire,  and  destroyed  all  the  goodly  vessels  thereof. 
And  them  that  had  escaped  from  the  sword  carried  he  20 
away  to  Babylon;  where  they  were  servants  to  him  and 
his  sons  until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia:  to  21 
fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah, 
until  the  land  had  enjoyed  her  sabbaths:  for  as  long  as 
she  lay  desolate  she  kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil  threescore 
and  ten  years. 


2.  9  n.   KINGS.  197 


II.  KINGS. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  94. 
II.  Kings  2  :  1-25. 

1  _  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  would  take  up 
E-ir  jah  into  heaven  by  a  whirlwind,  that  E-li'  jah  went 

2  with  E-li'  shafrom  GU'  gal.  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha, 
Tarry  here,  I  pray  thee;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to 
Beth-el.  And  Elisha  said  unto  hi?fi,  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.     So  they 

3  went  down  to  Beth-el.  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  tuere  at  Beth-el  came  forth  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto 
him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take  away  thy 
master  from   thy  head  to   day?     And  he   said.   Yea,  I 

4  know  it;  hold  ye  your  peace.  And  Elijah  said  unto 
him,  Elisha,  tarry  here,  I  pray  thee;  for  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  to  Jer'  i-cho.  And  he  said,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.     So 

5  they  came  to  Jer' i-cho.  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  were  at  Jericho  came  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him, 
Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take  away  thy  master 
from  thy  head  to  day?     And  he  answered.  Yea,  I  know 

6  it;  hold  ye  your  peace.  And  Elijah  said  unto  him, 
Tarry,  I  pray  thee,  here;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to 
Jordan.  And  he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.     And  they  two  went 

7  on.  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  went, 
and   stood   to   view  afar  off:   and   they    two  stood   by 

8  Jordan.  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and  wrapped  // 
together,  and  smote  the  waters,  and  they  were  divided 
hither  and  thither,  so  that  they  two  went  over  on  dry 
ground. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  gone  over,  that 
Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  what  I  shall  do  for  thee, 
before  I  be  taken  away  from  thee.  And  Elisha  said,  1 
pray  thee,  let  a  double  portion  of  thy  spirit  be  upon 


198  II.  KINGS.  2.  22 

me.  And  he  said,  Thou  hast  asked  a  hard  thing:  never-  lo 
theless,  if  thou  see  me  ivhen  I  am  taken  from  thee,  it 
shall  be  so  unto  thee;  but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  still  went  on,  and  talked,  11 
that,  behold,  there  appeared  -^^  chariot  of  fire,  and  horses 
of  fire,  and  parted  them  both  asunder;  and  Elijah  went 
up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven. 

And   Elisha    saw    //,  and   he  cried,    My    father,   my  12 
father,  the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horsemen  thereof! 
And  he  saw  him  no  more:  and  he  took  hold  of  his  own 
clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces.     He  took  up  also  13 
the  mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and  went  back, 
and  stood  by  the  bank   of  Jordan;    and   he  took  the  14 
mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell    from  him,   and  smote   the 
waters,  and  said,  Where  is  the   Lord  God    of  Elijah? 
And  when  he  also  had  smitten  the  waters,  they  parted 
hither  and  thither:  and  Elisha  went  over.     And  when  15 
the  sons  of  the  prophets  which  were  to  view  at  Jericho 
saw  him,  they  said.  The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on 
Elisha.     And  they  came  to  meet  him,  and  bowed  them- 
selves to  the  ground  before  him. 

And  they  said  unto  him.  Behold  now,  there  be  with  16 
thy  servants  fifty   strong  men;  let  them  go,  we  pray 
thee,  and  seek  thy  master:  lest  peradventure  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  hath  taken  him  up,  and  cast  him  upon  some 
mountain,  or  into  some  valley.     And  he  said.  Ye  shall 
not    send.       And   when    they   urged    him    till    he  was  17 
ashamed,    he   said.    Send.      They    sent  therefore   fifty 
men;  and  they  sought  three  days,  but  found  him  not. 
And  when  they  came   again  to  him,  (for  he  tarried  at  18 
Jericho,)  he  said  unto  them.  Did  I  not  say  unto  you, 
Go  not? 

And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Elisha,  Behold,  I  19 
pray  thee,  the  situation  of  this  city  is  pleasant,  as  my 
lord   seeth:  but  the   water  is  naught,  and   the  ground 
barren.     And  he  said.  Bring  me  a  new  cruse,  and  put  20 
salt   therein.     And   they   brought  //  to   him.     And   he  21 
went  forth  unto  the  spring  of  the  waters,  and  cast  the 
salt  in  there,  and   said.  Thus  saith  the   Lord,  I   have 
healed  these  waters;  there  shall   not  be   from  thence 
any  more  death  or  barren  la^id.     So  the  waters  were  22 


5.  7  II-   KINGS.  199 

healed  unto  this  day,  according  to  the  saying  of  Elisha 
which  he  spake. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto  Beth-el:  and  as  he 
was  going  up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth  little  children 
out  of  the  city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said    unto  him, 

24  Go  up,  thou  bald  head;  go  up,  thou  bald  head.  And 
he  turned  back,  and  looked  on  them,  and  cursed  them 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  there  came  forth  two 
she   bears  out  of  the   wood,   and   tare  forty  and   two 

25  children  of  them.  And  he  went  from  thence  to  mount 
Car'  mel,  and  from  thence  he  returned  to  Sa-ma'  ri-a. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  95. 
II.  Kings  5  :  1-27. 

1  Now  Na  a-man,  captain  of  the  host  of  the  king  of 
Syr'  i-a,  was  a  great  man  with  his  master,  and  honour- 
able, because  by  him  the  Lord  had  given  deliverance 
unto  Syria:  he  was  also  a  mighty  man  in  valour,  but  he 

2  was  a  leper.  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  by  com- 
panies, and  had  brought  away  captive  out  of  the  land 
of  Israel  a  little  maid;    and  she  waited  on  Na' a-man's 

3  wife.  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress,  Would  God  my 
Xox^werc  with  the  prophet  that  is  in  Samaria  I  for  he 

4  would  recover  him  of  his  leprosy.  And  otie  went  in, 
and  told  his  lord,  saying.  Thus  and  thus  said  the  maid 

5  that  is  of  the  land  of  Israel.  And  the  king  of  Syria 
said.  Go  to,  go,  and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto  the  king 
of  Israel.  And  he  departed,  and  took  with  him  ten 
talents  of  silver,  and   six  thousand  pieces  of  gold,  and 

6  ten  changes  of  raiment.  And  he  brought  the  letter  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying.  Now  when  this  letter  is  come 
unto  thee,  behold,  I  have  there^vith  sent  Naaman  my 
servant  to  thee,  that   thou  mayest  recover  him  of  his 

.7  leprosy.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  of  Israel 
had  read  the  letter,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said. 
Am  I  God,  to  kill  and  to  make  alive,  that  this  man  doth 
send  unto  me  to  recover  a  man  of  his  leprosy?     Where- 


200  II.  KINGS.  5.  18 

fore  consider,  I  pray  you,  and  see  how  he   seeketh  a 
quarrel  against  me. 

And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha  the  man  of  God  had  heard  8 
that  the  king   of  Israel   had   rent  his  clothes,  that  he 
sent  to  the  king,  saying.  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes?  let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he  shall  know 
that  there  is  a  prophet  in   Israel.     So  Naaman  came  9 
with  his  horses  and  with  his  chariot,  and  stood  at  the 
door  of  the   house  of  Elisha.     And  Elisha  sent  a  mes-  10 
senger  unto  him,  saying.  Go  and  wash  in  Jordan  seven 
times,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come  again  to  thee,  and  thou 
shalt   be    clean.     But    Naaman    was   wroth,  and    went  11 
away,  and  said,  Behold,  I  thought,  He  will  surely  come 
out  to  me,  and  stand,  and  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  strike  his^hand  over  the  place,  and  recover 
the    leper.     Are  not    Ab' a-na   and    Phar' par,  rivers  of  12 
Damascus,  better  than  all  the  waters  of  Israel?  may  I 
not  wash   in  them,  and  be  clean?      So  he  turned  and 
went  away  in  a  rage.     And  his  servants  came  near,  and  13 
spake  unto  him,  and  said,  My  father,  if  the  prophet  had 
bid  thee  do  some  great  thing,  would  est  thou  not  have 
done  it?  how  much  rather  then,  when   he  saith  to  thee. 
Wash,  and  be  clean?     Then  went  he  down,  and  dipped  14 
himself  seven  times  in  Jordan,  according  to  the  saying 
of  the  man  of  God:  and  his  flesh  came  again  like  unto 
the  flesh  of  a  little  child,  and  he  was  clean. 

And  he   returned  to  the  man   of  God,  he   and  all  his  15 
company,  and  came,  and  stood  before  him:  and  he  said. 
Behold,  now   I   know  that  t/iere  is  no   God   in  all    the 
earth,  but  in  Israel:  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  a 
blessing  of  thy  servant.      But  he  said.  As  the  Lord  16 
liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will  receive  none.     And 
he  urged  him  to  take  it;  but  he  refused.     And  Naaman  17 
said.  Shall  there  not  then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to  thy 
servant  two  mules'  burden  of  earth?  for  thy  servant 
will  henceforth  offer  neither  burnt  offering  nor  sacrifice 
unto  other  gods,  but  unto  the  Lord.     In  this  thing  the  18 
Lord  pardon   thy  servant,  t/iat  when   my  master  goeth 
into  the  house  of  Rim'  mon  to  worship  there,  and  he 
leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I  bow  myself  in  the  house  of 
Rim'  m6n:  when    I   bow   down    mvself  in   the   house  of 


7.   I  II.   KINGS.  20I 

Rim'  mon,  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant  in   this  thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace.  So  he  departed 
from  hjm  a  little  way. 

20  But  Ge-ha'zl,the  servant  of  Elisha  the  man  of  God, said, 
Behold,  my  master  hath  spared  Na' a-man  this  Syrian, 
in  not  receiving  at  his  hands  that  which  he  brought: 
but,  as  the  Lord  liveth,_I  will  run  after  him,  and  take 

21  somewhat  of  him.  So  Ge-ha' zi  followed  after  Naaman. 
x\nd  when  Naaman  saw  Mm  running  after  him,  he 
lighted  down  from  the  chariot  to  meet  him,  and  said, 

22  Is  all  well?  And  he  said,  All  is  well.  My  master  hath 
sent  me,  saying,  Behold,  even  now  there  be  come  to  me 
from  mount  E'  phra-im  two  young  men  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets:  give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a  talent  of  silver,  and 

23  two  changes  of  garments.  And  Naaman  said,  Be  con- 
tent, take  two  talents.  And  he  urged  him,  and  bound 
two  talents  of  silver  in  two  bags,  with  two  changes  of 
garments,  and  laid  t/ie?/i  upon  two  of  his  servants;  and 

24  they  bare  t/iem  before  him.  And  when  he  came  to  the 
tower,  he  took  t/iem  from  their  hand,  and  bestowed  f/i^m 
in  the  house:  and  he  let  the  men  go,  and  they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  before  his  master  And  Elisha 
said  unto  him,  Whence  contest  thou,  Ge-ha'  zP     And  he 

26  said,  Thy  servant  went  no  whither.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Went  not  mine  heart  z£'/V//  thee,  when  the  man  turned 
again  from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee'  Is  it  a  time  to 
receive  money,  and  to  receive  garments,  and  oliveyards, 
and  vineyards,  and  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  menservants, 

27  and  maidservants?  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naaman 
shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed  for  ever. 
And  he  went  out  from  his  presence  a  leper  as  white  as 
snow. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  96. 
II.   Kings  7  :  1-20. 

7  I  Then  Elisha  said.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  To  morrow  about  this  time  shall 
a  measure  of  fine  flour  be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two 
measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in  the  gate  of  Samaria. 


202  II.   KINGS.  7-   12 

Then  a  lord  on  whose  hand  the  king  leaned   answered  2 
the  man  of  God,  and  said,  Behold,  //  the  Lord  would 
make  windows  in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be?     And  he 
said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt 
not  eat  thereof. 

And  there  were  four  leprous  men  at  the  entering  in  3 
of  the  gate :  and  they  said  one  to  another.  Why  sit  we 
here  until  we  die?    If  we  say.   We  will  enter  into  the  4 
city,  then  the  famine   is  in   the  city,  and   we  shall  die 
there;  and  if  we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also.     Now  there- 
fore come,  and  let  us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians: 
if  they  save  us  alive,  we  shall  live;  and  if  they  kill  us, 
we  shall  but  die.      And  they  rose  up  in  the  twilight,  to  5 
go  unto  the  camp  of  the  Syrians:  and  when  they  were 
come    to    the    uttermost    part    of    the    camp   of   Syria, 
behold,   there  was  no  man   there.      For  the  Lord    had  6 
made  the  host  of  the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise  of  chariots, 
and  a  noise  of  horses,  eve7i  the  noise  of  a  great  host: 
and  they  said  one   to  another,    Lo,  the  king  of  Israel 
hath  hired  against  us  the  kings  of  the  Hit'  tites,  and  the 
kings  of  the  Egyptians,  to  come  upon  us.     Wherefore  7 
they  rose  and   fled  in  the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as  it 
wasy  and    fled    for  their   life.     And  when  these  lepers  8 
came  to   the   uttermost  part  of  the  camp,    they  went 
into  one  tent,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  carried  thence 
silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment,  and  went  and  hid  it;  and 
came  again,  and  entered  into  another  tent,  and  carried 
thence  also^  and  went  and  hid  //.      Then  they  said  one  9 
to  another.  We  do  not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good 
tidings,  and   we    hold  our   peace:  if   we    tarry  till    the 
morning  light,  some  mischief  will  come  upon  us:  now 
therefore    come,   that    we    may    go  and  tell  the  king's 
household.      So  they  came  and  called  unto  the  porter  of  10 
the  city:  and  they  told  them,  saying.  We  came  to  the 
camp   of  the   Syrians,   and,  behold,   there  was   no   man 
there,  neither  voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and  asses 
tied,  and   the  tents   as  they  ivere.     And  he  called   the  11 
porters;  and  they  told  //  to  the  king's  house  within. 

And  the  king  arose 'in  the  night,  and  said  unto  his  12 
servants,  I  will  now   shew  you  what   the  Syrians   have 


7.  2o  II.  KINGS.  203 

done  to  us.  They  know  that  we  be  hungry;  therefore 
are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to  hide  themselves  in 
the   field,  saying,  When  they  come  out  of  the  city,  we 

13  shall  catch  them  alive,  and  get  into  the  city.  And  one 
of  his  servants  answered  and  said.  Let  sorne  take,  I  pray 
thee,  five  of  the  horses  that  remain,  which  are  left  in 

14  the  city,  *  *  and  let  us  send  and  see.  They  took 
therefore  two  chariot  horses ;  and  the  king  sent  after  the 

15  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying.  Go  and  see.  And  they 
went  after  them  unto  Jordan:  and,  lo,  all  the  way  w^j 
full  of  garments  and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had 
cast  away  in  their  haste.     And  the  messengers  returned, 

16  and  told  the  king.  And  the  people  went  out,  and 
spoiled  the  tents  of  the  Syrians.  So  a  measure  of  fine 
flour  was  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley 
for  a  shekel,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  king  appointed  the  lord  on  whose  hand  he 
leaned  to  have  the  charge  of  the  gate:  and  the  people 
trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died,  as  the  man  of 
God  had  said,  who  spake  when  the  king  came  down  to 

18  him.  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  man  of  God  had  spoken 
to  the  king,  saying,  Two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel, 
and  a  measure  of  fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall  be  to  morrow 

19  about  this  time  in  the  gate  of  Samaria:  and  that  lord 
answered  the  man  of  God,  and  said,  Now,  behold,  if 
the  Lord  should  make  windows  in  heaven,  might  such 
a  thing  be?     And  he  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with 

20  thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof.  And  so  it  fell  out 
unto  him:  for  the  people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate, 
and  he  died. 


204  EZRA. 


EZRA. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  97. 
Ezra  I  :  i-6;  2  :  64,  65,68-70;  3  :  1-13. 

Now  in  the  first  year  of  Cy' rus  king  of  Per'  sia,  that  i  1 
the    word    of  the   Lord    by  the    mouth    of  Jeremiah 
might  be   fulfilled,   the  Lord  stirred    up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus   king  of   Persia,   that    he  made   a    proclamation 
throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it  also  in  writing, 
saying,  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  The  Lord  God  2 
of  heaven  hath  given  me  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth; 
and  he  hath  charged  me  to  build  him  a  house  at  Jeru- 
salem, which  is  in  Judah.     Who  is  there  among  you  of  3 
all  his  people?  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go  up 
to  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah,  and  build  the  house  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  (he  is  the  God,)  which  is  in 
Jerusalem.      And  whosoever  remaineth    in   any  place  4 
where  he  sojourneth,  let  the  men  of  his  place  help  him 
with  silver,  and  with  gold,  and   with  goods,  and  with 
beasts,  besides  the  freewill  offering  for  the  house  of  God 
that  is  in  Jerusalem. 

Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Judah  and  5 
Benjamin,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  with  all 
them  whose  spirit  God  had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem.  And  all  they  6 
that  were  about  them  strengthened  their  hands  with 
vessels  of  silver,  with  gold,  with  goods,  and  with  beasts, 
and  with  precious  things,  besides  all  that  was  willingly 
offered.     *     * 

The  whole  congregation  together  «/«.y  forty  and  two  64  2 
thousand  three  hundred  and  threescore,   besides  their  65 
servants   and    their    maids,  of  whom  there  ivere  seven 
thousand    three    hundred   thirty  and    seven:   and  there 
were  among  them  two  hundred  singing  men  and  singing 
women.     *     -x- 

And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  when  they  came  68 


3.  8  EZRA.  205 

to  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  at  Jerusalem,  offered 
freely  for  the  house  of  God  to   set   it  up  in  his  place: 

69  they  gave  after  their  ability  unto  the  treasure  of  the 
work  threescore  and  one  thousand  drams  of  gold,  and 
five  thousand  pounds  of  silver,  and  one  hundred  priests' 

70  garments.  So  the  priests,  and  the  l.evites,  and  some  of 
the  people,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
Neth'  i-nim,  dwelt  in  their  cities,  and  all  Israel  in  their 
cities. 

3  I     And    when   the   seventh   month    was    come,    and    the 
children  of  Israel  were  in  the  cities,  the  people  gathered 

2  themselves  together  as  one  man  to  Jerusalem.  Then 
stood  up  Jesh' u-a  the  son  of  Joz'a-dak,  and  his  breth- 
ren the  priests,  and  Ze-riib'  ba-bel  the  son  of  She-al'  ti-el, 
and  his  brethren,  and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God  of 
Israel,  to  offer  burnt  offerings  thereon,  as  it  is  written 

3  in  the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God.  And  they  set  the 
altar  upon  his  bases;  for  fear  zuas  upon  them  because  of 
the  people  of  those  countries:  and  they  offered  burnt 
offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord,  even  burnt  offerings 

4  morning  and  evening.  They  kept  also  the  feast  of 
tabernacles,  as  //  is  written,  and  offered  the  daily  burnt 
offerings  by  number,  according  to  the  custom,  as  the 

5  duty  of  every  day  required ;  and  afterward  offered  the 
continual  burnt  offering,  both  of  the  new  moons,  and  of 
all  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord  that  were  consecrated, 
and  of  every  one  that  willingly  offered  a  freewill  offer- 

6  ing  unto  the  Lord.  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  began  they  to  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the 
Lord.     But  the  foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord 

7  was  not  yet  laid.  They  gave  money  also  unto  the 
masons,  and  to  the  carpenters;  and  meat,  and  drink, 
and  oil,  unto  them  of  Zi'  don,  and  to  them  of  Tyre,  to 
bring  cedar  trees  from  Lebanon  to  the  sea  of  Jop'  pa, 
according  to  the  grant  that  they  had  of  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia. 

8  Now  in  the  second  year  of  their  coming  unto  the 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  second  month,  began 
Ze-rub'  ba-bel  the  son  of  She-al'  ti-el,  and  Jesh'  u-a  the 
son  of  Joz'  a-dak,  and  the  remnant  of  their  brethren  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all  they  that  were  come  out 


2o6  EZRA.  4.  3 

of  the  captivity  unto   Jerusalem;    and  appointed    the 
Levites,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  to  set  for- 
ward the  work  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.     Then  stood  9 
Jesh'  u-a  with  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  Kad'  mi-el  and 
his  sons,   the  sons  of  Judah,   together,   to  set  forward 
the  workmen  in  the  house  of  God:  the  sons  of  Hena- 
dad,  luith  their  sons  and   their  brethren   the    Levites. 
And  when  the  builders  laid  the  foundation  of  the  temple  10 
of  the  Lord,  they  set  the  priests  in  their  apparel  with 
trumpets,    and    the    Levites  the  sons  of   A'  saph    with 
cymbals,  to    praise  the  Lord,  after   the  ordinance   of 
David    king   of   Israel.      And  they    sang  together   by  11 
course  in  praising  and  giving  thanks  unto   the   Lord; 
because  he   is   good,   for    his    mercy  endureth   for  ever 
toward  Israel.     And  all  the  people  shouted  with  a  great 
shout,  when  they  praised  the  Lord,  because  the  founda- 
tion of  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  laid.     But  many  of  12 
the  priests  and  Levites  and  chief  of  the  fathers,   who 
were  ancient  men,  that  had   seen  the  first  house,  when 
the  foundation  of  this  house  was  laid  before  their  eyes, 
wept  with  a  loud  voice;  and  many  shouted  aloud  for 
joy:  so  that  the  people  could  not  discern  the  noise  of  13 
the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise  of  the  weeping  of  the 
people:  for  the  people  shouted  with  a  loud  shout,   and 
the  noise  was  heard  afar  off. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  98. 

Ezra  4  :  1-6,  17-24;  6:  1-12,  15-22, 

Now  when  the  adversaries  of  Judah  and  Benjamin  i  * 
heard  that  the  children  of  the   captivity  builded   the 
temple  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel;  then  they  came  2 
to  Ze-rub'  ba-bel,  and  to  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  and 
said  unto   them.  Let  us   build    with   you:  for  we   seek 
your  God,  as  ye  do;  and  we  do  sacrifice  unto  him  since 
the  days  of  E'  sar-had'  don  king  of  As'  sur,  which  brought 
us  up  hither.     But  Ze-rub'  ba-bel,  and  Jeshua,  and  the  3 
rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  said  unto  them, 
Ye  have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to  build  a  house  unto  our 


6.  3  EZRA.  •        207 

God;    but  we   ourselves   together  will   build   unto   the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  as  king  Cyrus  the  king  of  Persia 

4  hath  commanded  us.  Then  the  people  of  the  land 
weakened    the    hands   of   the    people   of     Judah,    and 

5  troubled  them  in  building,  and  hired  counsellors 
against  them,  to  frustrate  their  purpose,  all  the  days  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  even   until   the  jeign  of   Darius 

6  king  of  Persia.  And  in  the  reign  of  A-has-u-e'  rus,  in 
the  beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote  they  unto  him  an 
accusation  against  the  inhabitants  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem.     *    * 

17  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer  unto  Re  hum  the  chan- 
cellor, and  to  Shim'  shai  the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  of 
their  companions  that  dwell  in  Samaria,  and   unto  the 

18  rest  beyond  the  river.  Peace,  and  at  such  a  time.  The 
letter  which   ye  sent  unto   us   hath  been  plainly   read 

19  before  me.  And  I  commanded,  and  search  hath  been 
made,  and  it  is  found  that  this  city  of  old  time  hath 
made  insurrection  against  kings,  and  that  rebellion  and 

20  sedition  have  been  made  therein.  There  have  been 
mighty  kings  also  over  Jerusalem,  which  have  ruled 
over  all  countries  beyond  the  river;  and  toll,  tribute, 

21  and  custom,  was  paid  unto  them.  Give  ye  now  com- 
mandment to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and  that  this 
city  be  not  builded,  until  ^«(?M^r  commandment  shall  be 

22  given  from  me.  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not  to  do 
this:  why  should  damage  grow  to  the  hurt  of  the  kings? 

23  Now  when  the  copy  of  king  Ar-tax-erx'  es'  letter  was 
read  before  Re'  hum,  and  Shim'  shai  the  scribe,  and  their 
companions,  they  went  up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  unto 
the  Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by  force  and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house  of  God  which  is  at 
Jerusalem.  So  it  ceased  unto  the  second  year  of  the 
reign  of  Darius  king  of  Persia.     *    * 

0  I       Then  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree,  and  search  was 
made  in  the  house  of  the  rolls,  where  the  treasures  were 

2  laid  up  in  Babylon.  And  there  was  found  at  Ach'  me- 
tha,  in  the  palace  that  is  in  the  province  of  the  Medes, 

3  a  roll,  and  therein  was  a  record  thus  written:  In  the 
first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king,  the  same  Cyrus  the  king 
made  a  ^.tcr to,  concerning  the  house  of  God  at  Jerusalem, 


2o8        ■  EZRA.  6.   i6 


Let  the  house  be  builded,  the  place  where  they  offered 
sacrifices,  and  let  the  foundations  thereof  be  strongly 
laid;    the    height   thereof   threescore    cubits,    and  the 
breadth  thereof  threescore  cubits;  with  three  rows  of  4 
great  stones,  and   a    row  of  new   timber:  and   let  the 
expenses  be  given  out  of  the  king's  house:   and  also  let  5 
the  golden  and  silver  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  which 
Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  took  forth  out  of  the  temple  which 
is  at  Jerusalem,  and  brought  unto  Babylon,  be  restored, 
and  brought  again  unto  the  temple  which  is  at  Jeru- 
salem, everyone  to  his  place,  and  place  thein  in  the  house 
of  God.      Now  therefore^  Tat'  na-i,  governor  beyond  the  6 
river.     She'  thar-boz'  na-i,   and    your     companions     the 
A-phar'  sach-ites,  which  are  beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far 
from  thence:  let  the  work  of  this  house  of  God  alone;  7 
let  the  governor  of  the  Jews  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews 
build  this  house  of  God  in  his  place.      Moreover  I  make  8 
a  decree  what  ye  shall  do  to  the  elders  of  these  Jews 
for  the  building  of  this  house  of  God:  that  of  the  king's 
goods,  even  of  the  tribute  beyond  the  river-,  forthwith 
expenses  be   given  unto  these  men,  that  they  be  not 
hindered.     And   that  which  they  have   need  of,   both  9 
young  bullocks,    and  rams,   and  lambs,    for  the  burnt 
offerings  of  the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt,  wine,  and 
oil,  according  to  the  appointment  of  the  priests  which 
are  at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given  them  day  by  day  with- 
out fail:  that  they  may  offer  sacrifices  of  sweet  savours  10 
unto  the  God  of  heaven,  and  pray  for  the  life  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  sons.     Also  I  have  made  a  decree,  that  1 1 
whosoever  shall  alter  this  word,  let  timber  be  pulled 
down  from  his   house,   and  being  set   up,    let   him  be 
hanged  thereon;  and  let  his  house  be  made  a  dunghill 
for  this.     And  the  God   that  hath  caused  his  name  to  12 
dwell  there  destroy  all  kings  and  people,  that  shall  put 
to  their  hand  to  alter  and  to  destroy  this  house  of  God 
which  is  ^t  Jerusalem.     I  Darius  have  made  a  decree; 
let  it  be  done  with  speed.     *    * 

And  this  house  was  finished  on  the  third  day  of  the  15 
month  Adar,  which  was  in  the  sixth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Darius  the  king.     And  the  children  of  Israel,   the  16 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  rest  of  the  children  of 


7.  9  EZRA.  209 

the  captivity,  kept  the  dedication  of  this  house  of  God 

17  with  joy,  and  offered  at  the  dedication  of  this  house 
of  God  a  hundred  bullocks,  two  hundred  rams,  four 
hundred  lambs;  and  for  a  sin  offering  for  all  Israel, 
twelve  he  goats,  according  to  the  number  of  the  tribes 

18  of  Israel.  And  they  set  the  priests  in  their  divisions, 
and  the  Levites  in  their  courses,  for  the  service  of  God, 
which /^  at  Jerusalem;  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 

19  Moses.  And  the  children  of  the  captivity  kept  the 
passover  upon  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were  purified  together, 
all  of  xXi^vivwere  pure,  and  killed  the  passover  for  all  the 
children  of  the   captivity,  and    for   their  brethren   the 

21  priests,  and  for  themselves.  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  were  come  again  out  of  captivity,  and  all  such  as 
had  separated  themselves  unto  them  from  the  filthiness 
of  the  heathen  of  the  land,  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of 

22  Israel,  did  eat.  And  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  seven  days  with  joy:  for  the  Lord  had  made 
them  joyful,  and  turned  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria 
unto  them,  to  strengthen  their  hands  in  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    9P. 
Ezra  7:1,  6-28. 

I       Now  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of  Ar-tax-erx  es 

6  king  of  Persia,  *  *  Ezra  went  up  from  Babylon;  and 
he  was  a  ready  scribe  in  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  had  given:  and  the  king  granted 
him  all  his  request,  according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord 

7  his  God  upon  him.  And  there  went  up  so7ne  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  of  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
and  the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the  Neth'  i-nim, 
unto  Jerusalem,   in  the  seventh   year  of  Ar-tax-erx' es 

8  the  king.      And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth  month, 

9  which  was  in  the  seventh  year  of  the  king.  For  upon 
the  first  day  of  the  first  month  began  he  to  go  up  from 
Babylon,  and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth  month  came 


2IO  EZRA.  7.  22 

he  to  Jerusalem,  according  to  the  good  hand  of  his  God 
upon  him.     For  Ezra  had   prepared  his  heart  to  seek  lo 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  /V,  and  to  teach  in  Israel 
statutes  and  judgments. 

Now  this   is  the   copy  of  the    letter  that    the  king  ii 
Ar-tax-erx'  es   gave   unto   Ezra   the   priest,    the   scribe, 
even  a  scribe  of  the  words  of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,    and   of   his  statutes    to   Israel.      Ar-tax-erx' es,  12 
king  of  kings,  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  a  scribe  of  the  law 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  ^tritct peace,  and  at  such  a  time. 
I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they  of  the  people  of  Israel,  13 
and  of  his  priests  and  Levites,  in  my  realm,  which  are 
minded  of  their  own  freewill  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  go 
with   thee.      Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  of  the  king,  14 
and    of  his    seven   counsellors,    to    inquire   concerning 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  according  to  the  law  of  thy  God 
which  is  in   thine   hand;  and    to   carry  the   silver   and  15 
gold,   which  the   king  and  his  counsellors  have   freely 
offered  unto  the  God  of  Israel,  whose  habitation  is  in 
Jerusalem,  and  all  the  silver  and  gold  that  thou  canst  16 
find  in  all  the  province  of  Babylon,   with  the  freewill 
offering  of  the  people,  and  of  the  priests,  offering  will- 
ingly for  the  house  of  their  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem: 
that    thou     mayest    buy    speedily    with     this    money  17 
bullocks,    rams,   lambs,  with   their   meat  offerings   and 
their  drink  offerings,  and  offer  them  upon  the  altar  of 
the   house   of  your   God  which  is  in  Jerusalem.      And  18 
whatsoever  shall  seem  good  to  thee,  and  to  thy  brethren, 
to  do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  that  do 
after  the  will  of  your  God.     The  vessels  also  that  are  19 
given    thee  for  the  service   of  the  house  of  thy  God, 
those  deliver  thou  before  the  God  of  Jerusalem.      And  20 
whatsoever  more  shall  be  needful  for  the  house  of  thy 
God,  which  thou  shalt  have  occasion  to  bestow,  bestow 
//  out    of  the    king's   treasure    house.     And    I,    even  I  21 
Ar-tax-erx' es  the   king,  do  make  a  decree  to  all   the 
treasurers  which  are  beyond  the  river,  that  whatsoever 
Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe   of  the  law  of  the  God  of 
heaven,    shall    require    of   you,    it   be    done    speedily, 
unto    a   hundred    talents    of   silver,   and   to  a    hundred  22 
measures   of  wheat,  and  to   a  hundred   baths   of  wine, 


I.  2  NEHEMIAH. 


and    to  a  hundred  baths  of  oil,   and  salt  without   pre- 

23  scribing  how  iiiuch.  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by 
the  God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  diligently  done  for  the 
house  of  the  God  of  heaven:  for  why  should  there 
be  wrath  against  the  realm  of  the  king  and  his  sons? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that,  touching  any  of  the  priests 
and  Levites,  singers,  porters,  Neth'  i-nim,  or  minis- 
ters  of  this  house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to 

25  impose  toil,  tribute,  or  custom,  upon  them.  And  thou, 
Ezra,  after  the  wisdom  of  thy  God,  that  is  in  thine 
hand,  set  magistrates  and  judges,  which  may  judge  all 
the  people  that  are  beyond  the  river,  all  such  as  know 
the  laws  of  thy  God;  and  teach  ye   them   that  know 

26  them  not.  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the  law  of  thy  God, 
and  the  law  of  the  king,  let  judgment  be  executed  speed- 
ily upon  him,  whether  //  be  unto  death,  or  to  banish- 
ment, or  to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  imprisonment. 

27  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  our  fathers,  which  hath 
put  such  a  thing  as  this  in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify 

28  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem:  and  hath 
extended  mercy  unto  me  before  the  king,  and  his 
counsellors,  and  before  all  the  king's  mighty  princes. 
And  I  was  strengthened  as  the  hand  of  the  Lord  my 
God  icas  upon  me,  and  I  gathered  together  out  of  Israel 
chief  men  to  go  up  with  me. 


NEHEMIAH. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    100. 
Nehemiah  i  :  i-ii  ;    2  :  1-8,  11-18. 

1  The  words  of  Ne-he-mi'  ah-  the  son  of  Hach-a-li'  ah. 
And   it  came   to   pass   in  the   month   Chis'  leu,    in   the 

2  twentieth  year,  as  I  was  in  Shu'  shan  the  palace,  that 
Ha-na'  nl,  one  of  my  brethren,  came,  he  and  certain 
men  of  Judah;  and  1  asked  them  concerning  the  Jews 


NEHEMIAH. 


that  had  escaped,  which  were  left  of  the  captivity,  and 
concerning  Jerusalem.  And  they  said  unto  me,  The  3 
remnant  that  are  left  of  the  captivity  there  in  the 
province  ^z/-*?  in  great  affliction  and  reproach:  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem  also  is  broken  down,  and  the  gates  thereof 
are  burned  with  fire. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  1  heard  these  words,  that  4 
I  sat  down  and  wept,   and  mourned  ceriam  days,  and 
fasted,    and   prayed    before   the    God  of   heaven,    and  5 
said,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  God  of  heaven,  the  great 
and  terrible  God,  that  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  for 
them  that  love   him  and  observe   his  commandments: 
let  thine  ear  now   be  attentive,  and   thine  eyes  open,  6 
that  thou  mayest  hear  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  which 
I  pray  before  thee  now,  day  and  night,  for  the  children 
of  Israel    thy  servants,   and    confess    the   sins   of   the 
children  of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned  against  thee: 
both  I  and  my  father's  house  have  sinned.     We  have  7 
dealt  very  corruptly  against  thee,  and  have  not  kept  the 
commandments,   nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judgments, 
which  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Moses.     Remem-  8 
ber,  I  beseech  thee,  the  word  that  thou  commandedst 
thy  servant    Moses,    saying.    If  ye   transgress,    I   will 
scatter  you  abroad  among  the  nations:  but //ye  turn  9 
unto  me,  and  keep  my  commandments,  and  do  them; 
though  there  were  of  you  cast  out  unto  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather  them  from  thence, 
and  will  bring  them  unto  the  place  that  I  have  chosen 
to  set  my  name  there.      Now  these  are  thy  servants  and  10 
thy  people,   whom    thou    hast   redeemed  by  thy  great 
power,  and  by  thy  strong  hand.     O  Lord,   I  beseech  11 
thee,  let  now  thine  ear  be  attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servants,  who  desire  to 
fear  thy  name:  and  prosper,   I  pray  thee,  thy  servant 
this  day,  and  grant  him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  man. 
For  I  was  the  king's  cupbearer. 

And  it  came    to    pass   in    the  month    Nisan,   in    the  i  2 
twentieth  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king,   that  wine  was 
before  him:  and  I  took  up  the  wine,  and  gave  //  unto 
the  king.      Now   1   had    not   been  beforetiine  sad   in   his 
presence.     Wherefore  the   king  said  unto  me,  Why  is  2 


2.   t6  NEHEMIAH.  213 

thy  countenance  sad,  seeing  thou  art  not  sick?  this  is 
nothing  else  but  sorrow  of  heart.     Then  I  was  very  sore 

3  afraid,  and  said  unto  the  king,  Let  the  king  live  for 
ever:  why  should  not  my  countenance  be  sad,  when  the 
city,   the  place  of  my  fathers'  sepulchres,  lieth  waste, 

4  and  the  gates  thereof  are  consumed  with  fire?  Then 
the  king  said  unto  me,  For  what  dost  thou  make  request? 

5  So  I  prayed  to  the  God  of  heaven.  And  I  said  unto 
the  king.  If  it  please  the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  hath 
found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send  me 
unto  Judah,   unto  the  city  of  my  fathers'  sepulchres, 

6  that  I  may  build  it.  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  (the 
queen  also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long  shall  thy 
journey  be?  and  when  wilt  thou  return?     So  it  pleased 

7  the  king  to  send  me;  and  I  set  him  a  time.  Moreover 
I  said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please  the  king,  let  letters  be 
given  me  to  the  governors  beyond  the  river,  that  they 

8  may  convey  jne  over  till  I  come  into  Judah;  and  a 
letter  unto  A'  saph  the  keeper  of  the  king's  forest, 
that  he  may  give  me  timber  to  make  beams  for  the 
gates  of  the  palace  which  appertained  to  the  house,  and 
for  the  wall  of  the  city,  and  for  the  house  that  I  shall 
enter  into.  And  the  king  granted  me,  according^  to 
the  good  hand  of  my  God  upon  me.     *    * 

12  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I  and  some  few  men  with 
me;  neither  told  I  any  m.2iX\  what  my  God  had  put  in 
my  heart    to    do    at    Jerusalem:    neither  was  there  atiy 

13  beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that  I  rode  upon.  And 
I  went  out  by  night  by  the  gate  of  the  valley,  even 
before  the  dragon  well,  and  to  the  dung  port,  and 
viewed  the  walls  of  Jerusalem,  which  were  broken 
down,  and  the  gates  thereof  were  consumed  with  fire. 

14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  gate  of  the  fountain,  and  to  the 
king's  pool:  but  there  was  no  place  for  the  beast  that 

15  was  under  me  to  pass.  Then  went  I  up  in  the  night 
by  the  brook,  and  viewed  the  wall,  and  turned  back, 
and  entered  by  the  gate  of  the  valley,  and  so  returned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not  whither  I  went,  or  what  I  did; 
neither  had  I  as  yet  told  //  to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests, 
nor  to  the  nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to  the  rest 
that  did  the  work. 


214  NEHEMIAH.  4.   i 

Then  said  I  unto  them,  Ye  see  the  distress  that  we  17 
are  in,  how  Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof 
are  burned  with  fire:  come,  and  let  us  build  up  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more  a  reproach.  Then  I  18 
told  them  of  the  hand  of  my  God  which  was  good  upon 
me;  as  also  the  king's  words  that  he  had  spoken  unto 
me.  And  they  said.  Let  us  rise  up  and  build.  So  they 
strengthened  their  hands  for  this  good  work. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  lOL 

Nehemiah  4  :  i -18;  6  :  15,  16;  13  :  15-22. 

But  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  San-bal'  lat  heard  that  i  ^ 
we    builded    the   wall,   he   was   wroth,  and    took   great 
indignation,    and    mocked    the   Jews.      And   he    spake  2 
before  his  brethren  and  the  army  of  Samaria,  and  said, 
What  do  these  feeble  Jews?  will  they  fortify  themselves? 
will    they  sacrifice?  will   they  make   an  end  in  a  day? 
will  they  revive  the  stones  out  of  the  heaps^of  the  rub- 
bish which  are  burned?     Now  To-bi'ah  the  Am' mon-ite  3 
was  by  him,  and   he  said,  Even  that  Avhich  they  build, 
if  a  fox  go   up,  he  shall  even  break  down  their  stone 
wall.     Hear,    O  our  God;    for   we   are  despised:    and  4 
turn  their  reproach  upon  their  own  head,  and  give  them 
for   a    prey    in    the    land  of   captivity:    and  cover  not  5 
their  iniquity,  and  let  not  their  sin  be  blotted  out  from 
before  thee:  for  they  have  provoked  thee  to  anger  before 
the  builders.     So   built  we  the  wall;  and  all   the  wall  6 
was  joined  together  unto  the  half  thereof:  for  the  people 
had  a  mind  to  work. 

But    it   came   to_pass,    that   when    SanJ)ar  lat,    and  7 
To-bi'ah, ^and  the  A-ra' bi-ans,   and    the    Am' mon-ftes, 
and  the  Ash'  dod-Ites,  heard  that  the  walls  of  Jerusalem 
were  made  up,  and\.\vA\  the  breaches  began  to  be  stopped, 
then   they  were  very  wroth,  and  conspired  all  of  them  8 
together  to  come  and  to  fight  against  Jerusalem,  and  to 
hinder  it.      Nevertheless  we  made  our  prayer  unto  our  9 
God,   and  set  a  watch  against  them    day  and   night, 
because  of  them.     And  Judah  said,  The  strength  of  the  10 


13-   15  NEHEMIAH.  215 

bearers  of  burdens  is  decayed,  and  there  is  much  rubbish; 

11  so  that  we  are  not  able  to  build  the  wall.  And  our 
adversaries  said,  They  shall  not  know,  neither  see,  till 
we  come  in  the  midst  among  them,  and  slay  them,  and 

12  cause  the  work  to  cease.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the-  Jews  which  dwelt  by  them  came,  they  said 
unto  us  ten  times,  From  all  places  whence  ye  shall 
return  unto  us  they  will  be  upon  you. 

13  Therefore  set  I  in  the  lower  places  behind  the  wall, 
and  on  the  higher  places,  I  even  set  the  people  after 
their  families  with  their  swords,  their  spears,  and  their 

14  bows.  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said  unto  the 
nobles,  and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people, 
Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them :  remember  the  Lord,  which  is 
great  and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your  brethren,  your 
sons,  and  your  daughters,  your  wives,  and  your  houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  enemies  heard  that  it 
was  known  unto  us,  and  God  had  brought  their  counsel 
to  nought,  that  we  returned  all  of  us  to  the  wall,  every 

16  one  unto  his  work.  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that 
time  forth,  that  the  half  of  my  servants  wrought  in  the 
work,  and  the  other  half  of  them  held  both  the  spears, 
the  shields,  and  the  bows,  and  the  habergeons;  and  the 

17  rulers  ivere  ht\\m(\  all  the  house  of  Judah.  They  which 
builded  on  the  wall,  and  they  that  bare  burdens,  with 
those  that  laded,  every  one  \\\th.  ont  of  his  hands  wrought 
in  the  work,  and  with  the  other  hand  held  a  weapon. 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one  had  his  sword  girded  by  his 
side,  and  so  builded.  And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet 
7uas  by  me.     *    * 

615  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the  twenty  and  fifth  day  of 
16  the  month  E'  lul,  in  fifty  and  two  days.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  that  when  all  our  enemies  heard  thereof,  and  all 
the  heathen  that  were  about  us  saw  these  things,  they 
were  much  cast  down  in  their  own  eyes:  for  they  per- 
ceived that  this  work  was  wrought  of  our  God.  *  * 
13  15  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Judah  some  treading  wine- 
presses on  the  sabbath,  and  bringing  in  sheaves,  and 
lading  asses;  as  also  wine,  grapes,  and  figs,  and  all 
ma?iner  of  hwrdtns,,  which  they  brought  into  Jerusalem 
on  the  sabbath  day:  and  1  testified  against  them  in  the 


2x6  ESTHER.  2.  3 

day  wherein  they  sold  victuals.     There  dwelt  men  of  16 
Tyre  also   therein,  which  brought  fish,  and  all  manner 
of  ware,  and  sold  on  the  sabbath  unto  the  children  of 
Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem.     Then  I  contended  with  the  17 
nobles  of  Judah,  and  said  unto  them.  What  evil  thing 
is  this  that  ye  do,  and  profane  the  sabbath  day?     Did  18 
not  your  fathers  thus,  and  did  not  our  God  bring  all 
this  evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this  city?  yet  ye  bring  more 
wrath    upon  Israel  by  profaning  the   sabbath.     And  it  19 
came  to  pass,  that  when  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  began 
to  be  dark  before  the  sabbath,  I  commanded  that  the 
gates  should  be  shut,  and  charged  that  they  should  not 
be  opened  till  after  the  sabbath:  and  some  of  my  servants 
set    I   at   the    gates,  if/iat  there  should    no  burden    be 
brought  in  on  the  sabbath  day.      So  the  merchants  and  20 
sellers  of  all  kind   of  ware   lodged  without   Jerusalem 
once  or  twice.     Then  I  testified  against  them,  and  said  21 
unto  them,  Why  lodge  ye  about  the  wall?  if  ye  do  so 
again,  I  will  lay  hands  on  you.     From  that  time  forth 
came  they  no  more  on  the  sabbath.     And  I  commanded  22 
the  Levites,  that  they  should  cleanse  themselves,  and 
tkat  they  should  come  and  keep  the  gates,  to  sanctify 
the  sabbath  day.     Remember  me,  O  my  God,  concerning 
this  also,  and  spare  me  according  to  the  greatness  of 
thy  mercy. 


ESTHER. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    102. 

Esther  2  :  i-ii,  15-23. 

After  these  things,   when  the  wrath  of  king  A-his-  i  2 
u-e'  rtis  was  appeased,  he  remembered  Vash  tl,  and  what 
she  had  done,  and  what  was  decreed  against  her.      Then  2 
said  the  king's  servants  that  ministered  unto  him.  Let 
there  be  fair  young  virgins  sought  for  the  king:    and  3 


2.  15  ESTHER.  217 

let  the  king  appoint  officers  in  all  the  provinces  of  his 
kingdom,  that  they  may  gather  together  all  the  fair 
young  virgins  unto  Shu'  shan  the  palace,  to  the  house 
of  the  women,  unto  the  custody  of  He' ge  the  king's 
chamberlain,  keeper  of  the  women;  and  let  their  things 

4  for  purification  be  given  them:  and  let  the  maiden  which 
pleaseth  the  king  be  queen  instead  of  Vash'  tl.  And 
the  thing  pleased  the  king;  and  he  did  so. 

5  Noiv  in  vShu'  shan  the  palace  there  was  a  certain  Jew, 
whose  name  was  Mor'  de-cai,  the  son  of  Ja  ir,  the  son 

6  of  Shim' e-f,  the  son  of  Kish,  a  Ben'ja-mite;  who  had 
been  carried  away  from  Jerusalem  with  the  captivity 
which  had  been  carried  away  with  Jec-o-nl'ah  king  of 
Judah,  whom  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  the  king  of  Babylon 

7  had^carried  away.  And  he  brought  up  Ha- das'  sah,  that 
/>,  Es'  ther,  his  uncle's  daughter:  for  she  had  neither 
father  nor  mother,  and  the  maid  was  fair  and  beautiful; 
whom  Mor' de-cai,  when  her  father  and  mother  were 
dead,  took  for  his  own  daughter, 

8  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king's  commandment 
and  his  decree  was  heard,  and  when  many  maidens 
were  gathered  together  unto  Shu'  shan  the  palace,  to 
the  custody  of  Heg'a-I,  that  Esther  was  brought  also 
unto  the  king's  house,  to  the  custody  of  Heg'  a-i,  keeper 

9  of  the  women.  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she 
obtained  kindness  of  him;  and  he  speedily  gave  her 
her  things  for  purification,  with  such  things  as  belonged 
to  her,  and  seven  maidens,  which  wei^e  meet  to  be  given 
her,  out  of  the  king's  house:  and  he  preferred  her  and 
her  maids  unto  the  best  place  of  the  house  of  the  women. 

10  Esther  had  not  shewed  her  people  nor  her  kindred: 
for   Mor' de-cai   had   charged  her   that  she    should  not 

11  shew  /■/.  x\nd  Mor'de-cai  walked  every  day  before  the 
court  of  the  women's  house,  to  know  how  Esther  did, 
and  what  should  become  of  her.    *    * 

15  ^  Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther,  the  daughter  of 
Ab-i-ha'il  the  uncle  of  Mor' de-cai,  who  had  taken  her 
for  his  daughter,  was  come  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  she 
required  nothing  but  what  Heg'ai  the  king's  chamber- 
lain, the  keeper  of  the  women,  appointed.  And  Esther 
obtained    favour  in  the  sight   of  all    them  that   looked 


2i8  ESTHER. 


3.  3 


upon  her.      So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king  A-has-u-e'rus  i6 
into  his  house  royal  in  the  tenth  month,  which  is  the 
month  Te'beth,  in  the  seventh  year  of  his  reign.     And  17 
the  king  loved  Esther  above  all  the  women,  and  she 
obtained  grace  and  favour  in  his  sight  more  than  all 
the  virgins;    so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon  her 
head,  and  made  her  queen  instead  of  Vash'tT.     Then  18 
the  king  made  a  great  feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his 
servants,  eve/i  Esther's  feast;    and  he  made  a  release  to 
the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,   according   to  the  state 
of   the    king.       And    when    the  virgins  were  gathered  19 
together  the  second  time,  then  Mor'de-cai  sat  in  the 
king's  gate.      Esther   had  not  yet  shewed   her  kindred  20 
nor  her  people,   as   Mor'de-cai   had  charged  her:    for 
Esther  did  the   commandment  of  Mor'de-cai,    like  as 
when  she  was  brought  up  with  him. 

In  those  days,  while  Mor'  de-cai  sat  in  the  king's  gate,  21 
two  of  the  king's  chamberlains,  Big'  than  and  Te'  resh, 
of  those  which  kept  the  door,  were  wroth,  and  sought 
to  lay  hand  on  the  king  A-has-u-e'rus.     And  the  thing  22 
was   known   to    Mor'  de-cai,    who  told   tt   unto  Esther 
the   queen;    and  Esther   certified    the  king  thereof  in 
Mor'  de-cai's  name.     And  when    inquisition  was  made  23 
of  the  matter,  it  was  found  out;    therefore  they  were 
both  hanged  on  a  tree:    and  it  was  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  before  the  king. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  103. 

Esther  3  :  1-15. 

After  these  things   did   king   A-has-u-e^rus  promote  i 
Ha' man  the  son  of  Ham-med'a-tha  the  A'gag-ite,  and 
advanced  him,  and  set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes 
that  were  with  him.     And  all  the  king's  servants,  that  2 
were  in  the  king's  gate,  bowed,  and  reverenced  Haman: 
for  the  king  had  so  commanded  concerning  him.     But 
Mordecai  bowed  not,  nor  did  hi77i  reverence.     Then  the  3 
king's  servants,  which  were  in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto 
Mordecai,  Why  transgressest  thou  the  king's  command- 


ESTHER.  219 


4  ment  ?  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake  daily 
unto  him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them,  that  they 
told  Haman,  to  see  whether  Mordecai's  matters  would 

5  stand:  for  he  had  told  them  that  he  was  2i  Jew.  And 
when  Haman  saw  that  Mordecai  bowed   not,    nor  did 

6  him  reverence,  then  was  Haman  full  of  wrath.  And  he 
thought  scorn  to  lay  hands  on  Mordecai  alone;  for  they 
had  shewed  him  the  people  of  Mordecai:  wherefore 
Haman  sought  to  destroy  all  the  Jews  that  were  through- 
out the  whole  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  even  the  people 
of  Mordecai. 

7  In  the  first  month,  that  is,  the  month  Ni'  san,  in  the 
twelfth  year  of  king  Ahasuerus,  they  cast  Pur,  that  is, 
the  lot,  before  Haman  from  day  to  day,  and  from  month 
to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the  month  A'  dar. 

8  And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasuerus,  There  is  a 
certain  people  scattered  abroad  and  dispersed  among 
the  people  in  all  the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom;  and 
their  laws  are  diverse  from  all  people;  neither  keep 
they  the  king's  laws:  therefore  it  is  not  for  the  king's 

9  profit  to  suffer  them.  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be 
written  that  they  may  be  destroyed :  and  I  will  pay  ten 
thousand  talents  of  silver  to  the  hands  of  those  that 
have  the  charge  of  the  business,  to  bring  it  into  the 

10  king's  treasuries.  And  the  king  took  his  ring  from  his 
hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son  of  Ham-med'  a-tha 

11  the  A' gag-fte,  the  Jews'  enemy.  And  the  king  said 
unto  Haman,  The  silver  is  given  to  thee,   the  people 

12  also,  to  do  with  them  as  it  seemeth  good  to  thee.  Then 
were  the  king's  scribes  called  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
the  first  month,  and  there  was  written  according  to  all 
that  Haman  had  commanded  unto  the  king's  lieutenants, 
and  to  the  governors  that  were  over  every  province,  and 
to  the  rulers  of  every  people  of  every  province  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to  every  people  after 
their  language;  in  the  name  of  king  Ahasuerus  was  it 

13  written,  and  sealed  with  the  king's  ring.  And  the 
letters  were  sent  by  posts  into  all  the  king's  provinces, 
to  destroy,  to  kill,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  Jews, 
both  young  and  old,  little  children  and  women,  in  one 
day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  twelfth  month, 


220  ESTHER.  4. 

which  ts  the  month  A'  dar,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them 
for  a  prey.  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  command-  14 
ment  to  be  given  in  every  province  was  published  unto 
all  people,  that  they  should  be  ready  against  that  day. 
The  posts  went  out,  being  hastened  by  the  king's  com-  15 
mandment,  and  the  decree  was  given  in  Shushan  the 
palace.  And  the  king  and  Haman  sat  down  to  drink; 
but  the  city  Shushan  was  perplexed. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    104. 
Esther  4  :  1-17. 

When    Mordecai  perceived  all  that   was  done,   Mor-  i 
decai  rent  his  clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth  with  ashes, 
and  went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  cried  with 
a   loud   and   a   bitter  cry;  and    came  even  before  the  2 
king's  gate:  for  none  might  enttv  into  the  king's  gate 
clothed    with    sackcloth.        And    in    every    province,  3 
whithersoever  the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree 
came,  there  was  great  mourning  among  the  Jews,  and 
fasting,    and   weeping,    and    wailing;  and   many   lay   in 
sackcloth  and  ashes. 

So  Esther's  maids  and  her  chamberlains  came  and  4 
told  //her.     Then  was  the  queen  exceedingly  grieved; 
and  she  sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  take 
away  his  sackcloth  from  him:  but  he  received  //  not. 
Then   called    Esther    for    Ha  tach,    one   of   the    king's  5 
chamberlains,  whom  he  had  appointed  to  attend  upon 
her,   and    gave  him  a  commandment  to   Mordecai,  to 
know  what  it  was^  and  why  it  ivas.     So  Ha'  tach  went  6 
forth  to   Mordecai  unto  the  street  of  the  city,  which 
was  before  the  king's  gate.     And  Mordecai  told  him  of  7 
all  that  had  happened  unto  him,  and  of  the  sum  of  the 
money  that  Haman  had  promised  to  pay  to  the  king's 
treasuries   for   the   Jews,    to    destroy    them.     Also  he  8 
gave  him  the  copy  of  the  writing  of  the  decree  that 
was  given  at  Shushan  to  destroy  them,  to  shew  //  unto 
Esther,  and  to  declare  it  unto  her,  and   to  charge  her 
that  she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to  make  supplica- 


5.  a  ESTHER.  221 

tion  unto  him,  and  to  make  request  before  him  for  her 
9  people.     And  Ha  tach  came  and  told  Esther  the  words 
of  Mordecai. 

10  Again    Esther   spake    unto    Ha'  tach,    and   gave  him 

11  commandment  unto  Mordecai;  All  the  king's  servants, 
and  the  people  of  the  king's  provinces,  do  know,  that 
whosoever,  whether'  man  or  woman,  shall  come  unto 
the  king  into  the  inner  court,  who  is  not  called,  there  is 
one  law  of  his  to  put  him  to  death,  except  such  to  whom 
the  king  shall  hold  out  the  golden  sceptre,  that  he  may 
live:  but  I  have  not  been  called  to  come  in  unto  the 

12  king   these  thirty  days.     And    they  told    to  Mordecai 

13  Esther's  words.  Then  Mordecai  commanded  to  answer 
Esther,  Think  not  with  thyself  that  thou  shalt  escape 

14  in  the  king's  house,  more  than  all  the  Jews.  For  if 
thou  altogether  boldest  thy  peace  at  this  time,  then 
shall  there  enlargement  and  deliverance  arise  to  the 
Jews  from  another  place;  but  thou  and  thy  father's 
house  shall  be  destroyed:  and  who  knoweth  whether 
thou  art  come  to  the  kingdom  for  such  a  time  as  this? 

15  Then  Esther  bade  them  return  Mordecai  this  answer^ 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews  that  are  present 
in  Shushan,  and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat  nor 
drink  three  days,  night  or  day:  I  also  and  my  maidens 
will  fast  likewise;  and  so  will  I  go  in  unto  the  king, 
which  is  not  according  to  the  law:    and   if  I   perish, 

17  I  perish.  So  Mordecai  went  his  way,  and  did  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Esther  had  commanded  him. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    105. 
Esther  5  :  1-14. 

1  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that  Esther 
put  on  her  royal  apparel^  and  stood  in  the  inner  court  of 
the  king's  house,  over  against  the  king's  house:  and  the 
king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the  royal  house,  over 

2  against  the  gate  of  the  house.  And  it  was  so,  when  the 
king  saw  Esther  the  queen  standing  in  the  court,  that 
she  obtained  favour  in  his  sight:  and  the  king  held  out  to 


222  ESTHER.  5.   14 

Esther  the  golden  sceptre   that  was  in  his  hand.     So 
Esther  drew  near,  and  touched  the  top  of  the  sceptre. 
Then   said   the  king  unto   her,  What  wilt  thou,  queen  3 
Esther?  and  what  is  thy  request?  it  shall  be  even  given 
thee  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom.     And  Esther  answered,  4 
If  it  seem  good  unto  the  king,  let  the  king  and  Hainan 
come  this  day  unto  the  banquet  that  I  have  prepared  for 
him.    Then  the  king  said,  Cause  Haman  to  make  haste,  5 
that  he  may  do  as  Esther  hath  said.     So  the  king  and 
Haman  came  to  the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

And   the   king  said  unto   Esther  at   the   banquet   of  6 
wine,  What  is  thy  petition?  and  it  shall  be  granted  thee: 
and  what  is  thy  request?  even  to  the  half  of  the  king- 
dom it  shall  be   performed.     Then  answered   Esther,  7 
and   said.   My   petition   and  my   request  is;   If  I   have  8 
found  favour  in  the  sight  of  the  king,  and  if  it  please  the 
king  to  grant  my  petition,  and  to  perform  my  request, 
let   the    king  and   Haman    come   to   the    banquet   that 
I  shall  prepare  for  them,  and  I  will  do  to  morrow  as  the 
king  hath  said. 

Then  went  Haman  forth  that  day  joyful  and  with  a  9 
glad  heart:  but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecaiin  the  king's 
gate,  that  he  .stood  not  up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he  was 
full   of   indignation   against    Mordecai.       Nevertheless  10 
Haman  refrained  himself:  and  when  he  came  home,  he 
sent  and  called  for  his  friends,  and  Ze'  resh  his  wife. 
And  Haman  told  them  of  the  glory  of  his  riches,  and  11 
the  multitude  of  his  children,  and  all  the  things  wherein 
the  king  had  promoted  him,  and  how  he  had  advanced 
him  above  the  princes  and  servants  of  the  king.     Haman  12 
said  moreover.  Yea,  Esther  the  queen  did  let  no  man  come 
in  with  the  king  unto  the  banquet  that  she  had  prepared 
but  myself;  and  to  morrow  am  I  invited  unto  her  also 
with  the  king.     Yet  all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so  long  13 
as  I  see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at  the  king's  gate. 

Then  said  Ze'  resh  his  wife  and  all  his  friends  unto  14 
him.  Let  a  gallows  be  made  of  fifty  cubits  high,  and  to 
morrow  speak  thou  unto  the  king  that  Mordecai  may 
be  hanged  thereon:  then  go  thou  in  merrily  with  the 
king  unto  the  banquet.  And  the  thing  pleased  Haman; 
and  he  caused  the  gallows  to  be  made. 


6.   II  ESTHER.  223 

SELECTION    NUMBER    106. 
Esther  6  :  1-14 ;  7  :  i-io. 

6  I      On  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep,  and  he  com- 
manded to  bring  the  book  of  records  of  the  chronicles; 

2  and  they  were  read  before  the  king.  And  it  was  found 
written,  that  Mordecai  had  told  of  Big' tha-na  and 
Te' resh,  t\Vo  of  the  king's  chamberlains,  the  keepers  of 
the  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said.  What  honour  and  dignity  hath  been 
done  to  Mordecai  for  this?  Then  said  the  king's  ser- 
vants that  ministered  unto  him.  There  is  nothing  done 
for  him. 

4  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in  the  court?  Now  Haman 
was  come  into  the  outward  court  of  the  king's  house, 
to  speak  unto  the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  gallows 

5  that  he  had  prepared  for  him.  And  the  king's  servants 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  Haman  standeth  in  the  court. 

6  And  the  king  said,  Let  him  come  in.  So  Haman  came 
in.  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  What  shall  be  done 
unto  the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour? 
Now  Haman  thought  in  his  heart.  To  whom  would  the 

7  king  delight  to  do  honour  more  than  to  myself?  And 
Haman    answered    the    king,    For  the   man  whom  the 

8  king  delighteth  to  honour,  let  the  royal  apparel  be 
brought  which  the  king  useth  to  wear,  and  the  horse 
that  the  king  rideth  upon,  and  the  crown  royal  which 

9  is  set  upon  his  head:  and  let  this  apparel  and  horse  be 
delivered  to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's  most  noble 
princes,  that  they  may  array  the  man  withal  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour,  and  bring  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaim  before  him. 
Thus   shall    it    be    done    to    the   man  whom    the    king 

10  delighteth  to  honour.  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman, 
Make  haste,  and  take  the  apparel  and  the  horse,  as 
thou  hast  said,  and  do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the  Jew, 
that  sitteth  at  the  king's  gate:    let  nothing  fail  of  all 

11  that  thou  hast  spoken.  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  and  arrayed  Mordecai,  and  brought  him 


224  ESTHER.  7.  8 


on  horseback  through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  pro- 
claimed before  him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man 
whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour. 

And  Mordecai  came  again  to  the  king's  gate.     But  12 
Haman  hasted  to  his  house  mourning,  and  having  his 
head  covered.     And   Haman  told  Ze' resh  his  wife  and  13 
all  his  friends  every  thing  that  had  befallen  him.     Then 
said  his  wise  men  and   Ze'  resh  his  wife  unto  him,  If 
Mordecai  be  of  the  seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom  thou 
hast  begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt  not  prevail  against  him, 
but  shalt  surely  fall  before  him.      And  while  they  were  14 
yet   talking  with  him,   came  the   king's  chamberlains, 
and   hasted  to  bring  Haman    unto    the    banquet   that 
Esther  had  prepared. 

So  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  banquet  with  Esther  i  5 
the  queen.     And  the  king  said  again  unto  Esther  on  2 
the  second  day  at  the  banquet  of  wine,   What  is  thy 
petition,  queen  Esther?   and  it  shall  be  granted  thee: 
and  what  is  thy  request?  and  it  shall  be  performed,  even 
to  the  half  of  the  kingdom.     Then  Esther  the  queen  3 
answered  and  said,  If  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
O  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king,  let  my  life  be  given 
me  at  my  petition,  and  my  people  at  my  request:    for  4 
we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,   to  be  destroyed,  to  be 
slain,  and  to  perish.     But  if  we  had  been  sold  for  bond- 
men and  bondwomen,  I  had  held  my  tongue,  although 
the  enemy  could  not  countervail  the  king's  damage. 

Then  the  king   Ahasuerus   answered    and  said  unto  5 
Esther  the   queen,  Who  is  he,  and  where  is  he,  that 
durst  presume  in  his  heart  to  do  so?     And  Esther  said,  6 
The  adversary  and  enemy  is  this  wicked  Haman.     Then 
Haman  was  afraid  before  the  king  and  the  queen. 

And  the  king  arising  from  the  banquet  of  wine  in  his  7 
wrath  2£/^;^^  into  the  palace  garden:  and  Haman  stood 
up  to  make  request  for  his  life  to  Esther  the  queen;  for 
he  saw  that  there  was  evil  determined  against  him  by 
the  king.  Then  the  king  returned  out  of  the  palace  8 
garden  into  the  place  of  the  banquet  of  wine;  and 
Haman  was  fallen  upon  the  bed  whereon  Esther  was. 
Then  said  the  king,  Will  he  force  the  queen  also  before 
me  in  the  house?     As  the  word  went  out  of  the  king's 


ESTHER.  225 


9  mouth,  they  covered  Hainan's  face.  And  Har-bo'  nah, 
one  of  the  chamberlains,  said  before  the  king,  Behold 
also  the  gallows  fifty  cubits  high,  which  Haman  had 
made  for  Mordecai,  who  had  spoken  good  for  the  king, 
standeth  in  the  house  of  Haman.  Then  the  king  said, 
10  Hang  him  thereon.  So  they  hanged  Haman  on  the 
gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for  Mordecai.  Then  was 
the  king's  wrath  pacified. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  107. 
Esther  8  :  1-17. 

1  On  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus  give  the  house  of 
Haman  the  Jews'  enemy  unto  Esther  the  queen.  And 
Mordecai  came  before  the  king;  for  Esther  had   told 

2  what  he  ivas  unto  her.  And  the  king  took  off  his  ring, 
which  he  had  taken  from  Haman,  and  gave  it  unto 
Mordecai.  And  Esther  set  Mordecai  over  the  house  of 
Haman. 

3  And  Esther  spake  yet  again  before  the  king,  and  fell 
down  at  his  feet,  and  besought_him  with  tears  to  put 
away  the  mischief  of  Haman  the  A'  gag-Ite,  and  his  device 

4  that  he  had  devised  against  the  Jews.  Then  the  king 
held  out  the  golden  sceptre  toward  Esther.     So  Esther 

5  arose,  and  stood  before  the  king,  and  said.  If  it  please 
the  king,  and  if  I  have  found  favour  in  his  sight,  and 
the  thing  seetn  right  before  the  king,  and  I  be  pleasing  in 
his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  reverse  the  letters  devised 
by  Haman  the  son  of  Ham-med'  a-tha  the  A'  gag-Ite, 
which  he  wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews  which  are  in  all  the 

6  king's  provinces:  for  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  evil 
that  shall  come  unto  my  people?  or  how  can  I  endure  to 
see  the  destruction  of  my  kindred? 

7  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said  unto  Esther  the  queen 
and  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  Behold,  I  have  given  Esther 
the  house  of  Haman,  and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his  hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as  it  liketh  you,  in  the 
king's    name,  and  seal  it  with  the  king's  ring:  for  the 


226  ESTHER. 


5.  17 


writing  which  is  written  in  the  king's  name,  and  sealed 
with  the  king's  ring,  may  no  man  reverse.     Then  were  9 
the  king's  scribes  called  at  that  time  in  the  third  month, 
that  is,  the  month  Si'  van,  on  the  three  and  twentieth 
day  thereof;  and  it  was  written  according  to  all    that 
Mordecai  commanded  unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the  lieu- 
tenants, and  the  deputies  and_rulers  of  the  provinces 
which    are   from    India    unto   E-thi-o'  pi-a,    a    hundred 
twenty  and  seven  provinces,  unto  every  province  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  thereof,  and  unto  every  people  after 
their  language,  and  to  the  Jews  according  to  their  writ- 
ing, and  according  to  their  language.     And  he  wrote  in  10 
the  king  Ahasuerus'  name,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's 
ring,  and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  horseback,  ^//^  riders 
on  mules,  camels,  ^/z^/ young  dromedaries:  Wherein  the  11 
king   granted    the   Jews  which   were  in    every  city    to 
gather  themselves  together,  and  to  stand  for  their  life, 
to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  the  power 
of  the  people  and  province  that  would  assault  them, 
both  little  ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them 
for  a  prey.     Upon  one  day  in  all  the  provinces  of  king  12 
Ahasuerus,   namely,    upon    the    thirteenth    day    of    the 
twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month  A'  dar.     The  copy  13 
of  the    writing    for  a    commandment  to    be    given    in 
every   province    was   published    unto    all   people,    and 
that  the    Jews    should    be    ready  against  that    day  to 
avenge  themselves  on  their  enemies.     So  the  posts  that  14 
rode  upon  mules  and  camels  went  out,  being  hastened 
and  pressed  on  by  the  king's  commandment.     And  the 
decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the  palace. 

And    Mordecai  went  out  from  the  presence    of   the  15 
king  in  royal  apparel  of  blue  and  white,  and  with  a  great 
crown  of  gold,  and    with  a  garment  of  fine   linen  and 
purple:  and  the  city  of  Shushan  rejoiced  and  was  glad. 
The  Jews  had  light,  and  gladness,  and  joy,  and  honour.  16 
And  in  every  province,  and  in  every  city,  whithersoever  17 
the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree  came,  the  Jews 
had   joy  and  gladness,  a  feast  and  a  good   day.     And 
many  of  the  people  of  the  land  became  Jews;  for  the 
fear  of  the  Jews  fell  upon  them. 


JOB.  227 


JOB, 


SELECTION  NUMBER  108. 
Job  I  :  1-22. 

I  I      There  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Uz,  whose  name  was 

Job;  and  that  man  was  perfect  and  upright,  and  one 

2  that  feared  God,  and  eschewed  evil.      And  there  were 

3  born  unto  him  seven  sons  and  three  daughters.  His 
substance  also  was  seven  thousand  sheep,  and  three 
thousand  camels,  and  five  hundred  yoke  of  oxen,  and 
five  hundred  she  asses,  and  a  very  great  household; 
so  that  this  man  was  the  greatest  of  all  the  men  of 

4  the  east.  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  in  their 
houses,  every  one  his  day;  and  sent  and  called  for  their 

5  three  sisters  to  eat  and  to  drink  with  them.  And  it 
was  so,  when  the  days  of  their  feasting  were  gone 
about,  that  Job  sent  and  sanctified  them,  and  rose  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  them  all:  for  Job  said.  It 
may  be  that  my  sons  have  sinned,  and  cursed  God  in 
their  hearts.     Thus  did  Job  continually. 

6  Now  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came  to 
present  themselves  before  the   Lord,  and  Satan  came 

7  also  among  them.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Whence  comest  thou?  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from 

8  walking  up  and  down  in  it.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Satan,  Hast  thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 
is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright 

9  man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and  escheweth  evil?  Then 
Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said,  Doth  Job  fear  God 

10  for  nought?  Hast  not  thou  made  a  hedge  about  him, 
and  about  his  house,  and  about  all  that  he  hath  on  every 
side?  thou  hast  blessed  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his 

II  substance  is  increased  in  the  land.  But  put  forth  thine 
hand  now,  and  touch  all  that  he  hath,  and  he  will  curse 

12  thee   to  thy  face.      And  the  Lord   said    unto    Satan, 


2  28  JOB.  2. 

Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy  power;  only  upon  him- 
self put  not  forth  thine  hand.  So  Satan  went  forth 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

And  there  was  a  day  when  his  sons  and  his  daughters  13 
were  eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's 
house:  and  there  came  a  messenger  unto  Job,  and  said,  14 
The  oxen  were  ploughing,  and  the  asses  feeding  beside 
them:  and  the  Sa-be' ans  fell  upon  them,  and  took  them  15 
away;    yea,  they  have  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 
While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another,  16 
and  said.  The  fire  of  God  is   fallen   from   heaven,  and 
hath  burned  up  the  sheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 
While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another,  17 
and  said,  The  Chal-de  ans  made  out  three  bands,  and 
fell  upon  the  camels,  and  have  carried  them  away,  yea, 
and  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword;  and 
I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.     While  he  was  yet  18 
speaking,  there  came  also  another,  and  said.  Thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters  were  eating  and  drinking  wine    in 
their  eldest  brother's  house:  and,  behold,  there  came  a  19 
great  wind  from   the  wilderness,  and   smote  the  four 
corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell  upon  the  young  men, 
and  they  are  dead;    and   I   only  am   escaped  alone  to 
tell  thee.     Then  Job  arose,   and  rent  his  mantle,  and  20 
shaved  his  head,  and  fell  down  upon  the  ground,  and 
worshipped,  and   said,     *    *     the  Lord   gave,  and  the  21 
Lord  hath   taken  away;    blessed  be  the  name  of   the 
Lord.     In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,   nor  charged  God  22 
foolishly. 


SELECTION  NUMBER   109. 

Job  2  :  1-13. 

Again  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came  to  i  2 
present  themselves  before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came 
also  among  them  to  present  himself  before  the  Lord. 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From  whence  comest  2 


.   13  JOB.  229 

thou?      And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said,  From 
going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 

3  down  in  it.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast  thou 
considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there  /j-none  Hke  him  in 
the  earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that  fear- 
eth  God,  and  escheweth  evil?  and  still  he  holdeth  fast 
his  integrity,  although   thou  movedst  me  against  him, 

4  to  destroy  him  without  cause.  And  Satan  answered 
the  Lord,  and  said,  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all  that  a  man 

5  hath  will  he  give  for  his  life.  But  put  forth  thine  hand 
now,    and  touch   his    bone  and   his    flesh,  and  he  will 

6  curse  thee  to  thy  face.     And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 

7  Behold,  he  is  in  thine  hand;  but  save  his  life.  So  went 
Satan  forth  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  smote 
Job  with  sore  boils  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  unto  his 

8  crown.     And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to  scrape  himself 

9  withal;  and  he  sat  down  among  the  ashes.  Then  said 
his  wife  unto  him.   Dost  thou  still   retain  thine  integ- 

10  rity?  curse  God,  and  die.  But  he  said  unto  her,  Thou 
speakest  as  one  of  the  foolish  women  speaketh.  What? 
shall  we  receive  good  at  the  hand  of  God,  and  shall 
we  not  receive  evil?  In  all  this  did  not  Job  sin  with 
his  lips.    • 

11  Now  when  Job's  three  friends  heard  of  all  this  evil 
that  was  come  upon  him,  they  came  every  one  from  his 
own  place;  *  «  for  they  had  made  an  appointment 
together  to  come  to  mourn  with  him,  and  to  comfort 

12  him.  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes  afar  off,  and 
knew  him  not,  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept;  and 
they  rent  everyone  his  mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon 

13  their  heads  toward  heaven.  So  they  sat  down  with 
him  upon  the  ground  seven  days  and  seven  nights,  and 
none  spake  a  word  unto  him :  for  they  saw  that  his  grief 
was  very  great. 


230  JOB.  14.   15 

SELECTION   NUMBER  110. 

Job  14  :  1-22. 

Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman  1 14 

Is  of  few  days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

He  Cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is  cut  down:  2 

He  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

And  dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon  such  a  one,  3 

And  bringest  me  into  judgment  with  thee? 

Who  can  bring  a  clean  thing  out  of  an  unclean?  not  4 

one. 
Seeing  his  days  are  determined,  the  number  of  his  5 

months  are  with  thee. 
Thou  hast  appointed  his  bounds  that  he  cannot  pass; 
Turn  from  him,  that  he  may  rest,  6 

Till  he  shall  accomplish,  as  a  hireling,  his  day. 
For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  be  cut  down,  that  it  7 

will  sprout  again, 
And  that  the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not  cease. 
Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in  the  earth,  8 

And  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the  ground; 
Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will  bud,  9 

And  bring  forth  boughs  like  a  plant. 
But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth  away:  10 

Yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he? 
As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  11 

And  the  flood  decayeth  and  drieth  up; 
So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth  not:  12 

Till  the  heavens  be  no  more,  they  shall  not  awake, 
Nor  be  raised  out  of  their  sleep. 

Oh  that  thou  wouldest  hide  me  in  the  grave,  13 

That  thou  wouldest  keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wrath 

be  past. 
That   thou    wouldest   appoint    me   a    set   time,    and 

remember  me! 
If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live  again?  14 

All  the  days  of  my  appointed  time  will  I  wait, 
Till  my  change  come. 
Thou  shalt  call,  and  I  will  answer  thee;  15 


8.  8  JOB.  231 

Thou  wilt  have  a  desire  to  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

16  For  now  thou  numberest  my  steps: 
Dost  thou  not  watch  over  my  sin? 

17  My  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a  bag, 
And  thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  falling  cometh  to  nought, 
And  the  rock  is  removed  out  of  his  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones: 

Thou  washest  away  the  things  which  grow  out  of  the 

dust  of  the  earth; 
And  thou  destroyest  the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against  him,  and  he  passeth: 
Thou   changest    his   countenance,   and    sendest   him 

away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and  he  knoweth  it  not; 
And  they  are  brought  low,  but  he  perceiveth  //  not 

of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall  have  pain, 
And  his  soul  within  him  shall  mourn. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  111. 

Job  18  :  1-21. 

Then  answered  Bil'  dad  the  Shu'  hite,  and  said. 
How  long  will  it  be  ere  ye  make  an  end  of  words? 
Mark,  and  afterwards  we  will  speak. 
Wherefore  are  we  counted  as  beasts, 
y^?^^  reputed  vile  in  your  sight? 
He  teareth  himself  in  his  anger: 
Shall  the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee? 
And  shall  the  rock  be  removed  out  of  his  place? 
Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out, 
And  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 
The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  tabernacle. 
And  his  candle  shall  be  put  out  with  him. 
The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be  straitened, 
And  his  own  counsel  shall  cast  him  down. 
For  he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his  own  feet, 
And  he  walketh  upon  a  snare. 


232  JOB.  23.  4 

The  gin  shall  take  hun  by  the  heel,  9 

And  Xh&  robber  shall  prevail  against  him. 

The  snare  is  laid  for  him  in  the  ground,  10 

And  a  trap  for  him  in  the  way. 

Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on  every  side,  11 

And  shall  drive  him  to  his  feet. 

His  strength  shall  be  hungerbitten,  12 

And  destruction  shall  be  ready  at  his  side. 

It  shall  devour  the  strength  of  his  skin:  13 

Even  the  firstborn  of  death  shall  devour  his  strength. 

His  confidence  shall  be  rooted  out  of  his  tabernacle,     14 

And  it  shall  bring  him  to  the  king  of  terrors. 

It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle,  because  it  is  none  of  15 

his: 
Brimstone  shall  be  scattered  upon  his  habitation. 
His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath,  16 

And  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 
His  remembrance  shall  perish  from  the  earth,  17 

And  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the  street. 
He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into  darkness,  18 

And  chased  out  of  the  world. 
He    shall    neither   have    son  nor  nephew  among  his  19 

people, 
Nor  any  remaining  in  his  dwellings. 
They  that  come  after  hiin  shall  be  astonied  at  his  20 

day, 
As  they  that  went  before  were  affrighted. 
Surely  such  at-e  the  dwellings  of  the  wicked,  21 

And  this  is  the  place  of  him  that  knoweth  not  God. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  112. 

Job  23  :  1-17  ;  27  :  1-23. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said,  i  28 

Even  to  day  is  my  complaint  bitter:  2 

My  stroke  is  heavier  than  my  groaning. 

Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find  him!  3 

That  I  might  come  even  to  his  seat! 

I  would  order  my  cause  before  him,  4 


27.  5  JOB.  233 

And  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

5  I  would  know  the  words  which  he  would  answer  me, 
And  understand  what  he  would  say  unto  me. 

6  Will  he  plead  against  me  with  his  great  power? 
No;  but  he  would  put  strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might  dispute  with  him; 

So  should  I  be  delivered  for  ever  from  my  judge. 

8  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he  is  not  there; 
And  backward,  but  I  cannot  perceive  him: 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth  work,  but  I  cannot 

behold  him: 
He  hideth  himself  on   the  right  hand,  that  I  cannot 
see  hiiu: 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way  that  I  take: 

When  he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

11  My  foot  hath  held  his  steps. 

His  way  have  I  kept,  and  not  declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back  from  the  commandment  of 

his  lips; 
I  have  esteemed  the  words  of  his  mouth   more  than 
my  necessary /^^^. 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind^  and  who  can  turn  him? 
And  what  his  soul  desireth,  even  that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performeth  the  thing  that  is  appointed  for  me: 
And  many  such  things  are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his  presence: 
When  I  consider,  I  am  afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God   maketh  my   heart  soft,  and  the  Almighty 

troubleth  me: 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  before  the  darkness, 
Neither    hath    he    covered    the    darkness   from    my 

face.     *     * 
27  I      Moreover  Job  continued  his  parable,  and  said, 

2  As  God  liveth,  who  hath  taken  away  my  judgment; 
And  the  Almighty,  who  hath  vexed  my  soul; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in  me. 

And  the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wickedness, 
Nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  should  justify  you: 

Till  I  die  I  will  not  remove  mine  integrity  from  me. 


234  JOB.  27.  23 

My  righteousness  I  hold  fast,  and  will  not  let  it  go:     6 
My  heart  shall  not  reproach  me  so  long  as  I  live. 
Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wicked,  7 

And  he  that  riseth  up  against  me  as  the  unrighteous. 
For  what  is  the  hope  of  the  hypocrite,  though  he  hath  8 

gained, 
When  God  taketh  away  his  soul? 

Will  God  hear  his  cry  9 

When  trouble  cometh  upon  him? 

Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Almighty?  10 

Will  he  always  call  upon  God? 

I  will  teach  you  by  the  hand  of  God:  11 

That  which  is  with  the  Almighty  will  I  not  conceal. 
Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen  it;  12 

Why  then  are  ye  thus  altogether  vain? 
This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man  with  God,  13 

And  the   heritage  of   oppressors,    which   they    shall 

receive  of  the  Almighty. 
If  his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is  for  the  sword:  14 

And  his  offspring  shall  not  be  satisfied  with  bread. 
Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be  buried  in  death:       15 
And  his  widows  shall  not  weep. 

Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the  dust,  16 

And  prepare  raiment  as  the  clay; 

He  may  prepare  //,  but  the  just  shall  put  //  on,  17 

And  the  innocent  shall  divide  the  silver. 
He  buildeth  his  house  as  a  moth,  18 

And  as  a  booth  that  the  keeper  maketh. 
The  rich  man   shall  lie  down,   but  he  shall  not  be  19 

gathered: 
He  openeth  his  eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as  waters,  20 

A  tempest  stealeth  him  away  in  the  night. 
The  east  wind  carrieth  him  away,  and  he  departeth:    21 
And  as  a  storm  hurleth  him  out  of  his  place. 
For  God  shall  cast  upon  him,  and  not  spare:  22 

He  would  fain  flee  out  of  his  hand. 

Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at  him,  23 

And  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his  place. 


28.   17  JOB.  235 

SELECTION  NUMBER  113. 

Job  28  :  1-28. 

28 1      Surely  there  is  a  vein  for  the  silver, 

And  a  place  for  gold  where  they  fine  /'/. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth, 

And  brass  is  molten  out  <?/ the  stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 
And  searcheth  out  all  perfection: 

The  stones  of  darkness,  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from  the  inhabitant; 
Even  the  waters  forgotten  of  the  foot : 

They  are  dried  up,  they  are  gone  away  from  men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh  bread: 
And  under  it  is  turned  up  as  it  were  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of  sapphires: 
And  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 

7  There  is  a  path  which  no  fowl  knoweth, 
And  which  the  vulture's  eye  hath  not  seen: 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not  trodden  it. 
Nor  the  fierce  lion  passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the  rock; 
He  overturneth  the  mountains  by  the  roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  rivers  among  the  rocks; 
And  his  eye  seeth  every  precious  thing. 

11  He  bindeth  the  floods  from  overflowing; 

And  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

12  But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found? 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof; 
Neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in  me: 
And  the  sea  saith,  //  is  not  with  me. 

15  It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold, 

Neither  shall  silver  be  weighed /^r  the  price  thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  of  O'  phir, 
With  the  precious  onyx,  or  the  sapphire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  cannot  equal  it: 

And  the  exchange  of  it  shall  not  be  for  jewels  of  fine 
gold. 


236  JOB.  29.   7 

No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral,  or  of  pearls:  18 

For  the  price  of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

The  topaz  of  E-thi-o'  pi-a  shall  not  equal  it,  19 

Neither  shall  it  be  valued  with  pure  gold. 

Whence  then  cometh  wisdom?  20 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 

Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all  living,  21 

And  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of  the  air. 

Destruction  and  death  say,  22 

We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof  with  our  ears. 

God  understandeth  the  way  thereof,  23 

And  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the  earth,  24 

And  sttth.  under  the  whole  heavens; 

To  make  the  weight  for  the  winds;  25 

And  he  weigheth  the  waters  by  measure. 

When  he  made  a  decree  for  the  rain,  26 

And  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thunder: 

Then  did  he  see  it,  and  declare  it;  27 

He  prepared  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

And  unto  man  he  said,  28 

Behold,  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom; 

And  to  depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    114. 

Job  29  :  1-25  ;  31  :  13,  14,  24-40. 

Moreover  Job  continued  his  parable,  and  said,  i 

Oh  that  I  were  as  in  months  past,  2 

As  in  the  days  when  God  preserved  me; 

When  his  candle  shined  upon  my  head,  3 

And  when  by  his  light  I  walked  through  darkness; 

As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my  youth,  4 

When  the  secret  of  God  was  upon  my  tabernacle; 

When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me,  5 

When  my  children  were  about  me; 

When  I  washed  my  steps  with  butter,  6 

And  the  rock  poured  me  out  rivers  of  oil; 

When  I  went  out  to  the  gate  through  the  city,  7 


31.   13  JOB.  237 

When  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the  street! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and  hid  themselves: 
And  the  aged  arose,  and  stood  up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking, 
And  laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth. 

10  The  nobles  held  their  peace, 

And  their  tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their  mouth. 

11  When  the  ear  heard  7ne,  then  it  blessed  me; 
And  when  the  eye  saw  7?ie,  it  gave  witness  to  me: 

12  Because  I  delivered  the  poor  that  cried. 

And  the  fatherless,  and  him  that  had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready  to  perish  came 

upon  me: 
And  I  caused  the  widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

14  I  put  on  righteousness,  and  it  clothed  me: 
My  judgment  luas  as  a  robe  and  a  diadem. 

15  I  was  eyes  to  the  blind, 
And  feet  was  I  to  the  lame. 

16  I  was  a  father  to  the  poor; 

And  the  cause  which  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  the  jaws  of  the  wicked, 
And  plucked  the  spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my  nest, 
And  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  the  sand. 

19  My  root  7uas  spread  out  by  the  waters, 
And  the  dew  lay  all  night  upon  my  branch. 

20  My  glory  was  fresh  in  me. 

And  my  bow  was  renewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited, 
And  kept  silence  at  my  counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake  not  again; 
And  my  speech  dropped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the  rain; 

And  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  as  for  the  latter  rain. 

24  If  I  laughed  on  them,  they  believed  //  not; 

And  the  light  of  my  countenance  they  cast  not  down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat  chief, 
And  dwelt  as  a  king  in  the  army. 

As  one  that  comforteth  the  mourners.     *    * 
31  13      If  I  did  despise  the  cause  of  my  manservant  or  of  my 
maidservant, 


238  JOB.  31.  40 

When  they  contended  with  me; 

What  then  shall  I  do  when  God  riseth  up?  14 

And  when  he  visiteth,  what  shall  I  answer  him?    *    * 

If  I  have  made  gold  my  hope,  24 

Or  have  said  to  the  fine  gold,  Thou  art  my  confidence; 

If  I  rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was  great,  25 

And  because  mine  hand  had  gotten  much; 

If  I  beheld  the  sun  when  it  shined,  26 

Or  the  moon  walking  in  brightness; 

And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly  enticed,  27 

Or  my  mouth  hath  kissed  my  hand: 

This  also  were  an  iniquity  to  be  punished  by  the  judge:    28 

For  I  should  have  denied  the  God  that  is  above. 

If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him  that  hated  me,  29 

Or  lifted  up  myself  when  evil  found  him; 

(Neither  have  I  suffered  my  mouth  to  sin  30 

By  wishing  a  curse  to  his  soul.) 

If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle  said  not,  31 

Oh  that  we  had  of  his  flesh!  we  cannot  be  satisfied. 

The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the  street:  32 

But  I  opened  my  doors  to  the  traveller. 

If  I  covered  my  transgressions  as  Adam,  33 

By  hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my  bosom: 

Did  I  fear  a  great  multitude,  34 

Or  did  the  contempt  of  families  terrify  me. 

That  I  kept  silence,  a?id  vftnt  not  out  of  the  door? 

Oh  that  one  would  hear  me!  35 

Behold,  my  desire  is,  that  the  Almighty  would  answer 

me. 
And  that  mine  adversary  had  written  a  book. 
Surely  I  would  take  it  upon  my  shoulder,  36 

And  hind,  it  as  a  crown  to  me. 

I  would  declare  unto  him  the  number  of  my  steps;       37 
As  a  prince  would  I  go  near  unto  him. 
If  my  land  cry  against  me,  38 

Or  that  the  furrows  likewise  thereof  complain*. 
If  I  have  eaten  the  fruits  thereof  without  money,  39 

Or  have  caused  the  owners  thereof  to  lose  their  life: 
Let  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat,  40 

And  cockle  instead  of  barley. 
The  words  of  Job  are  ended. 


32.   14  JOB.  239 

SELECTION    NUMBER    115. 
Job  32  :  1-18,  20-22  ;  33  :  1-9  ;  34  :  1-12. 

32  I       So  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer  Job,  because  he 

2  was  righteous  in  his  own  eyes.  Then  was  kindled 
the  wrath  of  E-li'  hu  the  son  of  Bar  a-chel  the  Bu'  zite, 
of  the  kindred  of  Ram:  against  Job  was  his  wrath 
kindled,  because  he  justified  himself  rather  than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his  wrath  kindled, 
because  they  had  found   no  answer,  and  yet  had   con- 

4  demned  Job.  Now  E-li'  hu  had  waited  till  Job  had 
spoken,  because  they  were  elder  than  he.    When  E-li'  hu 

5  saw  that  there  was  no  answer  in  the  mouth  of  these 
three  men,  then  his  wrath  was  kindled. 

6  And  E-li'hu  the  son  of  Bar' a-chel  the  Bu' zite  an- 
swered and  said, 

I  a7fi  young,  and  ye  are  very  old; 
Wherefore  I  was  afraid,  and  durst  not  shew  you  mine 
opinion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak. 

And  multitude  of  years  should  teach  wisdom. 

8  But  there  is  a  spirit  in  man : 

And   the  inspiration   of  the   Almighty  giveth  them 
understanding. 

9  Great  men  are  not  always  wise : 

Neither  do  the  aged  understand  judgment. 

10  Therefore  I  said,  Hearken  to  me; 
I  also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

11  Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words; 
I  gave  ear  to  your  reasons. 
Whilst  ye  searched  out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you. 

And,  behold,  there  was  none  of  you  that  convinced 

Job, 
Or  that  answered  his  words: 

13  Lest  ye  should  say.  We  have  found  out  wisdom: 
God  thrusteth  him  down,  not  man. 

14  Now  he  hath  not  directed  his  words  against  me: 
Neither  will  I  answer  him  with  your  speeches. 


240  JOB.  34-  5 

They  were  amazed,  they  answered  no  more:  15 

They  left  off  speaking. 

When  I  had  waited,  (for  they  spake  not,  16 

But  stood  still,  tz;/^  answered  no  more,) 

I  said ^  I  will  answer  also  my  part;  17 

I  also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

For  1  am  full  of  matter;  18 

The  spirit  within  me  constraineth  me.     ^     * 

I  will  speak,  that  I  may  be  refreshed :  20 

I  will  open  my  lips  and  answer. 

Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  accept  any  man's  person;         21 

Neither  let  me  give  flattering  titles  unto  man. 

For  I  know  not  to  give  flattering  titles:  22 

hi  so  doing  my  Maker  would  soon  take  me  away. 

Wherefore,  Job,  I  pray  thee,  hear  my  speeches,  i  33 

And  hearken  to  all  my  words. 

Behold,  now  I  have  opened  my  mouth,  2 

My  tongue  hath  spoken  in  my  mouth. 

My  words  shall  be  of  the  uprightness  of  my  heart:         3 

And  my  lips  shall  utter  knowledge  clearly. 

The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made  me,  4 

And  the  breath  of  the  Almighty  hath  given  me  life. 

If  thou  canst  answer  me,  5 

Set  thy  words  in  order  before  me,  stand  up. 

Behold,  I  a7n  according  to  thy  wish  in  God's  stead:      6 

I  also  am  formed  out  of  the  clay. 

Behold,  my  terror  shall  not  make  thee  afraid,  7 

Neither  shall  my  hand  be  heavy  upon  thee. 

Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hearing,  8 

And  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  thy  words,  saying, 

I  am  clean  without  transgression,  9 

I  am  innocent;  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me.     *     * 

Furthermore  Elihu  answered  and  said,  i  34 

Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  mefi;  2 

And  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 

For  the  ear  trieth  words,  3 

As  the  mouth  tasteth  meat. 

Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment:  4 

Let  us  know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

For  Job  hath  said,  I  am  righteous:  5 

And  God  hath  taken  away  my  judgment. 


36.  9  JOB.  241 

6  Should  I  lie  against  iny  right? 

My  wound  is  incurable  without  transgression. 

7  What  man  is  like  Job, 

IV/io  drinketh  up  scorning  like  water? 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with  the  workers  of  iniquity, 
And  walketh  with  wicked  men. 

9  For  he  hath  said,  It  profiteth  a  man  nothing 
That  he  should  delight  himself  with  God. 

10  Therefore    hearken    unto    me,    ye   men    of    under- 

standing: 
Far  be  it  from  God,  t/iaf  he  should  do  wickedness; 
And    from     the    Almighty,     that    he     should    commit 

iniquity. 

11  For  the  work  of  a  man  shall  he  render  unto  him. 
And  cause  every  man  to  find  according  to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do  wickedly. 
Neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert  judgment. 


SELE.CTION    NUMBER  116. 

Job  36  :  1-18  ;  37  :  14-24. 

36  I       Elihu  also  proceeded,   and  said, 

2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will  shew  thee 
That  /  have  yet  to  speak  on  God's  behalf. 

3  I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar, 

And  will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Maker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not  be  false : 

He  that  is  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth  not  any: 
He  is  mighty  in  strength  and  wisdom. 

6  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of  the  wicked: 
But  giveth  right  to  the  poor. 

7  He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from  the  righteous: 
But  with  kings  are  they  on  the  throne; 

Yea,  he  doth  establish  them   for  ever,  and  they  are 
exalted. 

8  And  if  they  be  bound  in  fetters, 
And  he  holden  in  cords  of  affliction; 

o      Then  he  sheweth  them  their  work. 


242  JOB.  37-  21 

And  their  transgressions  that  they  have  exceeded. 

He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  discipUne,  lo 

And  commandeth  that  they  return  from  iniquity. 

If  they  obey  and  serve  ///;;/,  ii 

They  shall  spend  their  days  in  prosperity, 

And  their  years  in  pleasures. 

But  if  they  obey  not,  they  shall  perish  by  the  sword,  12 

And  they  shall  die  without  knowledge. 

But  the  hypocrites  in  heart  heap  up  wrath:  13 

They  cry  not  when  he  bindeth  them. 

They  die  in  youth,  14 

And  their  life  is  among  the  unclean. 

He  delivereth  the  poor  in  his  affliction,  15 

And  openeth  their  ears  in  oppression. 

Even  so  would    he   have    removed   thee   out  of  the  16 

strait 
Into  a  broad  place,  where  there  is  no  straitness; 
And  that  which  should  be  set  on  thy  table  should  be 

full  of  fatness. 
But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the  judgment  of  the  wicked:       17 
Judgment  and  justice  take  hold  on  thee. 
Because  the^^e  is  wrath,  beivare  lest  he  take  thee  away  18 

with  his  stroke : 
Then  a  great  ransom  cannot  deliver  thee.     *    * 
Hearken  unto  this,  O  Job:  14  ^ 

Stand  still,  and  consider  the  wondrous  works  of  God. 
Dost  thou  know  when  God  disposed  them,  15 

And  caused  the  light  of  his  cloud  to  shine? 
Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of  the  clouds,  16 

The   wondrous    works    of   him   which    is   perfect   in 

knowledge? 
How  thy  garments  are  warm,  17 

When  he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the  south  wind? 
Hast  thou  with  him  spread  out  the  sky. 
Which  is  strong,  and  as  a  molten  lookingglass?  18 

Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto  him;  19 

For  we  cannot  order  our  speech  by  reason  of  darkness. 
Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I  speak?  20 

If  a  man  speak,  surely  he  shall  be  swallowed  up. 
And  now  men  see  not  the  bright  light  which  is  in  the  21 

clouds: 


3S.   14  JOB.  243 

But  the  wind  passeth,  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of  the  north: 
With  God  is  terrible  majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  we  cannot  find  him  out:  he  is 

excellent  in  power, 
And  in  judgment,  and  in  plenty  of  justice:    he  will 
not  afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  fear  him; 

He  respecteth  not  any  that  are  wise  of  heart. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  117. 

Job  38:  1-7,  9-28,  30-41. 

8  I      Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind, 
and  said, 

2  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel 
By  words  without  knowledge? 

3  Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man; 

For  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  answer  thou  me. 

4  Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the  foundations  of  the 

earth? 
Declare,  if  thou  hast  understanding. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  measures  thereof,  if  thou  knowest? 
Or  who  hath  stretched  the  line  upon  it? 

6  Whereupon  are  the  foundations  thereof  fastened? 
Or  who  laid  the  corner  stone  thereof; 

7  When  the  morning  stars  sang  together, 

And  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy?    *    * 
9      When  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment  thereof, 
And  thick  darkness  a  swaddling  band  for  it. 

10  And  brake  up  for  it  my  decreed //d?^^, 
And  set  bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said.  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come,  but  no  further: 
And  here  shall  thy  proud  waves  be  stayed? 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning  since  thy  days; 
v4«^ caused  the  dayspring  to  know  his  place; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
That  the  wicked  might  be  shaken  out  of  it? 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal; 


244  JOB.  38.  34 

And  they  stand  as  a  garment. 

And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is  withholden,  15 

And  the  high  arm  shall  be  broken. 

Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs  of  the  sea?  16 

Or  hast  thou  walked  in  the  search  of  the  depth? 

Have  the  gates  of  death  been  opened  unto  thee?  17 

Or  hast  thou  seen  the  doors  of  the  shadow  of  death? 

Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth  of  the  earth?  18 

Declare  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 

Where  is  the  way  where  light  dwelleth?  19 

And  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the  place  thereof. 

That  thou  shouldest  take  it  to  the  bound  thereof,         20 

And  that  thou  shouldest  know  the  paths  to  the  house 

thereof? 
Knowest  thou  //,  because  thou  wast  then  born?  21 

Or  because  the  number  of  thy  days  is  great? 
Hast  thou  entered  into  the  treasures  of  the  snow?        22 
Or  hast  thou  seen  the  treasures  of  the  hail, 
Which  I  have  reserved  against  the  time  of  trouble,       23 
Against  the  day  of  battle  and  war? 

By  what  way  is  the  light  parted,  24 

Which  scattereth  the  east  wind  upon  the  earth? 
Who  hath  divided  a  watercourse  for  the  overflowing  25 

of  waters. 
Or  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  thunder; 
To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the  earth,  ivhere  no  man  is;         26 
On  the  wilderness,  wherein  there  is  no  man; 
To  satisfy  the  desolate  and  v^distt  grounds  27 

And  to  cause  the  bud  of  the  tender  herb  to  spring 

forth? 
Hath  the  rain  a  father?  28 

Or  who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of  dew?    *    * 
The  waters  are  hid  as  luith  a  stone,  30 

And  the  face  of  the  deep  is  frozen. 

Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  influences  of  Pie'  ia-des,       31 
Or  loose  the  bands  of  O-rl'  on? 

Canst  thou  bring  forth  Maz'  za-roth  in  his  season?        32 
Or  canst  thou  guide  Arc-tu'  rus  with  his  sons? 
Knowest  thou  the  ordinances  of  heaven?  33 

Canst  thou  set  the  dominion  thereof  in  the  earth? 
Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the  clouds,  34 


40.   lo  JOB.  245 

That  abundance  of  waters  may  cover  thee? 

35  Canst  thou  send  Hghtnings,  that  they  may  go, 
And  say  unto  thee,  Here  we  are2 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  inward  parts? 

Or  who  hath  given  understanding  to  the  heart? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in  wisdom? 
Or  who  can  stay  the  bottles  of  heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  groweth  into  hardness. 
And  the  clods  cleave  fast  together? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lion? 
Or  fill  the  appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens. 

And  abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in  wait? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his  food? 
When  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God, 
They  wander  for  lack  of  meat. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  118. 
Job  40  :  1-14  ;  42  :  1-13,  15-17. 

40  T       Moreover  the  Lord  answered  Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  contendeth  with  the  Almighty  instruct 

him? 
He  that  reproveth  God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 

4  Behold,  I  am  vile;  what  shall  I  answer  thee? 
I  will  lay  mine  hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5  Once  have  I  spoken;  but  I  will  not  answer: 
Yea,  twice;  but  I  will  proceed  no  further. 

6  Then  answered  the  Lord  unto  Job  out  of  the  whirl- 
wind, and  said, 

7  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man: 

I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

8  Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my  judgment? 

Wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  mayest  be  righteous? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God? 

Or  canst  thou  thunder  with  a  voice  like  him? 
10      Deck  thyself  now  ivith  majesty  and  excellency; 
And  array  thyself  with  glory  and  beauty. 


246  JOB.  42.   II 

Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy  wrath:  11 

And  behold  every  one  that  is  proud,  and  abase  him. 

Look  on  every  one  that  is  proud,  and\)r\x\%  him  low;     12 

And  tread  down  the  wicked  in  their  place.' 

Hide  them  in  the  dust  together;  13 

And  bind  their  faces  in  secret. 

Then  will  I  also  confess  unto  thee  14 

That  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee.     *     * 

Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said,  i  42 

I  know  that  thou  canst  do  every  thing,  2 

And  that  no  thought  can  be  withholden  from  thee. 
Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel  without  knowledge?        3 
Therefore  have  I  uttered  that  I  understood  not; 
Things  too  wonderful  for  me,  which  I  knew  not. 
Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will  speak:  4 

I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 
I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing  of  the  ear;  5 

But  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee: 

Wherefore  I  abhor  myself,  and  repent  6 

In  dust  and  ashes. 

And  it  was  so,   that  after  the  Lord  had  spoken  these  7 
words  unto  Job,  the  Lord  said  to  El'  i-phaz  the  Te'  man- 
Ite,    My    wrath    is   kindled    against    thee,   and    against 
thy  two  friends:  for  ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thi?tg 
that  is  right,  as  my  servant  Job  hath.     Therefore  take  8 
unto  you  now  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and  go  to 
my  servant  Job,  and    offer  up  for  yourselves   a  burnt 
offering;  and  my  servant  Job  shall  pray  for  you:  for 
him  will  I  accept:  lest  I  deal  with  you  after  your  folly, 
in  that  ye  have  not  spoken  jDf  m.e  the  thing  which  is  right, 
like  my  servant  Job.      So  El  i-phaz  the  Te'man-ite  and  9 
Bil'  dad    the    Shu'  hite    and  Zo'  phar  the    Na'  a-math-ite 
went,  and  did  according  as  the  Lord  commanded  them: 
the  Lord   also  accepted  Job.     And  the  Lord  turned  10 
the   captivity  of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his  friends: 
also  the  Lord  gave  Job  twice  as  much  as  he  had  before. 
Then  came  there  unto  him  all  his  brethren,  and  all  his  11 
sisters,  and  all  they  that  had  been  of  his  acquaintance 
before,  and  did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his  house :  and  they 
bemoaned  him,  and  comforted  him  over  all  the  evil  that 


I.  6  •  PSALMS.  247 

the  Lord  had  brought  upon  him:  every  man  also  gave 
him   a  piece   of   money,  and   every  one  an  earring  of 

12  gold.  So  the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end  of  Job  more 
than  his  beginning:  for  he  had  fourteen  thousand 
sheep,  and  six  thousand  camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke 

13  of  oxen,  and  a  thousand  she  asses.     He  had  also  seven 

15  sons  and  three  daughters.  *  *  And  in  all  the  land 
were  no  women  found  so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job: 
and  their   father  gave   them   inheritance  among  their 

16  brethren.  After  this  lived  Job  a  hundred  and  forty 
years,   and   saw  his  sons,  and   his  sons'   sons,  even  four 

17  generations.     So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of  days. 


PSALMS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  119. 
Psalms  I,  2,  3,  8. 


Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  counsel  of 

the  ungodly. 
Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners, 
Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 
But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord; 
And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 
And   he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  rivers  of 

water. 
That  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season; 
His  leaf  also  shall  not  wither; 
And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 
The  ungodly  are  not  so: 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 
Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand  in  the  judgment. 
Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 
For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous: 
But  the  way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 


248  PSALMS. 


3-  3 


Why  do  the  heathen  rage,  i  2 

And  the  people  imagine  a  vain  thing? 

The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves,  2 

And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 

Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  Anointed,  sayings 

Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder,  3 

And  cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 

He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh:  4 

The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath,  5 

And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure. 

Yet  have  I  set  my  King  6 

Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

I  will  declare  the  decree:  7 

The  Lord  hath  said  unto  me.  Thou  art  my  Son; 
This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 
Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  heathen /<9;-  thine  8 

inheritance. 
And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth /^r  thy  possession. 
Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron ;  9 

Thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 

Be  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye  kings:  10 

Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  11 

And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be   angry,  and  ye  perish  from  12 

the  way, 
When  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a  little. 
Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 


Lord,  how  are  they  increased  that  trouble  me  I 

Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 

There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God.  [Se'  lah. 

But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  2i  shield  for  me; 

My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 


PSALMS.  249 


I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 

And  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hill.  [Se'  lah. 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept; 

I  awaked;  for  the  Lord  sustained  me. 

I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  the  people, 

That  have  set  thetnselves  against  me  round  about. 

Arise,  O  Lord;  save  me,  O  my  God: 

For    thou  hast    smitten   all  mine    enemies  upon    the 

cheek  bone; 
Thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 
Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord: 
Thy  blessing  is  upon  thy  people.  [Se'  lah. 


VIII. 

O  Lord  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth! 

Who  hast  set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou 

ordained  strength 
Because  of  thine  enemies. 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 
When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 
The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained; 
What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him? 
And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him? 
For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower  than  the  angels. 
And  hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and  honour. 
Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works 

of  thy  hands; 
Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet: 
All  sheep  and  oxen, 
Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field; 
The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
And  ivhatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 
O  Lord  our  Lord, 
How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth! 


250  PSALMS.  15.  4 

SELECTION  NUMBER  120. 
Psalms  14,  15,  16. 

XIV. 

The  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God.  1  4 

They  are  corrupt,  they  have  done  abominable  works, 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 
The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  chil-  2 

dren  of  men, 
To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand. 
And  seek  God. 
They  are  all  gone  aside;  they  are  ^//together  become  3 

filthy; 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 
Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge?  4 

Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread. 
And  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

There  were  they  in  great  fear:  5 

For  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 
Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the  poor,  6 

Because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 
Oh    that   the   salvation   of   Israel   were  come   out    of  7 

Zion! 
When  the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his 

people, 
Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 


XV. 

Lord,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle?  i  15 

Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill? 

He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteous-  2 

ness. 
And  speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 
He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue,  3 

Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbour, 
Nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 
In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  contemned;  4 


i6.   II  PSALMS.  251 


But  he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not. 

He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury, 

Nor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  thinsrs  shall  never  be  moved. 


XVI. 

16  I      Preserve  me,  O  God:  for  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  O  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto  the  Lord,   Thou  art 

my  Lord: 
My  goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

And  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall   be  multiplied  that  hasten  after 

another  god: 
Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I  not  offer, 
Nor  take  up  their  names  into  my  lips. 

5  The  Lord  ?V  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of 

my  cup: 
Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant //^'r^.y; 
Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel: 
My  reins  also  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8  I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me: 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth: 
My  flesh  also  shall  rest  in  hope. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

11  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life: 
In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy; 

At  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


252  PSALMS.  19-   13 

SELECTION    NUMBER    121. 

Psalms  19,  20,  23. 

XIX. 

The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God;  i  11> 

And  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handywork. 

Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  2 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

There  is  no  speech  nor  language,  3 

Where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth,  4 

And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber,  5 

^/z^rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a  race. 

His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven,  6 

And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it: 

And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

The    law    of   the    Lord   is   perfect,    converting   the  7 

soul: 
The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the 

simple. 
The  statutes  of  the   Lord  are   right,    rejoicing  the  8 

heart: 
The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening 

the  eyes. 
The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever:  9 

The  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true  and  righteous 

altogether. 
More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much  10 

fine  gold : 
Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 
Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned:  11 

And  in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 
Who  can  understand  his  errors?  12 

Cleanse  thou  me  from  secret  fau/ts. 
Keep    back    thy    servant    also    from    presumptuous  13 

sins; 


23.  4  PSALMS.  253 


Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me:  then  shall  I 

be  upright, 
x\nd  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the  great  transgression. 
Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of 

my  heart,  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 
O  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my  redeemer. 


XX. 

20  I      The  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble; 
The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  defend  thee; 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary, 
And  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion; 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings, 

And  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice;  [Selah. 

4  Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own  heart, 
And  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

And   in    the  name   of  our   God  we   will    set  up   our 

banners: 
The  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  his  anointed; 
He  will  hear  him  from  his  holy  heaven 

With  the  saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses: 

But  we  will  remember  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen: 
But  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord: 

Let  the  king  hear  us  when  we  call. 


XXIII. 

23  I       The  Lord  is  my  shepherd;  I  shall  not  want. 

2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures: 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul: 

He  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his 
name's  sake. 

4  Vea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow 

of  death, 


254  PSALMS.  24.  10 

I  will  fear  no  evil:  for  thou  art  with  me; 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of  5 

mine  enemies: 
Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil;  my  cup  runneth 

over. 
Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall   follow   me  all  the  6 

days  of  my  life : 
And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  eyer. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    122. 
Psalms  24,  26,  27. 

XXIV. 

The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fulness  thereof;  i  24 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas,  2 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord?  3 

Or  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place? 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart;  4 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity. 

Nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord,  5 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him,  6 

That  seek  thy  face,  O  Jacob.  [Selah. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates;  7 

And  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  8 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty, 

The  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates;  9 

Even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  10 

The  Lord  of  hosts. 

He  is  the  King  of  glory.  [Selah. 


27.  3  PSALMS.  255 

XXVI. 

26 1       Judge    me,    O    Lord;    for    I    have    walked    in    mine 
integrity: 
I  have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  ;  therefore  I  shall  not 
slide. 

2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me; 
Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

3  For  thy  lovingkindness  is  before  mine  eyes: 
And  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4  I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons, 
Neither  will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil  doers; 
And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

6  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency: 
So  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  O  Lord: 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving, 
And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of  thy  house, 
And  the  place  where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners. 
Nor  my  life  with  bloody  men: 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief. 

And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine  integrity: 
Redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place: 

In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 


XXVII. 

27  I      The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation;  whom  shall 
I  fear? 
The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life;  of  whom  shall 
I  be  afraid? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my  foes, 
Came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my  flesh,  they  stumbled  and 

fell. 

3  Though  a  host  should  encamp  against  me, 
My  heart  shall  not  fear: 

Though  war  should  rise  against  me, 


256  PSALMS.  27.   14 

In  this  will  I  be  confident. 

One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord,  that  will  I  seek  4 

after; 
That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the 

days  of  my  life, 
To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire  in 

his  temple. 
For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in  his  5 

pavilion: 
In  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me; 
He  shall  set  me  up  upon  a  rock. 
And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted   up  above  mine  6 

enemies  round  about  me: 
Therefore  will  I  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy ; 
I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 

Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my  voice :  7 

Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

When  thou  saidst^  Seek  ye   my  face;   my  heart  said  8 

unto  thee, 
Thy  face.  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

Hide  not  thy  face/«;-  from  me;  9 

Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger: 
Thou  hast  been  my  help; 
Leave   me   not,    neither  forsake   me,   O  God   of  my 

salvation. 
When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake  me,  10 

Then  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord,  ii 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path. 
Because  of  mine  enemies. 

Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  enemies:      12 
For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me,  and  such 

as  breathe  out  cruelty. 
J  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to  see  the  good-  13 

ness  of  the  Lord 
In  the  land  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  Lord:  14 

Be  of  good  courage,  and  he   shall  strengthen   thine 

heart : 
Wait,  1  say,  on  the  Lord. 


32.   II  PSALMS.  257 

SELECTION  NUMBER  123. 
Psalms  32,  34. 

XXXII. 

32  I       Blessed  is  he  luhose  transgression  is  forgiven,  whose 
sin  is  covered. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  imputeth  not 

iniquity, 
And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 
Through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me: 
My  moisture  is  turned  into  the  drought  of  summer. 

[Selah. 

5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine  iniquity 

have  I  not  hid. 
I   said,  I   will   confess    my    transgressions    unto    the 

Lord; 
And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin.        [Selah. 

6  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  thee 

in  a  time  when  thou  mayest  be  found: 
Surely  in  the  floods  of  great  waters  they  shall  not 
come  nigh  unto  him. 

7  Thou  art  my  hiding  place;  thou  shalt   preserve   me 

from  trouble; 
Thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  deliver- 
ance. [Selah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which 

thou  shalt  go: 
1  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 

9  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which  have  no 

understanding: 
Whose  mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bridle. 
Lest  they  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked  : 

But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  com- 
pass him  about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous: 
And  shout  for  joy,  2\\  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


258  PSALMS.  34-   18 

XXXIV. 

I  will  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times:  i  34 

His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 
My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord:  2 

The  humble  shall  hear  thereof^  and  be  glad. 

0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  3 
And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together, 

1  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me,  4 
And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened:  5 

And  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  hun^  6 

And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  7 

that  fear  him, 
And  delivereth  them. 

O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good:  8 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints:  9 
For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger:  10 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 

thiiig. 
Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me:  11 

1  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  12 

And  love th  ma?iy  days,  that  he  may  see  good? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  13 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good;  14 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue,  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous,  15 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil,        16 

To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 

The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  heareth,  17 

And  delivereth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh   unto  them  that  are   of  a  broken  18 

heart, 
And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 


37.  9  PSALMS.  259 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous: 
But  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all, 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones: 
Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked: 

And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants: 

And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  124. 
Psalm  37. 

XXXVII. 

37  I      Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers. 

Neither   be    thou    envious    against    the   workers   of 
iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 
And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good; 

So  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt 
be  fed. 

4  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord; 

And  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord;  . 

Trust  also  in  him;  and  he  shall  bring  //  to  pass. 

6  And  he   shall  bring  forth  thy  righteousness  as   the 

light, 
And  thy  judgment  as  the  noonday. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him: 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in  his 

way, 
Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to 

pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath: 
Fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

9  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off: 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inherit 
the  earth. 


26o  PSALMS.  37.  26 

For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be:         10 
Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  it 

shall  not  be. 
But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth;  ii 

And   shall  delight   themselves  in  the  abundance   of 

peace. 
The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just,  12 

And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 
The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him:  13 

For  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 
The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have  bent  14 

their  bow, 
To  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy. 
And  to  slay  such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 
Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart,  15 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  16 

Is  better  than  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 
For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken:  17 

But  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  righteous. 
The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  upright:  18 

And  their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 
They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil  time:  19 

And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 
But  the  wicked  shall  perish,  20 

And  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  fat  of 

lambs : 
They  shall  consume;    into  smoke  shall  they  consume 

away. 
The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again:  21 

But  the  righteous  sheweth  mercy,  and  giveth. 
For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  earth;     22 
And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 
The  steps  of  2^  good  man  are  ordered  by  the  Lord:        23 
And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down:        24 
For  the  Lord  upholdeth  ///;;/  with  his  hand. 
I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old;  25 

Yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken. 
Nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 
He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth;  26 


37-  40 


PSALMS.  261 


And  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good; 
And  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment, 
And  forsaketh  not  his  saints; 
They  are  preserved  for  ever: 

But  the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land. 
And  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh  wisdom, 
And  his  tongue  talketh  of  judgment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart; 
None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
And  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

2,T,      The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand, 
Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way. 

And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land: 
When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 
And  spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay  tree. 

36  Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  was  not: 
Yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man^  and  behold  the  upright: 
For  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace, 

38  But  the  transgressors  shall  be  destroyed  together: 
The  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the  Lord  : 
He  is  their  strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and  deliver  them: 
He  shall  deliver   them   from   the  wicked,   and   save 

them, 
Because  they  trust  in  him. 


262  PSALMS.  40-   10 

SELECTION  NUMBER  125. 

Psalms  40,  42. 

XL. 

I  waited  patiently  for  the  Lord;  i  40 

And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  a  horrible  pit,  out  of  2 

the  miry  clay. 
And   set  my  feet  upon  a  rock,  a?id  established  my 

goings. 
And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth,  even  praise  3 

unto  our  God: 
Many  shall  see  //,  and  fear, 
And  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust,     4 
And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside 

to  lies. 
Many,  O    Lord   my  God,  are  thy   wonderful   works  5 

which  thou  hast  done, 
And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us- ward : 
They  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee; 
If\  would  declare  and  speak  of  them ^ 
They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 
Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not  desire;  6 

Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened: 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou  not  required. 
Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come:  7 

In  the  volume  of  the  book  //  is  written  of  me, 
I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God:  8 

Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 
I  have  preached  righteousness  in  the  great  congrega-  9 

tion: 
Lo,  I  have  not  refrained  my  lips, 

0  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

1  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my  heart;         10 
I  have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation: 

I  have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindnessand  thy  truth 
from  the  great  congregation. 


42.  4 


PSALMS.  263 


11  Withhold   not  thou   thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  O 

Lord: 
Let   thy  lovingkindness  and    thy    truth  continually 
preserve  me. 

12  For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about: 
Mine  iniquities  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  so  that  I 

am  not  able  to  look  up; 
They  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine   head :  there- 
fore my  heart  faileth  me. 

13  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me: 
O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together 
That  seek  after  my  soul  to  destroy  it; 

Let  them  be  driven  backward  and  put  to  shame 
That  wish  me  evil. 

15  Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of  their  shame 
That  say  unto  me.  Aha,  aha. 

16  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad   in 

thee: 
Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 
The  Lord  be  magnified. 

17  But  I  ajn  poor  and  needy; 

Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me: 
Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
Make  no  tarrying,  O  my  God. 

XLII. 

42 1      As  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks, 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O  God. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God: 
When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night. 

While   they  continually   say   unto  me.  Where  is  thy 
God? 

4  When  I  remember  these  things^  I  pour  out  my   soul 

in  me: 
For  I  had  gone  with  the  multitude,  I  went  with  them 

to  the  house  of  God, 
With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  with  a  multitude 

that  kept  holyday. 


264  PSALMS.  46.  3 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  5 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  in  me? 

Hope  thou  in  God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him 

For  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me:  6 
Therefore    will    I    remember  thee    from  the  land  of 

Jordan, 
And  of  the  Her'  mon-ites,  from  the  hill  Mi'  zar. 
Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  water-  7 

spouts: 
All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 
Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the  8 

daytime. 
And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me, 
And  my  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

1  will  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why  hast  thou  forgotten  9 
me? 

Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 

enemy? 
As  with  a  sword  in  my  l)ones,  mine  enemies  reproach  10 

me; 
While  they  say  daily  unto  me.  Where  is  thy  God? 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  ii 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me? 
Hope  thou  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him. 
Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


SELFXTION  NUMBER  126. 
Psalms  46,  47,  51. 

XLVI. 

God  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  i  *^ 

A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

Therefore  will   not   we    fear,    though    the    earth   be  2 

removed, 
And  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into  the  midst 

of  the  sea ; 
Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  arid  be  troubled,  3 


47.  8  PSALMS.  265 

Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling  thereof. 

[Selah. 

4  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad 

the  city  of  God, 
The  holy //«<;^  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her;  she  shall  not  be  moved: 
God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved: 
He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 

7  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.  [Selah. 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth; 
He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder; 
He  burneth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God: 

I  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  1  will  be  exalted 
in  the  earth. 

11  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.  [Selah. 


XLVII. 

O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  people; 

Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 

For  the  Lord  most  high  is  terrible; 

He  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us. 

And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 

The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved.  [Selah. 

God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 

The  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises: 

Sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth: 

Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

God  reigneth  over  the  heathen: 


266  PSALMS.  51.   14 

God  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered  together,  9  , 

Even  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham: 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God: 

He  is  greatly  exalted. 

LI. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  thy  loving-  i  51 

kindness: 
According  unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies 

blot  out  my  transgressions. 
Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity,  2 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions:  3 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned,  4 

And  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight: 

That  thou  mightest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 
And  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity;  5 

And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 
Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts:  6 

And  in  the  hidden  J^art  thou  shalt  make  me  to  know 

wisdom. 
Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean:  7 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 
Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness;  8 

T/iaf  the  bones  w/iic/i  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 
Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  9 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God;  10 

And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence;  11 

And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 
Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation;  12 

And  uphold  me  laif/i  thy  free  Spirit. 

Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways;  13 

And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 
Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O  God,  thou  God  of  14 

my  salvation: 


57.  6  PSALMS.  267 

And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice;  else  would  I  give  if: 
Thou  delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit: 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not 
despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion: 
Build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

19  Then   shalt  thou  be   pleased   with  the   sacrifices  of 

righteousness,  with  burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt 
offering: 
Then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  127. 
Psalms  57,  61,  62. 

LVII. 

57  r       Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  merciful  unto  me: 
For  my  soul  trusteth  in  thee: 

Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  make  my  refuge, 
Until  f/tese  calamities  be  overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  most  high; 

Unto  God  that  performeth  a//  things  for  me. 

3  He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me 

From  the  reproach  of  him  that  would  swallow  me  up. 

[Selah. 
God  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  zV  among  lions: 

And  I  lie  even  among  them  that  are  set  on  fire. 

Even  the  sons   of  men,  whose  teeth  are  spears  and 

arrows, 
And  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the  heavens; 
Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my  steps; 
My  soul  is  bowed  down: 


268  PSALMS.  62.  2 


They  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 

Into  the  midst  whereof  the}^  are  fallen  themselves. 

[Selah. 
My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  heart  is  fixed:  7 

I  will  sing  and  give  praise. 

Awake  up,  my  glory;  awake,  psaltery  and  harp:  8 

I  myself  will  awake  early. 

I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  people:  9 

I  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 
For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens,  10 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the  heavens:  11 

Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 


LXI. 

Hear  my  cry,  O  God;  i  61 

Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  2 

my  heart  is  overwhelmed: 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  L 
For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me,  3 

And  a.  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 
I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever:  4 

I  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings.  [Selah. 

For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard  my  vows:  5 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear 

thy  name. 
Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life:  6 

And  his  years  as  many  generations. 
He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever:  7 

O  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may  preserve  him. 
So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever,  8 

That  I  may  daily  perform  my  vows. 


LXII. 

Truly  my  soul  waiteth  upon  God :  i  62 

From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation ;  ,  2 

He  is  my  defence;  1  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 


63.  2  PSALMS.  269 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  a  man? 
Ye  shall  be  slain  all  of  you: 

As  a  bowing  wall  shall  ye  be,  and  as  a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  Mm  down  from  his  excel- 

lency: 

They  delight  in  lies: 

They   bless    with    their    mouth,    but    they    curse    in- 
wardly. [Selah. 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God; 
For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation: 
He  is  my  defence;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory: 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times;  ye  people, 
Pour  out  your  heart  before  him: 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us.  [Selah. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  afid  men  of  high 

degree  are  a  lie: 
To  be  laid  in  the  balance, 
They  are  altogether  lighter  than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression. 

And  become  not  vain  in  robbery: 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  upon  them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once; 
Twice  have  I  heard  this; 
That  power  belongeth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belongeth  mercy: 

For  thou   renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his 
work. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  128. 
Psalms  63,  64,  67. 

LXIII. 

O  God,  thou  art  my  God;  early  will  I  seek  thee: 
My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee 
In  a  dry  and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is; 
To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory, 


270  PSALMS.  64.  7 

So  as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

Because  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life,  3 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live:  4 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness;  5 

And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips: 

When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed,  6 

^;^^  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

Because  thou  hast  been  my  help,  7 

Therefore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee:  8 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  destroy  zV,  9 

Shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 

They  shall  fall  by  the  sword:  10 

They  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God;  11 

Every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glory: 

But  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be  stopped. 


LXIV. 

Hear  my  voice,  O  God,  in  my  prayer:  i  64 

Preserve  my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 
Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  the  wicked;  2 

From  the  insurrection  of  the  workers  of  iniquity: 
Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword,  3 

And  bend  their  bows  to  shoot  their  arrows,  even  bitter 

words: 
That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the  perfect:  4 

Suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 
They  encourage  themselves  /;/  an  evil  matter:  5 

They  commune  of  laying  snares  privily; 
They  say,  Who  shall  see  them? 
They  search  out  iniquities;  they  accomplish  a  diligent  6 

search: 
Both  the  inward  thought  of  every  one  of  them^  and  the 

heart,  is  deep. 
But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an  arrow;  7 


70.  2  PSALMS.  271 

Suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make  their  own  tongue  to  fall   upon 

themselves: 
All  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shall  fear, 

And  shall  declare  the  work  of  God; 
For  they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his  doing. 
10      The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  shall 
trust  in  him; 
And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 


LXVII. 

67  I      God  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us; 

And  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us;  [Selah. 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 
Thy  saving  health  among  all   nations. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God; 
Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy: 
For  thou  shalt  judge  the  people  righteously. 

And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth.  [Selah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God; 
Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase; 
^;/^  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  129. 

Psalms  70,  72. 

LXX. 

70  I      Make  haste,  O  God,  to  deliver  me; 
Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord. 
2      Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
That  seek  after  my  soul: 

Let  them  be  turned  backward,  and  put  to  confusion, 
That  desire  my  hurt. 


2  72  PSALMS.  7^.  12 

Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a  reward  of  their  shame  3 

That  say,  Aha,  aha. 

Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  4 

thee: 
And  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 
Let  God  be  magnified. 

But  I  am  poor  and  needy;  5 

Make  haste  unto  me,  O  God: 
Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
O  Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 


LXXII. 

Give  the  king  thy  judgments,  O  God,  i  72 

And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 

He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness,  2 

And  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people,  3 

And  the  little  hills,  by  righteousness. 

He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people,  4 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 

And  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

They  shall  fear   thee  as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon  5 

endure, 
Throughout  all  generations. 

He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass:    6 
As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish;  7 

And    abundance    of    peace    so    long   as    the    moon 

endureth. 
He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea,  8 

And  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
They  that   dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before  9 

him; 
And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 
The  kings  of  Tar'  shish  and  of  the  isles  shall  bring  10 

presents: 
The  kings  of  She'ba  and  Se'  ba  shall  offer  gifts. 
Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him:  it 

All  nations  shall  serve  him. 
For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth;  12 


73.   5  PSALMS.  273 


The  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit  and  violence: 
And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And   he  shall   live,  and   to  him  shall  be  given  of  the 

gold  of  She'  ba: 
Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him  continually; 
And  daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

16  There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth   upon 

the  top  of  the  mountains; 
The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon: 
And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the 

earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever; 

His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun: 
And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him: 
All  nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 

18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

19  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever: 
And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of  Jes'se  are  ended. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  130. 

Psalm  73. 

LXXIII. 

73  I       Truly  God  /Vgood  to  Israel, 

Even  to  such  as  are  of  a  clean  heart. 

2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone; 
My  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

3  For  I  was  envious  at  the  foolish. 

When  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death: 
But  their  strength  is  firm. 


274  PSALMS.  73.  24 

They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men;  5 

Neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

Therefore  pride  compasseth  them  about  as  a  chain;     6 

Violence  covereth  them  as  a  garment. 

Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness:  7 

They  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

They   are    corrupt,    and    speak     wickedly    concerning  8 

oppression: 
They  speak  loftily. 

They  set  their  mouth  against  the  heavens,  9 

And  their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 
Therefore  his  people  return  hither:  10 

And  waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  to  them. 
And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know?  11 

And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High? 
Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly,  12 

Who  prosper  in  the  world;  they  increase  in  riches. 
Verily  I  have  cleansed  my  heart  in  vain,  13 

And  washed  my  hands  in  innocency. 
For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been  plagued,  14 

And  chastened  every  morning. 

If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus;  15 

Behold,   I   should    offend  against  the   generation    of 

thy  children. 
When  I  thought  to  know  this,  i6 

It  zvas  too  painful  for  me. 

Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God;  17 

Then  understood  I  their  end. 

Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slippery  places:  18 

Thou  castedst  them  down  into  destruction. 
How  are  they  brought  into  desolation,  as  in  a  moment!  19 
They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 
As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh;  20 

So,  O  Lord,  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt  despise 

their  image. 
Thus  my  heart  was  grieved,  21 

And  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins. 

So  foolish  was  I,  and  ignorant:  22 

I  was  as  a  beast  before  thee. 

Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with  thee:  23 

Thou  hast  holden  ))ie  by  my  right  hand. 


84.  8  PSALMS.  275 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel, 
And  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee? 

And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  besides  thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth : 

But  God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my  portion 
for  ever. 

27  For,  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee  shall  perish: 
Thou  hast  destroyed    all    them    that    go    a    whoring 

from  thee. 

28  But  //  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  to  God: 
I  have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  God, 
That  I  may  declare  all  thy  works. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  13L 

Psalms  84,  86. 

LXXXIV. 

84  I       How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 
O  Lord  of  hosts! 

2  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of 

the  Lord: 
My  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house. 

And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 

her  young. 
Even  thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts, 
•    My  King,  and  my  God. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house: 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee.  [Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee; 
In  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  Who  passing  through  the  valley  of  Ba'ca  make  it  a 

well; 
The  rain  also  filleth  the  pools. 

7  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Every  one  of  the?n  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer: 

Give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob.  [Selah. 


276  PSALMS.  86. 


Behold,  O  (tocI  our  shield,  9 

xA.nd  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand.  10 

I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 

Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield :  11 

The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory: 

No  good  thi;ig  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 

uprightly. 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  12 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

LXXXVI. 

Bow  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear  me:  i  86 

For  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

Preserve  my  soul;  for  I  af/i  holy:  2 

0  thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in  thee. 
Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord:  3 
For  I  cry  unto  thee  daily. 

Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant:  4 

For  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 
For  thou.  Lord,  «r/ good,  and  ready  to  forgive;  5 

And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 

thee. 
Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  prayer;  6 

And  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call  upon  thee:  7 

For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

Among  the  gods  thej-e  is  none  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord;  8 
Neither  are  there  any  ivorks  like  unto  thy  works. 
All   nations  whom   thou   hast   made   shall  come  and  9 

worship  before  thee,  O  Lord; 
And  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things:  lo 

Thou  rt!r/God  alone. 
Teach    me   thy  way,    O   Lord;    I    will    walk   in    thy  11 

truth : 
Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

1  will    praise    thee,  O    Tvord    my  God,   with    all    my  12 
heart; 


go.  6  PSALMS.  277 

And  I  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me: 

And   thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest 
hell. 

14  O  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against  me, 

And  the  assemblies  of  violent  ine?t  have  sought  after 

my  soul; 
And  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 

15  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  3.  God  full  of  compassion,  and 

gracious, 
Longsuffering,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  O  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me; 
Give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant, 

And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a  token  for  good; 

That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed : 
Because  thou.  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted 
me. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  132. 

Psalms  90,  91. 

xc. 

90  I      Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place 
In  all  generations. 

2  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth. 

Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction; 

And  sayest.  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 
Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past. 
And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

5  Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a  flood;  they  are  as 

a  sleep: 
In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up. 

6  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up; 
In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 


278  PSALMS. 


91-  5 


For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger,  7 

And  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee,  8 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath:  9 

We  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten;    10 

And  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  fourscore  years, 

Yet  is  their  strength  labour  and  sorrow; 

For  it  is  soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger?  11 

Even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  12 

That  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

Return,  O  Lord,  how  long?  13 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy;  14 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast  15 

afflicted  us, 
And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 
Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants,  16 

And  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 

And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us:  17 
And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us; 
Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


xci. 

He  that  dwelleth  in   the  secret  place  of   the  Most  i  91 

High 
Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 
I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress :  2 
My  God;   in  him  will  I  trust. 
Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the  3 

fowler, 
^;z^  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers,  4 

And  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  trust: 
His  truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 
Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night;  5 


92.  2  PSALMS.  279 

Nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness; 
Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side, 
And  ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand; 
But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

8  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold 
And  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord,  tvhich  is  my  refuge, 
Even  the  Most  High,  thy  habitation; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands. 
Lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder: 

The  young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample 
under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will 

I  deliver  him: 
I  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my 
name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him: 
I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble"; 

I  will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him. 
And  shew  him  my  salvation. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  133. 

Psalms  92,  93,  95. 

XCII. 


92 


//  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O  Most  High 
To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning, 
And  thy  faithfulness  every  night. 


28o  PSALMS. 


93.  2 


Upon  an  instrument  of   ten  strings,   and    upon    the  3 

psaltery; 
Upon  the  harp  with  a  solemn  sound. 
For  thou,    Lord,    hast    made   me   glad   through   thy  4 

work: 
I  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

0  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works!  5 
And  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

A  brutish  man  knoweth  not;  6 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this. 
When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass,  7 

And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish; 
It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever: 
But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for  evermore.  8 

For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord,  9 

For,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish; 
All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 
But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the  horn  of  a  uni-  10 
corn: 

1  shall  be  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

Mine  eye  also  shall  see  7ny  desire  on  mine  enemies,         11 
And  mine  ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the  wicked  that 

rise  up  against  me. 
The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree:  12 

He  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 
Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  13 

Shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 
They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age;  14 

They  shall  be  fat  and  flourishing; 

To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright:  15 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 


XCIII. 

The  Lord  reigneth,  he  is  clothed  with  majesty;  i  93 

The  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength,  wherewith  he  hath 

girded  himself: 
The   world     also    is    stablished,    that   it   cannot    be 

moved. 
Thy  throne  is  established  of  old:  2 


95.  II  PSALMS.  281 

Thou  art  from  everlasting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O  Lord, 
The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice; 
The  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

4  The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier 
Than  the  noise  of  many  waters, 

Yea^  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure: 
Holiness  becometh  thine  house, 
O  Lord,  for  ever. 


xcv. 

95  I      O  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord: 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Rock  of  our  salva- 
tion. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving. 
And  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

3  For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
And  a  great  king  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth: 
The  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it: 
And  his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down: 
Let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God; 

And  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep 

of  his  hand. 
To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  provocation. 
And  2iS  in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the  wilderness: 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
Proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with  this  generation, 
And  said.  It  is  a  people  that  do  err  in  their  heart, 
And  they  have  not  known  my  ways: 

11  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath 

That  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 


282  PSALMS. 


97.  I 


SELECTION  NUMBER  134. 

Psalms  96,  97,  98. 

xcvi. 

O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song:  i  96 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name;  2 

Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen,  3 

His  wonders  among  all  people. 

For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be  praised:         4 

He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols:  5 

But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him:  6 

Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds  of  the  people,        7 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  tmto  his  name:  8 

Bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts. 

O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness:  9 

Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reigneth:  10 

The  world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not 

be  moved : 
He  shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 
Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  earth  be  glad;       11 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 
Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is  therein:  12 

Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 
Before  the  Lord:  for  he  cometh,  13 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth: 
He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 
And  the  people  with  his  truth. 

XCVII. 

The  Lord  reigneth;  let  the  earth  rejoice;  i  97 

Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad  thereof. 


98.  3  PSALMS.  283 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him: 
Righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  his 

throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him, 

And  burneth  up  his  enemies  round  about. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world : 
The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 
And  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 

7  Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 
That  boast  themselves  of  idols: 

Worship  him,  all  j^  gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad; 

And  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced 
Because  of  thy  judgments,  O  Lord. 

9  For  thou,  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the  earth: 
Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil: 

He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous. 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous; 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 


XCVIII. 

98  I      O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song; 

For  he  hath  done  marvellous  things: 
His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten  him 
the  victory. 

2  The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation: 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight 
of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward 

the  house  of  Israel: 
All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of 
our  God. 


284  PSALMS.  99.  7 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth :        4 

Make  a  loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp;  5 

With  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 

With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet  6 

Make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord,  the  King. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof;  7 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands:  8 

Let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

Before  the  Lord;    for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth:  9 

With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world. 

And  the  people  with  equity. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  135. 

Psalms  99,  100,  loi. 

XCIX. 

The  Lord  reigneth;  let  the  people  tremble:  i  99 

He  sitteth    between  the  cherubim;    let  the    earth   be 

moved. 
The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion;  2 

And  he  is  high  above  all  the  people. 
Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible  name;  3 

For  it  is  holy. 

The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judgment;  4 

Thou  dost  establish  equity. 

Thou    executest    judgment    and    righteousness     in 

Jacob. 
Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  5 

And  worship  at  his  footstool; 
For  he  is  holy. 

Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests,  '6 

And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name; 
They  called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  them. 
He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy  pillar:  7 

They  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  ordinance  that  he 

gave  them. 


loi.  6  '  PSALMS.  285 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord  our  God: 
Thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest  them, 

Though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their  inventions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 
And  worship  at  his  holy  hill; 
For  the  Lord  our  God  is  holy. 


c. 

100  I      Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness: 

Come  before  his  presence  with  singing. 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God : 

//  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves; 
We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

4  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
^;^^  into  his  courts  with  praise: 

Be  thankful  unto  him,  ^/z^  bless  his  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good;  his  mercy  is  everlasting; 
And  his  truth  endiireth  to  all  generations. 


CI. 

101 1      I  will  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment: 
Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  sing. 

2  I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in  a  perfect  way. 

0  when  wilt  thou  come  unto  me? 

1  will  walk  within  my  house  with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine  eyes: 
I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn  aside; 

//  shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

4  A  froward  heart  shall  depart  from  me: 
I  will  not  know  a  ^izVq^.  person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth   his    neighbour,   him  will 

I  cut  off: 
Him  that  hath  a  high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will 
not  I  suffer. 

6  Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful  of  the  land,  that 

they  may  dwell  with  me: 
He  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall  serve  me. 


286  PSALMS.  103.  13 


He  that  worketh   deceit  shall  not  dwell  within  my  7 

house: 
He  that  telleth  lies  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 
I  will  early  destroy  all  the  wicked  of  the  land;  8 

That  I  may  cut  off  all  wicked  doers  from  the  city 

of  the  Lord. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  136. 

Psalms  103,  116. 

cm. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul:  i  103 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  2 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits: 

Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities:  3 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases; 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction;  4 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender 

mercies; 
Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  goodi  things;  5 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 
The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  6 

And  judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 
He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses,  7 

His  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 
The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious,  8 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 
He  will  not  always  chide:  9 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 
He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins;  10 

Nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 
For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth,  11 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 
As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  12 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 
Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children,  13 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 


it6.  8  PSALMS.  287 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass: 

As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone; 
And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to 

everlasting  upon  them  that  fear  him, 
And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children; 

18  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 

And  to  those  that  remember  his  commandments  to 
do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne  in  the  heavens; 
And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels. 

That  excel  in  strength,  that  do  his  commandments, 
Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  2.W. ye  his  hosts; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works 
In  all  places  of  his  dominion: 
Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 


cxvi. 

116  I      I  love  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 
My  voice  and  my  supplications. 

2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 
Therefore  will  I  call  upon  Mdi  as  long  as  I  live. 

3  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me. 
And  the  pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me: 
I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord; 

0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous; 
Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple: 

1  was  brought  low,-  and  he  helped  me. 

7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 


288  PSALMS.  122.  4 

Mine  eyes  from  tears, 

And  my  feet  from  falling. 

I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  9 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 

I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken:  10 

I  was  greatly  afflicted: 

I  said  in  my  haste,  11 

All  men  are  liars. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  12 

For  all  his  benefits  toward  me? 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  13 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  14 

Now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  15 

Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  a7}i  thy  servant;  16 

1  am  thy  servant,  ^^^^  the  son  of  thine  handmaid: 
Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving,  17 

And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  18 

Now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people, 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  -  19 

In  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Jerusalem. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  137. 
Psalms  122,  126,  133,  137. 

CXXII. 

I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  i  122 

Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  shall  stand  2 

Within  thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem  is  builded  3 

As  a  city  that  is  compact  together: 

Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes  of  the  Lord,        4 


133.  2  PSALMS.  289 

Unto  the  testimony  of  Israel, 

To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 
The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem: 
They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls, 

^;/^  prosperity  within  thy  palaces, 

8  For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes, 
I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God 
I  will  seek  thy  good. 


cxxvi. 

126 1      When    the    Lord    turned  again    the    captivity    of 
Zion, 
We  were  like  them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter, 
And  our  tongue  with  singing: 

Then  said  they  among  the  heathen, 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us; 
Whereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord, 
As  the  streams  in  the  South. 

5  They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth,   bearing  precious 

seed, 
Shall  doubtless  come  again  with  rejoicing,  bringing 
his  sheaves  with  him. 


CXXXIII. 

133  I       Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 
For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity! 
2      //  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head, 
That  ran  down  upon  the  beard, 
Eve7i  Aaron's  beard : 
That  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments; 


290  PSALMS.  139.  4 

As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  3 

And  as  the  dew  \y\2X  descended  upon  the  mountains 

of  Zion: 
For  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing, 
Even  life  for  evermore. 


CXXXVII. 

By  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  i  137 

There  we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept, 

When  we  remembered  Zion. 

We  hanged  our  harps  2 

Upon  the  willows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

For  there  they  that  carried  us  away  captive  required  3 

of  us  a  song; 
And  they  that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  sayings 
Sing  us  o?ie  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song  4 

In  a  strange  land? 

If  I  forget  thee,  O  Jerusalem,  5 

Let  my  right  hand  forget  her  cunning. 
If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  6 

Let  my  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth; 
If  I  prefer  not  Jerusalem 
Above  my  chief  joy.     *     * 


SELECTION  NUMBER  138. 
Psalms  139,  142. 

CXXXIX. 

O  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  me.         i  139 

Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  uprising;     2 

Thou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my  lying  down,  3 

And  art  acquainted  7vith  all  my  ways. 

For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue,  4 

Buty  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 


T39.  20  PSALMS.  291 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 
And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me; 
It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit? 

Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there: 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  If\  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 

A/id dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me. 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  I  say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall  cover  me; 
Even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee; 
But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day: 

The    darkness   and    the    light    are    both    alike    to 
thee.     *    * 

14  I  will  praise   thee;  for  I  am  fearfully  ««^  wonder- 

fully made; 
Marvellous  are  thy  works; 
And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

15  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 
When  I  was  made  in  secret. 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the 
earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  being  unper- 

fect; 
And  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were  written, 
Which  in  continuance  were  fashioned, 
When  as  yet  there  was  none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto   me,   O 

God! 
How  great  is  the  sum  of  them! 

18  If\  should  count  them,   they  are  more  in  number 

than  the  sand : 
When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O  God: 
Depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly, 
And  thine  enemies  take  thy  7iame  in  vain. 


292  PSALMS.  142.  7 

Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that  hate  thee?  21 

And    am    I    not   grieved   with    those    that   rise    up 

against  thee? 
I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred:  22 

I  count  them  mine  enemies. 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart:  23 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts: 

And  see  if  there  be  aiiy  wicked  way  in  me,  24 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


CXLII. 

I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice;  i  142 

With  my  voice  unto  the   Lord  did  I  make  my  sup- 
plication. 

I  poured  out  my  complaint  before  him;  2 

I  shewed  before  him  my  trouble. 

When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed  within   me,  then  3 
thou  knewest  my  path. 

In  the  way  wherein  I  walked  have  they  privily  laid 
a  snare  for  me. 

I   looked  on   my  right   hand,  and  beheld,    but    there  4 
ivas  no  man  that  would  know  me: 

Refuge  failed  me;  no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord:  5 

I  said,  Thou  art  my  refuge 

And  my  portion  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

Attend  unto  my  cry;  for  I  am  brought  very  low:        6 

Deliver   me   from   my   persecutors;     for   they   are 
stronger  than  I. 

Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may  praise  thy  7 
name: 

The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about; 

For  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 


I 


148.  2  PSALMS.  293 

SELECTION  NUMBER  139. 
Psalms  146,  148,  150. 

CLXVI. 

146  I      Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord: 

I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have  any 
being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth; 
In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish. 

5  Happy  is  he  that   hath  the  God   of  Jacob  for  his 

help. 
Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God: 

6  Which  made  heaven,  and  earth. 
The  sea,  and  all  that  therein  is : 
Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever: 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  oppressed: 
Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry. 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners: 

8  The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  t\\&  blind: 

The  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed  down: 
The  Lord  loveth  the  righteous: 

9  The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers; 
He  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow: 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down 
10      The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever. 

Even  thy  God,  O  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

CLXVIII. 

148  I      Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  heavens: 
Praise  him  in  the  heights. 
2      Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels: 


294  PSALMS.  150.  4 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon:  3 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens,  4 

And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord:  5 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever:         6 

He  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pass. 

Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  7 

Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps: 

Fire,  and  hail;  snow,  and  vapour;  8 

Stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word: 

Mountains,  and  all  hills;  9 

Fruitful  trees,  and  all  cedars: 

Beasts,  and  all  cattle;  10 

Creeping  things,  and  flying  fowl: 

Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people;  11 

Princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth: 

Both  young  men,  and  maidens;  12 

Old  men,  and  children: 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord:  13 

For  his  name  alone  is  excellent; 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  people,  14 

The  praise  of  all  his  saints; 

Even  of  the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto 

him. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


CL. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord.  i  160 

Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary: 

Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts:  2 

Praise  him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet:  3 

Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance;  4 


I.   17  PROVERBS.  295 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals: 

Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

6  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PROVERBS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  140. 
Proverbs  1  :  7-33. 

1  7  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  knowl- 

edge: 
But  fools  despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

8  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father, 
And  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother: 

9  For  they  shall  be  an    ornament   of   grace    unto    thy 

head, 
And  chains  about  thy  neck. 

10  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee. 
Consent  thou  not. 

11  If  they  say.  Come  with  us, 
Let  us  lay  wait  for  blood. 

Let  us  lurk  privily  for  the  innocent  without  cause: 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive  as  the  grave; 
And  whole,  as  those  that  go  down  into  the  pit: 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  substance. 
We  shall  fill  our  houses  with  spoil: 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us; 
Let  us  all  have  one  purse: 

15  My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way  with  them; 
Refrain  thy  foot  from  their  path: 

16  For  their  feet  run  to  evil. 
And  make  haste  to  shed  blood. 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread 
In  the  sight  of  any  bird. 


296  PROVERBS. 


And  they  lay  wait  for  their  own  blood;  18 

They  lurk  privily  for  their  oivn  lives. 
So  are  the  ways  of  every  one  that  is  greedy  of  gain;     19 
Which  taketh  away  the  life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

Wisdom  crieth  without;  20 

She  uttereth  her  voice  in  the  streets: 

She  crieth  in  the  chief  places  of  concourse,  21 

In  the  openings  of  the  gates: 

In  the  city  she  uttereth  her  words,  sayings 

How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will  ye  love  simplicity?        22 

And  the  scorners  delight  in  their  scorning. 

And  fools  hate  knowledge? 

Turn  you  at  my  reproof:  23 

Behold,  I  will  pour  out  my  spirit  unto  you, 

I  will  make  known  my  words  unto  you. 

Because  I  have  called,  and  ye  refused;  24 

I  have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and  no  man  regarded; 

But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my  counsel,  25 

And  would  none  of  my  reproof: 

I  also  will  laugh  at  your  calamity;  26 

I  will  mock  when  your  fear  cometh; 

When  your  fear  cometh  as  desolation,  27 

And  your  destruction  cometh  as  a  whirlwind; 

When  distress  and  anguish  cometh  upon  you. 

Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I  will  not  answer;    28 

They  shall  seek  me  early,  but  they  shall  not  find  me: 

For  that  they  hated  knowledge,  29 

And  did  not  choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord: 

They  would  none  of  my  counsel:  30 

They  despised  all  my  reproof. 

Therefore    shall    they  eat  of   the  fruit  of  their  own  31 

way, 
And  be  filled  with  their  own  devices. 
For  the  turning  away  of  the  simple  shall  slay  them,     32 
And  the  prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy  them. 
But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall  dwell  safely,        33 
And  shall  be  quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 


2.  17  PROVERBS.  297 

SELECTION   NUMBER  141. 

Proverbs  2  :  1-22. 

2  I       My  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words, 
And  hide  my  commandments  with  thee; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto  wisdom, 
And  apply  thine  heart  to  understanding; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  after  knowledge, 
^;/^liftest  up  thy  voice  for  understanding; 

4  If  thou  seekest  her  as  silver. 

And  searchest  for  her  a.s /or  hid  treasures; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
And  find  the  knowledge  of  God. 

6  For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom: 

Out  of  his  mouth  cometh  knowledge  and  understand- 
ing. 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdom  for  the  righteous: 
He  is  a  buckler  to  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judgment. 
And  preserveth  the  way  of  his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand  righteousness,  and  judg- 

ment, 
And  equity;  yea^  every  good  path. 

10  When  wisdom  entereth  into  thine  heart, 
And  knowledge  is  pleasant  unto  thy  soul; 

11  Discretion  shall  preserve  thee. 
Understanding  shall  keep  thee: 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way  of  the  evil  7nan, 
From  the  man  that  speaketh  froward  things; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  uprightness. 
To  walk  in  the  ways  of  darkness; 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil, 

^;2^ delight  in  the  frowardness  of  the  wicked; 

15  Whose  ways  are  crooked. 

And  they  froward  in  their  paths : 

16  To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  woman, 

Everi  from  the  stranger  ivhich  flattereth  with  her  words ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of  her  youth, 
And  forgetteth  the  covenant  of  her  God. 


298  PROVERBS. 


3.   12 


For  her  house  inclineth  unto  death,  18 

And  her  paths  unto  the  dead. 

None  that  go  unto  her  return  again,  19 

Neither  take  they  hold  of  the  paths  of  life. 

That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the  way  of  good  men^  20 

And  keep  the  paths  of  the  righteous. 

For  the  upright  shall  dwell  in  the  land,  21 

And  the  perfect  shall  remain  in  it. 

But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  earth,  22 

And  the  transgressors  shall  be  rooted  out  of  it. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  142. 

Proverbs  3  :  1-35. 

My  son,  forget  not  my  law;  i  8 

But  let  thine  heart  keep  my  commandments: 

For  length  of  days,  and  long  life,  2 

And  peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. 

Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee:  3 

Bind  them  about  thy  neck; 

Write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine  heart: 

So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  good  understanding       4 

In  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine  heart;  5 

And  lean  not  unto  thine  own  understanding. 

In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him,  6 

And  he  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes:  7 

Fear  the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil. 

It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel,  8 

And  fiiarrow  to  thy  bones. 

Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  substance,  9 

And  with  the  firstfruits  of  all  thine  increase: 

So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plenty,  10 

And  thy  presses  shall  burst  out  with  new  wine. 

My  son,  despise  not  the  chastening  of  the  Lord;  ii 

Neither  be  weary  of  his  correction: 

For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  correcteth;  12 


3.  30  PROVERBS.  299 

Even  as  a  father  the  son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

13  Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom, 
And  the  man  that  getteth  understanding: 

14  For  the   merchandise  of  it  is  better  than   the  mer- 

chandise of  silver, 
And  the  gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  rubies: 

And  all  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  not  to  be 
compared  unto  her. 

16  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand; 
Andxn  her  left  hand  riches  and  honour. 

17  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness. 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

18  She  is  a  tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay  hold  upon  her: 
And  happy  is  every  one  that  retaineth  her, 

19  The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath  founded  the  earth; 

By  understanding  hath  he  established  the  heavens. 

20  By  his  knowledge  the  depths  are  broken  up. 
And  the  clouds  drop  down  the  dew. 

21  My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from  thine  eyes: 
Keep  sound  wisdom  and  discretion: 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul, 
And  grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way  safely. 
And  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

24  When  thou  best  down,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid: 
Yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

25  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 

Neither  of   the  desolation  of   the  wicked,   when   it 
Cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence. 
And  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being  taken. 

27  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom  it  is  due, 
When  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do  it. 

28  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour.  Go,  and  come  again, 
And  to-morrow  I  will  give; 

When  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

29  Devise  not  evil  against  thy  neighbour, 
Seeing  he  dwelleth  securely  by  thee. 

30  Strive  not  with  a  man  without  cause, 


300  ^  PROVERBS.  4.  II 

If  he  have  done  thee  no  harm. 

Envy  not  thou  the  oppressor,  31 

And  choose  none  of  his  ways. 

For  the  froward  is  abomination  to  the  Lord:  32 

But  his  secret  is  with  the  righteous. 

The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the  house  of  the  wicked:  33 

But  he  blesseth  the  habitation  of  the  just. 

Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners:  34 

But  he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

The  wise  shall  inherit  glory:  35 

But  shame  shall  be  the  promotion  of  fools. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  143. 

Proverbs  4 :  1-27, 

Hear,  ye  children,  the  instruction  of  a  father,  i  4 

And  attend  to  know  understanding. 

For  I  give  you  good  doctrine,  2 

Forsake  ye  not  my  law. 

For  I  was  my  father's  son,  3 

Tender  and  only  beloved  in  the  sight  of  my  mother. 

He  taught  me  also,  and  said  unto  me,  4 

Let  thine  heart  retain  my  words: 

Keep  my  commandments,  and  live. 

Get  wisdom,  get  understanding:  5 

Forget  //  not;  neither  decline  from  the  words  of  my 

mouth. 
Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  preserve  thee:  6 

Love  her,  and  she  shall  keep  thee. 

Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing;  therefore  get  wisdom:  7 
And  with  all  thy  getting  get  understanding. 
Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote  thee:  8 

She   shall   bring   thee    to    honour,    when    thou    dost 

embrace  her. 
She  shall  give  to  thine  head  an  ornament  of  grace:      9 
A  crown  of  glory  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive  my  sayings;  10 

And  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  many. 


4.  27  PROVERBS.  301 

11  I  have  taught  thee  in  the  way  of  wisdom; 
I  have  led  thee  in  right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps  shall  not  be  straitened; 
And  when  thou  runnest,  thou  shalt  not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction;  let  her  not  go: 
Keep  her;  for  she  is  thy  life. 

14  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wicked, 
And  go  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it. 
Turn  from  it,  and  pass  away. 

16  For  they  sleep  not,  except  they  have  done  mischief; 
And  their  sleep  is  taken  away,  unless  they  cause  some 

to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  wickedness, 
And  drink  the  wine  of  violence. 

18  But  the  path  of  the  just  is  as  the  shining  light. 
That  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 

19  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness: 
They  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

20  My  son,  attend  to  my  words; 
Incline  thine  ear  unto  my  sayings. 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from  thine  eyes; 
Keep  them  in  the  midst  of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those  that  find  them. 
And  health  to  all  their  flesh. 

23  Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence; 
For  out  of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a  froward  mouth. 
And  perverse  lips  put  far  from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on, 

And  let  thine  eyelids  look  straight  before  thee. 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet, 

And  let  all  thy  ways  be  established. 

27  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left: 
Remove  thy  foot  from  evil. 


302  PROVERBS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  144. 

Proverbs  6  :  1-22. 

My  son,  if  thou  be  surety  for  thy  friend,  i  6 

If  thou  hast  stricken  thy  hand  with  a  stranger, 

Thou  art  snared  with  the  words  of  thy  mouth,  2 

Thou  art  taken  with  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  deliver  thyself,  3 

When  thou  art  come  into  the  hand  of  thy  friend; 

Go,  humble  thyself,  and  make  sure  thy  friend. 

Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes,  4 

Nor  slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from  the  hand  of  the  hunter^     5 

And  as  a  bird  from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 

Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard;  6 

Consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise: 

Which  having  no  guide,  7 

Overseer,  or  ruler. 

Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer,  8 

And  gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 

How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O  sluggard?  9 

When  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep? 

Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  10 

A  little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep: 

So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one  that  travelleth,  11 

And  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

A  naughty  person,  a  wicked  man,  12 

Walketh  with  a  froward  mouth. 

He  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he  speaketh  with  his  feet,    13 

He  teacheth  with  his  fingers; 

Frowardness  is  in    his   heart,    he  deviseth   mischief  14 

continually; 
He  soweth  discord. 

Therefore  shall  his  calamity  come  suddenly;  15 

Suddenly  shall  he  be  broken  without  remedy. 
These  six  things ^oX)i\  the  Lord  hate;  16 

Yea,  seven  are  an  abomination  unto  him: 


lo.  9  PROVERBS.  303 

17  A  proud  look,  a  lying  tongue, 

And  hands  that  shed  innocent  blood, 

18  An  heart  that  deviseth  wicked  imaginations, 
Feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to  mischief, 

19  A  false  witness  that  speak eth  lies. 

And  he  that  soweth  discord  among  brethren. 

20  My  son,  keep  thy  father's  commandment, 
And  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother: 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon  thine  heart, 
And  tie  them  about  thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead  thee; 
When  thou  sleepest,  it  shall  keep  thee; 

And  when  thou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with  thee. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  145. 

Proverbs  10  :  1-32. 
10  I      The  Proverbs  of  Solomon. 

A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father: 

But  a  foolish  son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2  Treasures  of  wickedness  profit  nothing: 
But  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

3  The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the  soul  of  the  righteous  to 

famish: 
But  he  casteth  away  the  substance  of  the  wicked. 

4  He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  witA  a  slack  hand: 
But  the  hand  of  the  diligent  maketh  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer  t's  a  wise  son: 

Bi^t  he  that  sleepeth  in  harvest  is  a  son  that  causeth 
shame. 

6  Blessings  a?r  upon  the  head  of  the  just: 

But  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7  The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed  : 
But  the  name  of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive  commandments: 
But  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

9  He  that  walketh  uprightly  walketh  surely: 


304  PROVERBS.  lo.  28 

But  he  that  perverteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

He  that  winketh  with  the  eye  causeth  sorrow:  10 

But  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

The  mouth  of  a  righteous  vmn  is  a  well  of  life:  11 

But  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes:  12 

But  love  covereth  all  sins. 

In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath  understanding  wisdom  is  13 

found: 
But  a  rod  is  for   the  back  of   him   that  is   void    of 

understanding. 
Wise  77ien  lay  up  knowledge:  14 

But  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  near  destruction. 
The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong  city:  15 

The  destruction  of  the  poor  is  their  poverty. 
The  labour  of  the  righteous  tendeth  to  life:  16 

The  fruit  of  the  wicked  to  sin. 

He  is  in  the  way  of  life  that  keepeth  instruction:  17 

But  he  that  refuseth  reproof  erreth. 

He  that  hideth  hatred  with  lying  lips,  18 

And  he  that  uttereth  a  slander,  is  a  fool. 
In  the  multitude  of  words  there  wanteth  not  sin:  19 

But  he  that  refraineth  his  lips  is  wise. 
The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as  choice  silver:  20 

The  heart  of  the  wicked  is  little  worth. 
The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many:  ?i 

But  fools  die  for  want  of  wisdom. 

The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh  rich,  22 

And  he  addeth  no  sorrow  with  it. 

//  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do  mischief:  23 

But  a  man  of  understanding  hath  wisdom. 
The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it  shall  come  upon  him:  24 

But  the  desire  of  the  righteous  shall  be  granted. 
As  the  whirlwind  passeth,  so  is  the  wicked  no  more:     25 
But  the  righteous  is  an  everlasting  foundation. 
As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and  as  smoke  to  the  eyes,        26 
So  is  the  sluggard  to  them  that  send  him. 
The  fear  of  the  Lord  prolongeth  days:  27 

But  the  years  of  the  wicked  shall  be  shortened. 
The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  be  gladness:  28 

But  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


II.  12  PROVERBS.  305 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  strength  to  the  upright: 
But  destruction  s/ia//  be  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be  removed: 
But  the  wicked  shall  not  inhabit  the  earth. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  just  bringeth  forth  wisdom: 
But  the  froward  tongue  shall  be  cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know  what  is  acceptable: 
But  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  speaketh  frowardness. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  146. 

Proverbs  11  :  1-31. 

11  I      A  false  balance  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
But  a  just  weight  is  his  delight. 

2  When  pride  cometh,  then  cometh  shame: 
But  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom, 

3  The  integrity  of  the  upright  shall  guide  them: 

But  the  perverseness  of  transgressors  shall  destroy 
them. 

4  Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of  wrath: 
But  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  perfect  shall  direct  his  way: 
But  the  wicked  shall  fall  by  his  own  wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  upright  shall  deliver  them: 
But    transgressors     shall    be    taken    in    their    own 

naughtiness. 

7  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his  expectation  shall  perish : 
And  the  hope  of  unjust  7nen  perisheth. 

8  The  righteous  is  delivered  out  of  trouble, 
And  the  wicked  cometh  in  his  stead. 

9  A  hypocrite  with  his  mouth  destroyeth  his  neighbour: 
But  through  knowledge  shall  the  just  be  delivered. 

10  When   it   goeth    well   with   the    righteous,   the    city 

rejoiceth: 
And  when  the  wicked  perish,  there  is  shouting. 

11  By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  the  city  is  exalted: 
But  it  is  overthrown  by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  He  that  is  void  of  wisdom  despiseth  his  neighbour: 
But  a  man  of  understanding  holdeth  his  peace. 


3o6  PROVERBS.  II.   28 

A  talebearer  revealeth  secrets:  13 

But   he  that  is   of  a   faithful   spirit    concealeth   the 

matter. 
Where  no  council  is,  the  people  fall:  14 

But  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 
He  that  is  surety  for  a  stranger  shall  smart /i7r  //.•        15 
And  he  that  hateth  suretyship  is  sure. 
A  gracious  woman  retaineth  honour:  16 

And  strong  fjien  retain  riches. 

The  merciful  man  doeth  good  to  his  own  soul:  17 

But  he  that  is  cruel  troubleth  his  own  flesh. 
The  wicked  worketh  a  deceitful  work:  18 

But  to  him  that  soweth  righteousness  shall  be  a  sure 

reward. 
As  righteousness  te7ideth  to  life:  19 

So    he    that   pursueth    evil  ptirsueth   it   to    his    own 

death. 
They  that  are  of  a  froward  heart  are  abomination  to  20 

the  Lord: 
But  such  as  are  upright  in  their  way  are  his  delight. 
Though  hand  join  in  hand,   the  wicked  shall  not  be  21 

unpunished: 
But  the  seed  of  the  righteous  shall  be  delivered. 
As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine's  snout,  22 

So  is  a  fair  woman  which  is  without  discretion. 
The  desire  of  the  righteous  is  only  good:  23 

But  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  is  wrath. 
There  is  that  scattereth,  and  yet  increaseth;  24 

And  there  is  that  withholdeth  more  than  is  meet,  but 

it  tetideth  to  poverty. 
The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat:  25 

And  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also  himself. 
He   that  withholdeth  corn,  the   people    shall   curse  26 

him: 
But  blessing  shall  be   upon   the   head   of   him   that 

selleth  //. 
He  that  diligently  seeketh  good  procureth  favour:        27 
But  he   that  seeketh    mischief,    it  shall    come   unto 

him. 
He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches  shall  fall:  28 

But  the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  a  branch. 


15.   12  PROVERBS.  307 

29  He    that  troubleth   his  own  house  shall   inherit  the 

wind: 
And  the  fool  shall  be  servant  to  the  wise  of  heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree  of  life; 
And  he  that  winneth  souls  is  wise. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be  recompensed  in  the 

earth: 
Much  more  the  wicked  and  the  sinner. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  147. 
Proverbs  15  :  1-33. 

15  I      A  soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath: 
But  grievous  words  stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth  knowledge  aright: 
But  the  mouth  of  fools  poureth  out  foolishness. 

3  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every  place, 
Beholding  the  evil  and  the  good. 

4  A  wholesome  tongue /j- a  tree  of  life: 

But  perverseness  therein  is  a  breach  in  the  spirit. 

5  A. fool  despiseth  his  father's  instruction: 
But  he  that  regardeth  reproof  is  prudent. 

6  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  much  treasure: 
But  in  the  revenues  of  the  wicked  is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse  knowledge: 
But  the  heart  of  the  foolish  doeth  not  so. 

8  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  to  the 

Lord: 
But  the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  his  delight. 

9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  unto  the 

Lord: 
But  he  loveth  him  that  foUoweth  after  righteousness. 

10  Correction  is  grievous  unto  him  that  forsaketh   the 

way: 
And  he  that  hateth  reproof  shall  die. 

11  Hell  and  destruction  are  before  the  Lord: 

How  much  more  then  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 


men.-- 


12      A  scorner  loveth  not  one  that  reproveth  him 


3o8  PROVERBS.  15.  30 

Neither  will  he  go  unto  the  wise. 

A  merry  heart  maketh  a  cheerful  countenance:  13 

But  by  sorrow  of  the  heart  the  spirit  is  broken. 

The  heart  of  him  that   hath   understanding  seeketh  14 

knowledge: 
But  the  mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on  foolishness. 
All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  «3!?'^  evil :  15 

But   he   that   is  of  a   merry   heart  hath   a   continual 

feast. 
Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  16 

Than  great  treasure  and  trouble  therewith. 
Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs  where  love  is,  17 

Than  a  stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 
A  wrathful  man  stirreth  up  strife:  18 

But  he  that  is  slow  to  anger  appeaseth  strife. 
The  way  of  the  slothful  inaii  is  as  a  hedge  of  thorns:    19 
But  the  way  of  the  righteous  is  made  plain. 
A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father:  20 

But  a  foolish  man  despiseth  his  mother. 
Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  destitute  of  wisdom:  21 

But  a  man  of  understanding  walketh  uprightly. 
Without  counsel  purposes  are  disappointed:  22 

But     in    the     multitude    of    counsellors    they    are 

established. 
A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer  of  his  mouth:  23 

And  a  word  spoken  in  due  season,  how  good  is  it ! 
The  way  of  life  is  above  to  the  wise,  24 

That  he  may  depart  from  hell  beneath. 
The  Lord  will  destroy  the  house  of  the  proud:  25 

But  he  will  establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 
The  thoughts  of  the  wicked  are  an  abomination  to  the  26 

Lord  : 
But  the  words  of  the  pure  are  pleasant  words. 
He  that  is  greedy  of  gain  troubleth  his  own  house;      27 
But  he  that  hateth  gifts  shall  live. 

The  heart  of  the  righteous  studieth  to  answer:  28 

But  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  poureth  out  evil  things. 
The  Lord  is  far  from  the  wicked:  29 

But  he  heareth  the  prayer  of  the  righteous. 
The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the  heart:  30 

And  3.  good  report  maketh  the  bones  fat. 


i6.   19  PROVERBS.  309 

31  The  ear  that  heareth  the  reproof  of  life 
Abideth  among  the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  instruction  despiseth  his  own  soul: 
But  he  that  heareth  reproof  getteth  understanding. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruction  of  wisdom; 
And  before  honour  is  humility. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  148. 

Proverbs  16:   1-8,  16-19,  24,  25,  31-33  ;  17  :  1-5,  I3-I5'  27, 
28;  19  :  13-18  ;  20:  4,  13,  14. 

16  I      The  preparations  of  the  heart  in  man 

And  the  answer  of  the  tongue,  is  from  the  Lord. 

2  All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean  in  his  own  eyes; 
But  the  Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 

3  Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord, 
And  thy  thoughts  shall  be  established. 

4  The  Lord  hath  made  all  things  for  himself: 
Yea,  even  the  wicked  for  the  day  of  evil. 

5  Every  one  that  is  proud  in  heart  is  an  abomination  to 

the  Lord: 
Though   hand   Join   in    hand,    he    shall    not    be    un- 
punished. 

6  By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is  purged: 

And  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  7nen  depart  from  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord, 

He  maketh   even  his  enemies  to   be  at  peace   with 
him. 

8  Better  is  a  little  with  righteousness. 
Than  great  revenues  without  right.     *    ^ 

16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get  wisdom  than  gold! 
And  to  get  understanding  rather  to  be  chosen  than 

silver! 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is  to  depart  from  evil: 
He  that  keepeth  his  way  preserveth  his  soul. 

iS      Pride ^^^///  before  destruction, 

And  a  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall. 
19      Better  //  is  to  be  of  an  humble  spirit  with  the  lowly, 

Than  to  divide  the  spoil  with  the  proud.     *    * 


3IO  PROVERBS.  19.   13 

Pleasant  words  are  as  a  honeycomb,  24 

Sweet  to  the  soul,  and  health  to  the  bones. 

There  is  a  way  that  seemeth  right  unto  a  man;  25 

But  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death.     *    * 

The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory,  31 

//"  it  be  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than  the  mighty;        32 

And  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that  taketh  a 

city. 
The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap;  33 

But  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 
Better  is  a  dry  morsel,  and  quietness  therewith,  i  17 

Than  a  house  full  of  sacrifices  ivith  strife. 
A  wise  servant  shall  have  rule  over  a  son  that  causeth  2 

shame, 
And  shall    have  part  of  the  mheritance   among  the 

brethren. 
The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and  the  furnace  for  gold:  3 
But  the  Lord  trieth  the  hearts. 

A  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to  false  lips;  4 

And  3.  liar  giveth  ear  to  a  naughty  tongue. 
Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  reproacheth  his  Maker:  5 

And  he  that  is  glad  at  calamities  shall  not  be  unpun- 
ished.    *    * 
Whoso  rewardeth  evil  for  good,  13 

Evil  shall  not  depart  from  his  house. 
The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when  one  letteth  out  14 

water: 
Therefore  leave  off  contention,  before  it  be  meddled 

with. 
He  that  justifieth  the  wicked,  and  hethat  condemneth  15 

the  just. 
Even  they  both  are  abomination  to  the  Lord.     *    ^ 
He  that  hath  knowledge  spareth  his  words:  27 

And  a    man    of    understanding   is    of    an    excellent 

spirit. 
Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth  his   peace,  is  counted  28 

wise: 
And  he  that   shutteth  his   lips  is  esteemed  a  man   of 

understanding. 
A  foolish  son  is  the  calamity  of  his  father:  13  19 


22.  6  PROVERBS.  311 

And    the    contentions    of   a    wife    are    a     continual 
dropping. 

14  House  and  riclies  are  tiie  inheritance  of  fathers: 
And  a  prudent  wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

15  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a  deep  sleep; 
And  an  idle  soul  shall  suffer  hunger. 

16  He  that  keepeth  the  commandment  keepeth  his  own 

soul; 
But  he  that  despiseth  his  ways  shall  die. 

17  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lendeth  unto  the 

Lord; 
And  that  which  he  hath  given  will  he  pay  him  again. 

18  Chasten  thy  son  while  there  is  hope, 

And  let  not  thy  soul  spare  for  his  crying.     *    * 
20 4      The  sluggard  will  not  plough  by  reason  of  the  cold; 
Therefore   shall   he   beg  in   harvest,   and    have  noth- 
ing.    *    * 

13  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to  poverty; 

Open  thine  eyes,  and  thou    shalt   be    satisfied    with 
bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith  the  buyer: 

But  when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  149. 

Proverbs  22  :  1-29. 

22  I      A  good  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great  riches, 
A7id\oV\xig  favour  rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

2  The  rich  and  poor  meet  together: 
The  Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all, 

3  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and  hideth  himself: 
But  the  simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

4  By  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
Are  riches,  and  honour,  and  life. 

5  Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the  way  of  the  froward : 
He  that  doth  keep  his  soul  shall  be  far  from  them. 

6  Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should  go\ 
And  when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  depart  from  it. 


312  PROVERBS.  22.  24 

The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor,  7 

And  the  borrower  is  servant  to  the  lender. 
He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall  reap  vanity:  8 

And  the  rod  of  his  anger  shall  fail. 
He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye  shall  be  blessed;  9 

For  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the  poor. 
Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  contention  shall  go  out;       10 
Yea,  strife  and  reproach  shall  cease. 
He  that  loveth  pureness  of  heart,  11 

For  the  grace  of  his  lips  the  king  sliall  be  his  friend. 
The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve  knowledge,  12 

And  he  overthroweth  the  words  of  the  transgressor. 
The  slothful  man  saith,  There  is  a  lion  without,  13 

I  shall  be  slain  in  the  streets. 

The  mouth  of  strange  women  is  a  deep  pit:  14 

He  that  is  abhorred  of  the  Lord  shall  fall  therein. 
Foolishness  is  bound  in  the  heart  of  a  child;  15 

But  the  rod  of  correction  shall  drive  it  far  from  him. 
He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to  increase  his  inches,       16 
And  he  that  giveth  to  the  rich,  shall  surely  come  to 
want. 

Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear  the  words  of  the  wise,  17 

And  apply  thine  heart  unto  my  knowledge. 

For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  if  thou  keep  them  within  18 

thee; 
They  shall  withal  be  fitted  in  thy  lips. 
That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the  Lord,  19 

I  have  made  known  to  thee  this  day,  even  to  thee. 
Have  not  I  written  to  thee  excellent  things  20 

In  counsels  and  knowledge. 
That  I  might  make  thee  know  the  certainty  of  the  21 

words  of  truth; 
That  thou   mightest  answer  the  words  of  truth   to 

them  that  send  unto  thee? 

Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor:  22 

Neither  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gate: 

For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause,  23 

And  spoil  the  soul  of  those  that  spoiled  them. 

Make  no  friendship  with  an  angry  man;  24 


23.  34  PROVERBS.  3^3 

And  with  a  furious  man  thou  shalt  not  go: 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways, 
And  get  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  Be  not  thou  07ie  of  them  that  strike  hands, 
Or  of  them  that  are  sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay, 

Why  should  he  take  away  thy  bed  from  under  thee? 

28  Remove  not  the  ancient  landmark, 
Which  thy  fathers  have  set. 

29  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in  his  business?   he  shall 

stand  before  kings; 
He  shall  not  stand  before  mean  men. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  150. 

Proverbs  23  :  1^21^  29-35  5  3^  •  4-3i« 

23 19     Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise, 
And  guide  thine  heart  in  the  way. 

20  Be  not  among  winebibbers; 
Among  riotous  eaters  of  flesh: 

21  For  the  drunkard   and    the    glutton    shall    come  to 

poverty: 
And  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  7nan  with  rags.     *    * 

29  Who  hath  woe?    who   hath   sorrow?    who   hath    con- 

tentions? 
Who  hath  babbling?  who  hath  wounds  without  cause? 
Who  hath  redness  of  eyes? 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine; 
They  that  go  to  seek  mixed  wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red 
When  it  giveth  his  colour  in  the  cup, 
When  it  moveth  itself  aright. 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent. 
And  stingeth  like  an  adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  women. 
And  thine  heart  shall  utter  perverse  things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that  lieth  down  in  the  midst 

of  the  sea, 
Or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the  top  of  a  mast. 


314  PROVERBS.  31.  20 

They  have  stricken  me,  shalt  thou  say,  and  I  was  not  35 

sick; 
They  have  beaten  me,  and  I  felt  it  not: 
When  shall  I  awake?  I  will  seek  it  yet  again.     *    * 

//  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lem'  u-el,  //  is  not  for  kings  to  48! 

drink  wine; 
Nor  for  princes  strong  drink: 

Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the  law,  5 

And  pervert  the  judgment  of  any  of  the  afflicted. 
Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  is  ready  to  perish,       6 
And  wine  unto  those  that  be  of  heavy  hearts. 
Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty,  7 

And  remember  his  misery  no  more. 
Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb  8 

In  the  cause  of  all  such  as  are  appointed  to  destruction. 
Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously,  9 

And  plead  the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

Who  can  find  a  virtuous  woman?  10 

For  her  price  is  far  above  rubies. 

The  heart  of  her  husband  doth  safely  trust  in  her,        11 

So  that  he  shall  have  no  need  of  spoil. 

She  will  do  him  good  and  not  evil  12 

All  the  days  of  her  life. 

She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax,  13 

And  worketh  vv^illingly  with  her  hands. 

She  is  like  the  merchants'  ships;  14 

She  bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night,  15 

And  giveth  meat  to  her  household. 

And  a  portion  to  her  maidens. 

She  considereth  a  field,  and  buyeth  it:  16 

With  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth  a  vineyard. 

She  girdeth  her  loins  with  strength,  17 

And  strengtheneth  her  arms. 

She  perceiveth  that  her  merchandise  is  good:  18 

Her  candle  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  spindle,  19 

And  her  hands  hold  the  distaff. 

She  stretcheth  out  her  hand  to  the  poor;  20 


2.  3  ECCLESIASTES.  3i5 

Yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her  household: 
For  all  her  household  are  clothed  with  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings  of  tapestry; 
Her  clothing  is  silk  and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates, 

When  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and  selleth  it; 
And  delivereth  girdles  unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  honour  a7'e  her  clothing; 
And  she  shall  rejoice  in  time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom; 
And  in  her  tongue  is  the  law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household. 
And  eateth  not  the  bread  of  idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and  call  her  blessed; 
Her  husband  also^  and  he  praiseth  her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  done  virtuously. 
But  thou  excellest  them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is  vain  : 

But  a.  woman  t/iat  feareth   the   Lord,    she  shall  be 
praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands; 

And  let  her  own  works  praise  her  in  the  gates. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    15L 

Ecclesiastes  2  :  1-26. 

2  I       I  said  in  mine   heart,  Go  to   now,  I  will   prove  thee 
with    mirth;    therefore    enjoy   pleasure:    and,  behold, 

2  this  also  is  vanity.'     I  said  of  laughter,  //  is  mad:  and 

3  of  mirth.  What  doeth  it?  I  sought  in  mine  heart  to 
give  myself  unto  wine,  yet  acquainting  mine  heart  with 
wisdom;  and  to  lay  hold  on  folly,  till  I  might  see  what 


3i6  ECCLESIASTES.  2.  18 

was  that  good  for  the  sons  of  men,  which  they  should 
do  under  the  heaven  all  the  days  of  their  life.     I  made  4 
me  great  works;  I  builded  me  houses;  I  planted   me 
vineyards:  I    made   me  gardens    and    orchards,    and  I  5 
planted  trees  in  them  of  all  kind  of  fruits:  I  made  me  6 
pools   of  water,    to   water    therewith    the   wood    that 
bringeth  forth  trees:  I  got  77ie  servants  and  maidens,  7 
and  had  servants  born  in   my  house;  also  I  had  great 
possessions   of   great   and  small  cattle   above  all  that 
were  in  Jerusalem  before  me:  I  gathered  me  also  silver  8 
and  gold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of  kings  and  of  the 
provinces:  I  gat  me  men  singers  and  women  singers, 
and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of  men,  as  musical  instru- 
ments, and   that   of   all    sorts.     So   I    was    great,  and  9 
increased  more  than  all  that  were  before  me  in  Jerusa- 
lem: also  my  wisdom  remained  with  me.     And  whatso-  10 
ever  mine  eyes  desired  I  kept  not  from  them,  I  withheld 
not  my  heart  from  any  joy;  for  my  heart  rejoiced  in  all 
my  labour:  and    this  was   my  portion  of  all  my  labour. 
Then  I   looked   on  all   the   works   that   my   hands  had  11 
wrought,  and  on  the  labour  that  I  had  laboured  to  do: 
and,  behold,  all  was  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and 
there  was  no  profit  under  the  sun. 

And  I  turned  myself  to  behold  wisdom,  and  madness,  12 
and  folly:  for  what  can  the  man  do  that  cometh  after 
the  king?    even   that   which    hath    been    already    done. 
Then  I  saw  that  wisdom  excelleth  folly,  as  far  as  light  13 
excelleth  darkness.     The  wise  man's   eyes  are  in  his  14 
head;  but  the  fool  walketh  in  darkness:  and  I  myself 
perceived  also  that  one   event  happeneth  to  them  all. 
Then  said  I  in   my  heart,  As   it   happeneth  to  the  fool,  15 
so  it  happeneth  even  to  me;  and  why  was  I  then  more 
wise?     Then  I  said  in  my  heart,  that  this  also  is  vanity. 
For  there  is  no  remembrance   of  the  wise   more  than  of  16 
the  fool  for  ever;  seeing  that  which  now  is  in  the  days 
to  come  shall  all  be  forgotten.     And  how  dieth  the  wise 
man2  as  the  fool.     Therefore  I  hated  life;  because  the  17 
work  that  is  wrought  under  the  sun  is  grievous  unto 
me:  for  all  is  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

Yea,  I  hated  all  my  labour  which  I  had  taken  under  18 
the  sun:  because  I  should   leave  it   unto  the  man  that 


ir.  6  ECCLESIASTES.  3^7 

19  shall  be  after  me.  And  who  knoweth  whether  he  shall 
be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool?  yet  shall  he  have  rule  over  all 
my  labour  wherein  I  have  laboured,  and  wherein  I 
have  shewed  myself  wise  under  the  sun.     This  is  also 

20  vanity.  Therefore  I  went  about  to  cause  my  heart  to 
despair  of  all  the  labour  which  I   took  under  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  labour  is  in  wisdom,  and  in 
knowledge,  and  in  equity;  yet  to  a  man  that  hath  not 
laboured  therein  shall  he  leave  \tfor  his  portion.     This 

22  also  is  vanity  and  a  great  evil.  For  what  hath  man  of 
all  his  labour,  and  of  the  vexation  of  his  heart,  wherein 

23  he  hath  laboured  under  the  sun?  For  all  his  days  are 
sorrows,  and  his  travail  grief;  yea,  his  heart  taketh  not 
rest  in  the  night.     This  is  also  vanity. 

24  There  is  nothing  better  for  a  man,  than  that  he  should 
eat  and  drink,  and  that  he  should  make  his  soul  enjoy 
good  in  his  labour.     This  also  I  saw,  that  it  was  from 

25  the  hand  of  God.     For  who  can  eat,  or  who  else  can 

26  hasten  hereunto^  more  than  I?  For  6^^^giveth  to  a  man 
that  is  good  in  his  sight,  wisdom,  and  knowledge,  and 
joy:  but  to  the  sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to  gather  and 
to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give  to  hi^n  that  is  good  before 
God.     This  also  is  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   152. 
Ecclesiastes  11  :  i-io ;   12  :  1-14. 

11  I      Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters:  for  thou  shalt  find 

2  it  after  many  days.  Give  a  portion  to  seven,  and  also  to 
eight;  for  thou  knowest  not  what  evil  shall  be  upon  the 

3  earth.  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain,  they  empty  them- 
selves upon  the  earth:  and  if  the  tree  fall  toward  the 
south,  or  toward  the  north,  in  the  place  where  the  tree 

4  falleth,  there  it  shall  be.  He  that  observeth  the  wind 
shall  not  sow;  and  he  that  regardeth  the  clouds  shall 

5  not  reap.  As  thou  knowest  not  what  is  the  way  of  the 
spirit,     *    *    even  so  thou  knowest  not  the  works  of 

6  God  who  maketh  all.  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed, 
and  in  the  evening  withhold  not  thine  hand:  for  thou 


ECCLESIASTES.  12.  10 


knowest  not  whether  shall  prosper,  either  this  or  that, 
or  whether  they  both  shall  be  alike  good. 

Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and  a  pleasant  thing  it  is  for  7 
the  eyes  to  behold  the  sun:  but  if  a   man   live  many  8 
years,  ajid  rejoice  in  them  all ;  yet  let  him  remember  the 
days  of  darkness;  for  they  shall  be  many.     All   that 
Cometh  is  vanity. 

Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy  youth;  and  let  thy  9 
heart  cheer  thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and  walk  in 
the  ways  of  thine  heart,  and  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes: 
but  know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God  will  bring 
thee  into  judgment.  Therefore  remove  sorrow  from  10 
thy  heart,  and  put  away  evil  from  thy  flesh:  for  child- 
hood and  youth  are  vanity. 

Remember  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  i  12 
while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor  the  years  draw  nigh, 
when    thou    shalt   say,   I    have    no    pleasure    in    them; 
while  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the  moon,  or  the  stars,  2 
be  not  darkened,  nor  the  clouds  return  after  the  rain: 
In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the  house  shall  tremble,  3 
and  the   strong   men    shall  bow    themselves,   and    the 
grinders  cease  because  they  are  few,  and  those   that 
look  out  of  the  windows  be  darkened.     And  the  doors  4 
shall  be  shut  in  the  streets,   when  the  sound  of  the 
grinding  is  low,  and  he  shall  rise  up  at  the  voice  of  the 
bird,  and  all  the  daughters  of  music  shall  be  brought 
low;  also  when  they  shall  be  afraid  of  that  which  is  high,  5 
and  fears  shall  be  in  the  way,  and  the  almond  tree  shall 
flourish,  and   the  grasshopper   shall   be   a  burden,  and 
desire  shall  fail:  because  man  goeth  to  his  long  home, 
and   the   mourners   go  about  the  streets:  or  ever  the  6 
silver  cord  be  loosed,  or  the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or 
the   pitcher   be  broken  at  the   fountain,  or  the  wheel 
broken  at  the  cistern.     Then  shall  the  dust  return  to  7 
the  earth  as  it  was:  and  the  spirit  shall  return  unto  God 
who  gave  it. 

Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher;  all  is  vanity.  8 
And  moreover,  because  the  Preacher  was  wise,  he  still  9 
taught  the  people  knowledge;  yea,  he  gave  good  heed, 
and  sought  out,  and  set  in  order  many  proverbs.      The  10 
Preacher  sought  to  find  out  acceptable  words:  and  that 


I.  6  ISAIAH.  319 


which  ivas  written  ivas  upright,    even  words  of   truth. 

11  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as  goads,  and  as  nails 
fastened  by  the  masters  of  assemblies,  7uhich  are  given 

12  from  one  shepherd.  And  further,  by  these,  my  son,  be 
admonished ;  of  making  many  books  there  is  no  end ;  and 
much  study  is  a  weariness  of  the  flesh. 

13  Let  us  hear  the  conclusion  of  the  whole  matter: 
Fear  God,  and  keep  his  commandments:  for  this  is  the 

14  whole  duty  of  man.  For  God  shall  bring  every  work 
into  judgment,  with  every  secret  thing,  whether  //  be 
good,  or  whether  it  be  evil. 


ISAIAH. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  153. 
Isaiah  1  :  1-24. 

1  The  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  A'  moz,  which  he 
s^aw  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  the  days  of 
Uz-zi'  ah,    Jo'  tham.    A'  haz,   and  Hez-e-kl'ah,   kings  of 

2  Judah.  Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear,  O  earth:  for 
the  Lord  hath  spoken;  I  have  nourished  and  brought 

3  up  children,  and  they  have  rebelled  against  me.  The 
ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the  ass  his  master's  crib: 
but  Israel  doth  not  know,  my  people  doth  not  consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people  laden  with  iniquity,  a  seed 
of  evil  doers,  children  that  are  corrupters:  they  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  they  have  provoked  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  unto  anger,  they  are  gone  away  backward. 

5  Why  should  ye  be  stricken  any  more?  ye  will  revolt 
more  and  more:  the  whole  head  is  sick,  and  the  whole 

6  heart  faint.  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even  unto  the 
head  there  is  no  soundness  in  it;  but  wounds,  and 
bruises,  and  putrifying  sores:  they  have  not  been 
closed,   neither  bound  up,  neither  mollified  with  oint- 


320  ISAIAH.  I.  23 

ment.     Your  country  is  desolate,  your  cities  a^-e  burned  7 
with  fire:  your  land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your  pres- 
ence, and   //  is  desolate,   as  overthrown  by  strangers. 
And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left  as  a  cottage  in  a  vine-  8 
yard,  as  a  lodge  in  a  garden  of  cucumbers,  as  a  besieged 
city.      Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left  unto  us  a  very  9 
small  remnant,  we  should  have  been  as  Sodom,  and  we 
should  have  been  like  unto  Go-mor'  rah. 

Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  rulers  of  Sodom;  10 
give  ear  unto  the  law  of  our  God,  ye  people  of  Go-mor'- 
rah.      To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  of  your  sacri-  11 
fices  unto  me?  saith  the  Lord:  I  am  full  of  the  burnt 
offerings  of  rams,   and   the  fat  of  fed  beasts;    and   I 
delight  not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  lambs,  or  of 
he  goats.     When  ye  come  to  appear  before  me,   who  12 
hath  required  this  at  your  hand,  to  tread  my  courts? 
Bring  no  more  vain  oblations;  incense  is  an  abomina-  13 
tion  unto  me;  the  new  moons  and  sabbaths,  the  calling 
of  assemblies,  I  cannot  away  with ;  //  is  iniquity,  even 
the    solemn    meeting.        Your    new   moons   and    your  14 
appointed    feasts  my  soul    hateth:    they  are  a  trouble 
unto  me;    I    am    weary  to  bear   thejn.     And    when    ye  15 
spread  forth  your  hands,   I  will  hide  mine  eyes  from 
you;  yea,  when  ye  make  many  prayers,  I  will  not  hear: 
your  hands  are  full  of  blood. 

Wash  ye,  make  you  clean;  put  away  the  evil  of  your  16 
doings  from  before  mine  eyes;  cease  to  do  evil;  learn  17 
to   do   well;    seek    judgment,    relieve   the   oppressed, 
judge  the  fatherless,  plead  for  the  widow.     Come  now,  18 
and  let  us  reason   together,   saith  the   Lord:  though 
your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall  be  white  as  snow; 
though  they  be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall  be  as  wool. 
If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient,   ye  shall  eat  the  good  19 
of  the  land:  but  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,   ye  shall  be  20 
devoured  with  the  sword:  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  //. 

How  is  the  faithful  city  become  a  harlot!  it  was  full  21 
of   judgment;    righteousness    lodged    in    it;    but    now 
murderers.       Thy    silver   is    become    dross,    thy    wine  22 
mixed  with  water:  thy  princes  a^-e  rebellious,  and  com-  23 
panions  of  thieves:    every  one  loveth   gifts,   and  fol- 


5.   5  ISAIAH.  321 

loweth  after  rewards:  they  judge  not  the  fatherless, 
neither  doth  the  cause  of  the  widow  come  unto  them. 
24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
Mighty  One  of  Israel,  Ah,  I  will  ease  me  of  mine 
adversaries,  and  avenge  me  of  mine  enemies. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  154. 
Isaiah  2  :  1-5  ;  5  :  1-8,  11,  12,  20-30. 

2  I      The  word  that  Isaiah  the  son  of  A'moz  saw  concern- 

2  ing  Judah  and  Jerusalem.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
in  the  last  days,  that  the  mountain  of  the  Lord's  house 
shall  be  established  in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and 
shall  be  exalted  above  the  hills;  and  all  nations  shall 

3  flow  unto  it.  And  many  people  shall  go  and  say.  Come 
ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  to  the 
house  of  the  God  of  Jacob;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his 
ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths:  for  out  of  Zion 
shall  go  forth  the  law,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord  from 

4  Jerusalem.  And  he  shall  judge  among  the  nations,  and 
shall  rebuke  many  people:  and  they  shall  beat  their 
swords  into  ploughshares,  and  their  spears  into  pruning- 
hooks:   nation  shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation, 

5  neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more.  O  house  of 
Jacob,  come  ye,  and  let  us  walk  in  the  light  of  the 
Lord.     *     * 

5  I       Now  will  I  sing  to  my  well  beloved  a  song  of  my 
beloved  touching  his  vineyard.      My  well  beloved  hath 

2  a  vineyard  in  a  very  fruitful  hill:  and  he  fenced  it,  and 
gathered  out  the  stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with 
the  choicest  vine,  and  built  a  tower  in  the  midst  of  it, 
and  also  made  a  winepress  therein;  and  he  looked  that 
it  should  bring  forth  grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild 

3  grapes.  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and 
men  of  Judah,  judge,  I  pray  you,  betwixt  me  and   my 

4  vineyard.  What  could  have  been  done  more  to  my 
vineyard,  that  I  have  not  done  in  it?  wherefore,  when 
I  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth  grapes,  brought  it 

5  forth  wild  grapes?     And  now  go  to;  I  will  tell  you  what 


322  ISAIAH.  5.  27 

I  will  do  to  my  vineyard:  I  will  take  away  the  hedge 
thereof,  and  it  shall  be  eaten  up;  and  break  down  the 
wall  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  trodden  down:  and  I  will  6 
lay  it  waste:  it  shall  not  be  pruned,  nor  digged;  but 
there  shall  come  up  briers  and  thorns:  I  will  also  com- 
mand the  clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain  upon  it.  For  7 
the  vineyard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  the  men  of  Judah  his  pleasant  plant:  and  he  looked 
for  judgment,  but  behold  oppression;  for  righteous- 
ness, but  behold  a  cry. 

Woe  unto  them  that   join  house  to  house,   that   lay  8 
field  to  field,  till  there  be  no  place,   that  they   may  be 
placed  alone  in  the  midst  of  the  earth!     *     * 

Woe  unto   them  that  rise   up  early  in  the  morning,  11 
/>^^/ they  may  follow  strong  drink;  that  continue  until 
night,  ////  wine  inflame  them!     And  the  harp  and  the  12 
viol,  the  tabret  and  pipe,  and  wine,  are  in  their  feasts: 
but  they  regard  not  the  work  of  the  Lord,  neither  con- 
sider the  operation  of  his  hands.     *     * 

Woe  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,   and  good  evil;  20 
that  put  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for  darkness;  that 
put  bitter  for  sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter!     Woe  unto  21 
them  that  are  wise  in   their  own  eyes,  and  prudent  in 
their  own  sight!     Woe  unto  them  that  are   mighty    to  22 
drink    wine,    and    men    of    strength    to    mingle  strong 
drink:  which  justify  the  wicked  for  reward,  and  take  23 
away    the    righteousness    of   the    righteous    from  him! 
Therefore  as  the  fire   devoureth  the  stubble,  and  the  24 
flame  consumeth  the    chaff,   so  their  root  shall   be  as 
rottenness,    and    their   blossom  shall    go    up    as  dust: 
because  they  have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord  kindled  against  his  25 
people,  and  he  hath  stretched  forth  his  hand  against 
them,  and  hath  smitten  them:  and  the  hills  did  tremble, 
and  their  carcasses  were  torn  in  the  midst  of  the  streets. 
For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand 
is  stretched  out  still. 

And  he  will  lift  up  an  ensign  to  the  nations  from  far,  26 
and  will  hiss  unto  them  from  the  end  of  the  earth:  and, 
behold,  they  shall  come  with  speed  swiftly:  none  shall  27 


ISAIAH.  323 


be  weary  nor  stumble  among  them;   none  shall  slumber 
nor   sleep;    neither  shall   the  girdle  of    their    loins  be 

28  loosed,  nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be  broken:  whose 
arrows  are  sharp,  and  all  their  bows  bent,  their  horses' 
hoofs  shall  be  counted  like  flint,  and  their  wheels  like  a 

29  whirlwind:  their  roaring  shall  be  like  a  lion,  they  shall 
roar  like  young  lions:  yea,  they  shall  roar,  and  lay  hold 
of  the  prey,  and  shall  carry  //  away  safe,  and  none  shall 

30  deliver  it.  And  in  that  day  they  shall  roar  against  them 
like  the  roaring  of  the  sea:  and  if  07ie  look  unto  the 
land,  behold  darkness  and  sorrow,  and  the  light  is  dark- 
ened in  the  heavens  thereof. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    155. 

Isaiah  6  :  1-13 ;  9  :  1-7  ;  10  :  1-6. 

6^1       In  the  year  that  king  Uz-zl' ah  died  I  saw  also  the 
Lord  sitting  upon  a  throne,  high  and  lifted  up,  and  his 

2  train  filled  the  temple.  Above  it  stood  the  seraphim: 
each  one  had  six  wings;  with  twain  he  covered  his  face, 
and  with  twain  he  covered  his  feet,  and  with  twain  he 

3  did  fly.  And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said,  Holy, 
holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts:  the  whole  earth  is  full 

4  of  his  glory.  And  the  posts  of  the  door  moved  at  the 
voice  of  him  that  cried,  and  the  house  was  filled  with 
smoke. 

5  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me!  for  I  am  undone;  because  I 
am  a  man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell  in  the  midst  of  a 
people  of  unclean  lips:    for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the 

6  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Then  flew  one  of  the  sera- 
phim unto  me,  having  a  live  coal  in  his  hand,  which  he 

7  had  taken  with  the  tongs  from  off  the  altar:  and  he 
laid  //  upon  my  mouth,  and  said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched 
thy  lips;  and  thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin 

8  purged.  Also  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Whom  shall  I  send,  and  who  will  go  for  us?  Then  said 
I,  Here  am  I;  send  me. 

9  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this  people.  Hear  ye  in- 
deed, but  understand  not;  and  see  ye  indeed,  but  per- 


324  ISAIAH.  10.  2 

ceive  not.     Make  the  heart  of  this  people  fat,  and  make  lo 
their  ears  heavy,   and   shut   their  eyes;    lest   they  see 
with   their   eyes,  and    hear  with  their  ears,  and  under- 
stand with  their  heart,    and   convert,   and  be  healed. 
Then   said    I,    Lord,    how   long?      And    he   answered,  ii 
Until  the  cities  be  wasted  without  inhabitant,  and  the 
houses  without  man,  and  the  land  be  utterly  desolate, 
and   the  Lord  have  removed  men  far  away,  and  there  12 
he  a  great  forsaking  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

But  yet  in  it  shall  be  a  tenth,  and  //  shall  return,  and  13 
shall  be  eaten:  as  a  teil  tree,  and  as  an  oak,  whose  sub- 
stance is  in  them,  when   they  cast  their  leaves:  so  the 
holy  seed  shall  be  the  substance  thereof. 

Nevertheless  the  dimness  shall  not  be  such  as  was  in  i  9 
her  vexation,  when  at  the  first  he  lightly  afflicted  the 
land  of  Zeb'  u-lun,  and  the  land  of  Naph'  ta-ll,  and  after- 
ward did  more  grievously  afflict  her  by  the  way  of  the  sea, 
beyond  Jordan,  in  Galilee  of  the  nations.     The  people  2 
that  walked  in  darkness  have  seen  a  great  light:  they 
that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the   shadow  of  death,  upon 
them  hath  the  light  shined.     Thou  hast  multiplied  the  3 
nation,  and  not  increased  the  joy;  they  joy  before  thee 
according  to   the  joy   in    harvest,    and  as  men   rejoice 
when  they  divide  the  spoil.     For  thou  hast  broken  the  4 
yoke  of  his  burden,  and  the  staff  of  his  shoulder,  the 
rod  of  his  oppressor,  as  in  the  day  of  Mid'i-an.     For  5 
every  battle  of  the  warrior  is  with  confused  noise,  and 
garments  rolled  in  blood;  but  this  shall  be  with  burning 
and  iuel  of  fire.     For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  6 
son   is   given:  and   the   government  shall  be  upon   his 
shoulder:  and    his    name    shall  be    called    Wonderful, 
Counsellor,  The  mighty  God,  The  everlasting  Father, 
The  Prince  of  Peace.     Of  the  increase  of  his  govern-  7 
ment  and  peace  there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne 
of  David,   and  upon  his  kingdom,   to  order  it,  and  to 
establish  it  with  judgment  and  with  justice  from  hence- 
forth even  for  ever.     The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
will  perform  this.     *    * 

Woe  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous  decrees,  and  i  10 
that  write  grievousness   whieh   they   have    prescribed; 
to  turn  aside  the   needy  from  judgment,  and  to  take  2 


II.  8  ISAIAH.  325 


away  the  right  from  the  poor  of  my  people,  that  widows 
may  be  their  prey,  and  that  they  may  rob  the  father- 

3  less!  And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day  of  visitation, 
and  in  the  desolation  which  shall  come  from  far?  to 
whom  will  ye  flee  for  help?    and  where  will  ye   leave 

4  your  glory?  Without  me  they  shall  bow  down  under 
the  prisoners,  and  they  shall  fall  under  the  slain.  For 
all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is 
stretched  out  still. 

5  O  Assyrian,  the  rod  of  mine  anger,  and  the  staff  in 

6  their  hand  is  mine  indignation.  I  will  send  him  against 
a  hypocritical  nation,  and  against  the  people  of  my 
wrath  will  I  give  him  a  charge,  to  take  the  spoil,  and 
to  take  the  prey,  and  to  tread  them  down  like  the  mire 
of  the  streets. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    156. 
Isaiah  11  :  1-12,  16;  12  :  1-6;  25  :  1-9. 

11  I      And  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod  out  of  the  stem  of 

2  Jesse,  and  a  Branch  shall  grow  out  of  his  roots:  and 
the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the  spirit  of  counsel  and 
might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the 

3  Lord;  and  shall  make  him  of  quick  understanding  in 
the  fear  of  the  Lord:  and  he  shall  not  judge  after  the 
sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  reprove  after  the  hearing  of 

4  his  ears :  but  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  poor, 
and  reprove  with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth:  and 
he  shall  smite  the  earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and 
with  the  breath  of  his  lips  shall   he    slay  the  wicked. 

■  5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins,  and 

6  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins.  The  wolf  also  shall 
dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie  down 
with  the  kid;  and  the  calf  and  the  young  lion  and  the 
fatling    together;  and    a    little    child    shall    lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed;  their  young  ones 
shall   lie  down   together:  and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw 

8  like  the  ox.     And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the 


326  ISAIAH.  25.  4 


hole  of  the  asp,  and  the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand 
on    the    cockatrice'   den.     They    shall    not    hurt    nor  9 
destroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain:  for  the  earth  shall  be 
full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover 
the  sea. 

And  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse,  which  10 
shall  stand  for  an  ensign  of  the  people;  to  it  shall  the 
Gentiles  seek:  and  his  rest  shall  be  glorious.     And  it  11 
shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  set 
his  hand  again  the  second  time  to  recover  the  remnant 
of  his  people,  which  shall   be  left.     *    *    And  he  shall  12 
set  up  an  ensign  for  the  nations,  and  shall  assemble  the 
outcasts  of  Israel,  and  gather  together  the  dispersed  of 
Judah   from  the   four  corners  of  the  earth.     *    *     And  16 
there  shall  be  a  highway  for  the  remnant  of  his  people, 
which   shall   be   left,    from   Assyria;  like  as  it  was  to 
Israel  in  the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

And  in  that  day  thou  shalt   say,    O    Lord,    I   will  i  12 
praise  thee:    though    thou  wast    angry  with  me,  thine 
anger  is  turned  away,  and  thou  comfortedst  me.     Be-  2 
hold,  God  is  my   salvation;  I  will   trust,    and    not   be 
afraid:  for  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is  my  strength  and 
my  song;  he  also  is  become  my  salvation.     Therefore  3 
with  joy  shall  ye  draw  water  out  of  the  wells  of  salva- 
tion.    And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say,  Praise  the  Lord,  4 
call    upon    his    name,    declare   his   doings    among   the 
people,  make  mention  that  his  name  is  exalted.     Sing  5 
unto  the    Lord;    for   he    hath   done   excellent   things: 
this  is  known  in  all  the  earth.     Cry  out  and  shout,  thou  6 
inhabitant  of  Zion:  for  great  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

O  LORD,  thou  art  my  God;  I  will  exalt  thee,  I  will  i  25 
praise  thy  name;  for  thou  hast  done  wonderful  tJmigs; 
thy  counsels  of  old  are  faithfulness  a7idXxM\.\\.      For  thou  2 
hast  made  of  a  city  a  heap;  ^/a  defenced  city  a  ruin: 
a  palace  of  strangers  to  be  no  city;  it  shall  never  be 
built.     Therefore  shall  the  strong  people  glorify  thee,  3 
the  city  of  the   terrible  nations   shall  fear  thee.      For  4 
thou  hast  been  a  strength  to  the  poor,  a  strength  to  the 
needy  in  his  distress,  a  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  shadow 


26.  8  ISAIAH.  327 

from  the  heat,  when  the  blast  of  the  terrible   ones  is 

5  as  a  storm  against  the  wall.  Thou  shalt  bring  down 
the  noise  of  strangers,  as  the  heat  in  a  dry  place;  even 
the  heat  with  the  shadow  of  a  cloud:  the  branch  of  the 
terrible  ones  shall  be  brought  low. 

6  And  in  this  mountain  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  make 
unto  all  people  a  feast  of  fat  things,  a  feast  of  wines  on 
the  lees,  of  fat  things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the 

7  lees  well  refined.  And  he  will  destroy  in  this  mountain 
the  face  of  the  covering  cast  over  all  people,  and  the 

8  vail  that  is  spread  over  all  nations.  He  will  swallow 
up  death  in  victory;  and  the  Lord  God  will  wipe  away 
tears  from  off  all  faces;  and  the  rebuke  of  his  people 
shall  he  take  away  from  off  all  the  earth:  for  the  Lord 

9  hath  spoken  //.  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo, 
this  is  our  God;  we  have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will 
save  us:  this  is  the  Lord;  we  have  waited  for  him,  we 
will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  157. 
Isaiah  26  :  1-9  ;  33  :  13-16 ;  35  :  i-io. 

26  I      In  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the  land  of 
Judah;    We    have   a    strong   city;    salvation    will    God 

2  appoint  for  walls  and  bulwarks.     Open  ye  the  gates, 
that  the  righteous  nation  which  keepeth  the  truth  may 

3  enter  in.     Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose 
mind  is  stayed  on  thee:   because  he   trusteth   in   thee. 

4  Trust   ye    in   the   Lord    for   ever:     for   in    the    Lord 
JEHOVAH  is  everlasting  strength. 

5  For  he  bringeth  down  them  that  dwell  on  high;  the 
lofty  city,  he  layeth  it  low;  he  layeth  it  low,  even  to  the 

6  ground;  he  bringeth  it  eve7i\.o  the  dust.     The  foot  shall 
tread  it  down,  even  the  feet  of  the  poor,  and  the  steps 

7  of  the  needy.      The  way  of  the  just  is  uprightness: 
thou,  most  upright,  dost  weigh  the  path   of  the  just. 

8  Yea,  in   the  way  of  thy  judgments,  O  Lord,  have  we 
waited  for  thee;  the  desire  of  our  soul  is  to  thy  name, 


328  ISAIAH.  35-  9 

and  to  the  remembrance  of  thee.     With  my  soul  have  I  9 
desired  thee  in  the  night;  yea,  with  my  spirit  within 
me  will  I  seek  thee  early:  for  when  thy  judgments  are 
in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  will  learn 
righteousness.     *     * 

Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off,  what  I  have  done;  and,  ye  1383 
that  are  near,  acknowledge  my  might.     The  sinners  in  14 
Zion  are  afraid;  fearfulness  hath  surprised  the  hypo- 
crites.    AVho  among  us  shall  dwell  with  the  devouring 
fire?  who  among  us  shall   dwell  with  everlasting  burn- 
ings?    He  that  walked  righteously,  and  speaketh  up-  15 
rightly;  he  that  despiseth  the  gain  of  oppressions,  that 
shaketh  his  hands   from   holding  of  bribes,  that  stop- 
peth   his  ears  from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shutteth  his 
eyes  from  seeing  evil;    he    shall    dwell  on  high;    his  16 
place  of  defence  shall  be  the  munitions  of  rocks:  bread 
shall  be  given  him;  his  waters  j//i?// /^f  sure.     *    * 

The  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place  shall  be  glad  i  35 
for  them;  and  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as 
the  rose.  It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  rejoice  2 
even  with  joy  and  singing:  the  glory  of  Lebanon  shall 
be  given  unto  it,  the  excellency  of  Carmel  and  Sharon; 
they  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  our  God. 

Strengthen    ye    the   weak    hands,    and    confirm    the  3 
feeble  knees.     Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart,  4 
Be  strong,  fear  not:  behold,  your  God  will  come  with 
vengeance,  even  God  with  a  recompense;  he  will  come 
and  save  you.     Then  the   eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  5 
opened,  and  the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped. 
Then  shall  the  lame  7?ian  leap  as  a  hart,  and  the  tongue  6 
of  the   dumb   sing:  for  in  the  wilderness   shall  waters 
break  out,  and  streams  in  the  desert.     And  the  parched  7 
ground    shall    become    a   pool,    and    the    thirsty    land 
springs  of  water:  in  the  habitation  of  dragons,  where 
each  lay,  shall  be  grass  with  reeds  and  rushes.     And  a  8 
highway  shall  be  there,  and  a  way,  and  it  shall  be  called 
The  way  of  holiness;  the  unclean  shall  not  pass  over  it; 
but  it  shall  be  for  those:  the  wayfaring  men,   though 
fools,    shall  not  err  therein.       No   lion   shall  be  there,  9 
nor  any  ravenous  beast  shall  go  up  thereon,  it  shall  not 


40.  12  ISAIAH.  329 

be  found  there;  but  the  redeemed  shall  walk  there: 
10  and  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come 
to  Zion  with  songs  and  everlasting  joy  upon  their 
heads:  they  shall  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  sorrow 
and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 


SELECTION   NUMBER    158. 
Isaiah  40  :  1--31. 

40  I      Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saith  your  God. 

2  Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem,  and  cry  unto  her, 
that  her  warfare  is  accomplished,  that  her  iniquity  is 
pardoned:  for  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
double  for  all  her  sins. 

3  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the  wilderness.  Pre- 
pare ye  the  way  of  the   Lord,   make   straight  in  the 

4  desert  a  highway  for  our  God.  Every  valley  shall  be 
exalted,  and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low: 
and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the  rough 

5  places  plain:  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
revealed,    and   all   flesh   shall   see  it  together:   for  the 

6  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it.  The  voice  said, 
Cry.  And  he  said,  What  shall  I  cry?  All  flesh  is  grass, 
and  all  the  goodliness  thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the 

7  field:  the  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth;  because 
the  spirit   of  the  Lord   bloweth  upon  it:   surely  the 

8  people  is  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth : 
but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 

9  O  Zion,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  get  thee  up  into 
the  high  mountain;  O  Jerusalem,  that  bringest  good 
tidings,  lift  up  thy  voice  with  strength;  lift  it  up,  be 
not  afraid;  say  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  Behold  your 

10  God!  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  come  with  strong 
hand,  and  his  arm  shall  rule  for  him:  behold,  his  reward 

11  />y  with  him,  and  his  work  before  him.  He  shall  feed 
his  flock  like  a  shepherd:  he  shall  gather  the  lambs  with 
his  arm,  and  carry  the7n  in  his  bosom,  and  shall  gently 
lead  those  that  are  with  young. 

12  Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of  his 


33^  ISAIAH.  40.  27 

hand,  and  meted  out  heaven  with  the  span,  and  com- 
prehended  the   dust   of   the    earth    in  a  measure,  and 
weighed   the   mountains   in    scales,   and   the   hills   in   a 
balance?    Who  hath  directed  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  or  13 
3eing  his  counsellor  hath  taught  him?    With  whom  took  14 
he  counsel,  and  7£j/io  instructed  him,  and  taught  him  in 
the  path  of  judgment,  and  taught  him   knowledge,  and 
shewed  to  him  the  way  of  understanding?     Behold,  the  15 
nations  are  as  a  drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted  as  the 
small  dust  of  the  balance:  behold,  he  taketh  up  the  isles 
as  a  very  little  thing.     And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient  to  16 
burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof  sufficient  for  a  burnt  offer- 
ing.    All  nations  before  him  areas  nothing;  and  they  17 
are  counted  to  him  less  than  nothing,  and  vanity. 

To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God?  or  what  likeness  18 
will  ye  compare  unto  him?     The  workman  melteth  a  19 
graven  image,  and  the  goldsmith  spreadeth  it  over  with 
gold,  and  casteth  silver  chains.      He  that  zs  so  impov-  20 
erished  that  he  hath  no  oblation  chooseth  a  tree  t//af 
will  not  rot;  he  seeketh  unto  him  a  cunning  workman 
to  prepare   a   graven  image,  t/ial  shall  not  be   moved. 
Have  ye  not  known?  have   ye  not  heard?  hath  it  not  21 
been  told  you  from  the  beginning?  have  ye  not  under- 
stood from  the  foundations  of  the  earth?     //  is  he  that  22 
sitteth  upon  the  circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  are  as   grasshoppers;  that   stretcheth  out   the 
heavens   as  a  curtain,  and    spreadeth    them  out  as  a 
tent  to  dwell  in:  that  bringeth  the  princes  to  nothing;  23 
he  maketh  the  judges  of  the  earth  as  vanity.     Yea,  24 
they  shall  not  be  planted;  yea,  they  shall  not  be  sown; 
yea,  their  stock  shall  not  take  root  in  the  earth:  and  he 
shall  also  blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall  wither,  and 
the   whirlwind  shall  take   them  away  as   stubble.     To  25 
whom  then  will  ye  liken  me,  or  shall  I  be  equal?  saith 
the  Holy  One.      Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  behold  26 
who  hath  created  these  things,  that  bringeth  out  their 
host  by  number:  he  calleth  them  all  by  names  by  the 
greatness  of  his  might,  for  that  he  is  strong  in  power; 
not    one    faileth.       Why    sayest    thou,    O    Jacob,    and  27 
speakest,  O  Israel,  My  way  is  hid  from  the  Lord,  and 
my  judgment  is  passed  over  from  my  God? 


43.   I  ISAIAH.  33i 


28  Hast  thou  not  known?  hast  thou  not  heard,  that  the 
everlasting  God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of 
the   earth,  fainteth   not,    neither  is   weary?  there  is  no 

29  searching  of  his  understanding.  He  giveth  power  to 
the  faint;  and  to  them  that  have  no  might  he  increaseth 

30  strength.     Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be  weary, 

31  and  the  young  men  shall  utterly  fall:  but  they  that  wait 
upon  the  Lord  shall  renew  their  strength;  they  shall 
mount  up  with  wings  as  eagles;  they  shall  run,  and 
not  be  weary;  and  \.\\Qy  shall  walk,  and  not  faint. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  159. 

Isaiah  42  :  1-9;  43  :  1-13. 

42  I      Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  uphold;  mine  elect,  in 

whom  my  soul  delighteth;   I  have  put  my  Spirit  upon 
him:  he  shall    bring   forth    judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause  his  voice  to  be 

3  heard  in  the  street.  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break, 
and   the   smoking   flax  shall   he   not   quench:    he   shall 

4  bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth.  He  shall  not  fail  nor 
be  discouraged,  till  he  have  set  judgment  in  the  earth: 
and  the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  he  that  created  the  heavens, 
and  stretched  them  out;  he  that  spread  forth  the  earth, 
and  that  which  cometh  out  of  it;  he  that  giveth  breath 
unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit  to  them  that  walk 

6  therein:  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteousness, 
and  will  hold  thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee,  and  give 
thee  for  a  covenant  of  the  people,  for  a  light  of  the  Gen- 

7  tiles;  to  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring  out  the  prisoners 
from  the  prison,  and  thtm.  that  sit  in  darkness  out  of 

8  the  prison  house.  I  am  the  Lord;  that  is  my  name: 
and  my  glory  will  I  not  give  to  another,   neither  my 

9  praise  to  graven  images.  Behold,  the  former  things 
are  come  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I  declare:  before 
they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  them.     *     * 

43  I      But  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created  thee,  O 

Jacob,  and  he  that  formed   thee,  0  Israel,  Fear  not: 


332  ISAIAH.  43.  13 


for  I   have  redeemed  thee,   I  have  called  thee  by  thy 
name;    thou    ^r/   mine.     When  thou    passest    through  2 
the    waters,    I    luill    be   with    thee;    and    through    the 
rivers,     they     shall    not    overflow    thee:    when    thou 
walkest  through  the  fire,   thou  shalt    not   be    burned; 
neither  shall  the  flame  kindle  upon  thee.     For  \  a7n  -^ 
the    Lord    thy   God,    the    Holy    One    of    Israel,    thy 
Saviour:    I  gave   Egypt  Z^;-  thy   ransom,    E-thi-o' pi-a 
and  Se'  ba  for  thee.     Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my  4 
sight,  thou  hast  been  honourable,  and  I  have  loved  thee: 
therefore  will  I  give  men  for  thee,  and  people  for  thy 
life.      Fear  not;  for   I  ^w  with  thee:  I  will  bring  thy  5 
seed  from  the  east,  and   gather  thee  from  the  west:  I  6 
will  say  to  the  north.  Give  up;  and  to  the  south,  Keep    . 
not  back:  bring  my  sons  from  far,  and  my  daughters 
from  the   ends  of   the  earth;  even  every  one  that   is  7 
called  by  my  name:  for  I   have   created   him  for  my 
glory,  I  have  formed  him;  yea,  I  have  made  him. 

Bring  forth  the  blind  people  that  have  eyes,  and  the  8 
deaf  that  have  ears.     Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  9 
together,  and  let  the  people  be  assembled:  who  among 
them  can  declare  this,  and  shew  us  former  things?  let 
them  bring  forth    their  witnesses,    that  they  may  be 
justified:   or  let  them  hear,   and   say,  //  is  truth.     Ye  10 
are  my  witnesses,  saith  the  Lord,  and  my  servant  whom 
I  have  chosen;  that  ye  may  know  and  believe  me,  and 
understand  that  I  am  he:  before  me  there  was  no  God 
formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after  me.     I,  even  1,  am  11 
the  Lord;  and  beside  me  t/iere  is  no  saviour.     I  have  12 
declared,   and  have  saved,   and  I   have  shewed,   when 
t/iere  was  no  strange  god  among  you :  therefore  ye  are 
my  witnesses,  saith  the   Lord,  that  I  am  God.     Yea,  13 
before  the  day  7vas  I  am  he;  and  there  is  none  that  can 
deliver  out  of  my  hand:   I  will  work,   and  who  shall 
let  it? 


51.  II  ISAIAH.  333 

SELECTION    NUMBER    160. 

Isaiah  51  :  1-13  ;  52  :  1-15. 

51  I  Hearken  to  me,  ye  that  follow  after  righteousness, 
ye  that  seek  the  Lord  :  look  unto  the  rock  whence  ye 
are  hewn,  and  to  the  hole  of  the  pit  whence  ye  are  digged. 

2  Look  unto  Abraham  your  father,  and  unto  Sarah  that 
bare  you:  for  I  called  him  alone,  and  blessed  him,  and 

3  increased  him.  For  the  Lord  shall  comfort  Zion:  he 
will  comfort  all  her  waste  places;  and  he  will  make  her 
wilderness  like  Eden,  and  her  desert  like  the  garden  of 
the  Lord;  joy  and  gladness  shall  be  found  therein, 
thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of  melody. 

4  Hearken  unto  me,  my  people;  and  give  ear  unto  me, 

0  my  nation:    for  a  law   shall  proceed   from  me,  and 

1  will  make  my    judgment  to   rest   for  a  light  of  the 

5  people.  My  righteousness  is  near;  my  salvation  is 
gone  forth,  and  mine  arms  shall  judge  the  people;  the 
isles  shall   wait  upon   me,  and  on  my  mine   arm  shall 

6  they  trust.  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  heavens,  and  look 
upon  the  earth  beneath:  for  the  heavens  shall  vanish 
away  like  smoke,  and  the  earth  shall  wax  old  like  a 
garment,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like 
manner:  but  my  salvation  shall  be  for  ever,  and  my 
righteousness  shall  not  be  abolished. 

7  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know  righteousness,  the 
people  in  whose  heart  is  my  law;  fear  ye  not  the 
reproach  of  men,  neither  be  ye  afraid  of  their  revilings. 

8  For  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up  like  a  garment,  and  the 
worm  shall  eat  them  like  wool:  but  my  righteousness 
shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  salvation  from  generation  to 
generation. 

9  Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O  arm  of  the  Lord; 
awake,  as  in  the  ancient  days,  in  the  generations  of 
old.     Art  thou  not  it  that  hath  cut  Rahab,  and  wounded 

10  the  dragon?     A7't  thou  not  it  which  hath  dried  the  sea, 
the  waters  of  the  great  deep;  that  hath  made  the  depths 

11  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the  ramsomed  to  pass  over?     There- 
fore the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come 


334  ISAIAH.  52.  10 

with  singing  unto  Zion;  and  everlasting  joy  shall  be 
upon  their  head:  they  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy; 
and  sorrow  and  mourning  shall  flee  away.  I,  even  I,  am  12 
he  that  comforteth  you:  who  a?'t  thou,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  afraid  of  a  man  that  shall  die,  and  of  the 
son  of  man  which  shall  be  made  as  grass;  and  for-  13 
gettest  the  Lord  thy  Maker,  that  hath  stretched  forth 
the  heavens,  and  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth;  and 
hast  feared  continually  every  day  because  of  the  fury  of 
the  oppressor,  as  if  he  were  ready  to  destroy?  and 
where  is  the  fury  of  the  oppressor?    *    * 

Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength,  O  Zion;  put  on  i  52 
thy  beautiful    garments,   O    Jerusalem,   the    holy    city: 
for  henceforth  there  shall  no  more  come  into  thee  the 
uncircumcised    and  the  unclean.      Shake    thyself   from  2 
the  dust;  arise,  ajid  sit  down,  O  Jerusalem:  loose  thy- 
self from  the  bands  of  thy  neck,  O  captive  daughter  of 
Zion.     For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have   sold  your-  3 
selves  for  nought;    and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without 
money.     For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  My  people  went  4 
down  aforetime  into  Egypt  to   sojourn  there;  and  the 
Assyrian  oppressed  them  without  cause.      Now  there-  5 
fore,  what  have  I  here,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my  people 
is  taken  away  for  nought?    they   that  rule  over  them 
make   them   to    howl,    saith    the    Lord;  and   my    name 
continually  every    day   is  blasphemed.      Therefore    my  6 
people  shall  know  my  name:   therefore  they  shall  know 
in  that  day  that  I  am  he  that  doth  speak :  behold,  //  is  I. 

How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of  7 
him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace; 
that  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth 
salvation;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God  reigneth! 
Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the  voice;  with  the  voice  8 
together  shall  they  sing:  for  they  shall  see  eye  to  eye, 
when  the  Lord  shall  bring  again  Zion. 

Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye  waste  places  9 
of  Jerusalem:  for  the  Lord  hath  comforted  his  people, 
he  hath   redeemed   Jerusalem.     The   Lord   hath   made  10 
bare  his  holy  arm  in   the  eyes  of  all  the  nations;  and 
all  the  ends  of   the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 


53.  8  ISAIAH.  335 

11  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye  out  from  thence,  touch 
no  unclean  thhigj  go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her;  be  ye 

12  clean,  that  bear  the  vessels  of  the  Lord.  For  ye  shall 
not  go  out  with  haste,  nor  go  by  flight:  for  the  Lord 
will  go  before  you ;  and  the  God  of  Israel  will  be  your 
rearward. 

13  Behold,  my  servant  shall  deal  prudently,  he  shall  be 

14  exalted  and  extolled,  and  be  very  high.  As  many  were 
astonied  at  thee;  his  visage  was  so  marred  more  than 
any  man,  and  his  form  more  than  the  sons  of   men:  so 

15  shall  he  sprinkle  many  nations;  the  kings  shall  shut 
their  mouths  at  him:  for  ///^/ which  had  not  been  told 
them  shall  they  see;  and  that  which  they  had  not  heard 
shall  they  consider. 


SELFXTION  NUMBER  161. 
Isaiah  53  :  1-12  ;  55  :  1-13. 

53  I      Who  hath  believed  our  report?  and  to  whom  is  the 

2  arm  of  the  Lord  revealed?  For  he  shall  grow  up 
before  him  as  a  tender  plant,  and  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry 
ground:  he  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness;  and  when  we 
shall  see  him,  t/ie?'e  is  no  beauty  that  we  should  desire 

3  him.  He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men;  a  man  of 
sorrows,  and  acquainted  with  grief:  and  we  hid  as  it 
were  our  faces  from  him;  he  was  despised,  and  we 
esteemed  him  not. 

4  Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sor- 
rows: yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  of  God, 

5  and  afflicted.  But  he  was  wounded  for  our  transgres- 
sions, he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities:  the  chastise- 
ment of  our  peace  was  upon  him;  and  with  his  stripes 

6  we  are  healed.  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray; 
we    have  turned    every  one  to    his  own  way;  and  the 

7  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us  all.  He  was 
oppressed,  and  he  was  afflicted,  yet  he  opened  not  his 
mouth:  he  is  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter,  and 
as  a  sheep  before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he  openeth 

8  not  his  mouth.     He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from 


336  ISAIAH.  55.  9 

judgment:  and  who  shall  declare  his  generation?  for  he 
was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the  living:  for  the  trans- 
gression of  my  people  was  he  stricken.  And  he  made  9 
his  grave  with  the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in  his 
death;  because  he  had  done  no  violence,  neither  was 
any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him;  he  hath  put  10 
him  to  grief:  when  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering 
for  sin,  he  shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his  days, 
and  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 
He  shall    see    of   the  travail  of  his  soul,  and  shall    be  11 
satisfied:  by  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous  servant 
justify  many;  for  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities.     There-  12 
fore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion  with  the  great,  and  he 
shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the  strong;  because  he  hath 
poured  out  his  soul  unto  death:  and  he  was  numbered 
with  the  transgressors;  and  he  bare  the  sin  of  many, 
and  made  intercession  for  the  transgressors. 

Ho,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters,  i  56 
and   he    that  hath   no  money;  come   ye,  buy,  and  eat; 
yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money  and  with- 
out price.     Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  thattvhich  2 
is  not  bread?  and  your   labour  for  that  ivhich  satisfieth 
not?  hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which 
is  good,  and   let   your   soul   delight   itself   in  fatness. 
Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto    me:  hear,  and   your  3 
soul  shall  live;  and  I  will  make  an  everlasting  covenant 
with   you,  eve?i  the  sure  mercies  of  David.     Behold,  I  4 
have  given  him  for  a  witness  to  the  people,  a  leader 
and  commander  to  the  people.      Behold,  thou  shalt  call  5 
a  nation   that  thou  knowest   not,  and  nations  that  knew 
not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee,  because  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of  Israel;  for  he  hath  glori- 
fied thee. 

Seek  ye   the   Lord  while  he  may  be  found,  call  ye  6 
upon   him  while  he  is  near:  let  the  wicked   forsake  his  7 
way,  and  the   unrighteous   man  his   thoughts;  and  let 
him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy  upon 
him;  and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 

For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts:   neither  are  8 
your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord.      For  as  the  heavens  9 


58.  6  ISAIAH.  337 

are  higher  than  the  earth,  so  are  my  ways  higher  than 
your    ways,   and    my    thoughts    than    your  thoughts. 

10  For  as  the  rain  cometh  down,  and  the  snow  from 
heaven,  and  returneth  not  thither,  but  watereth  the 
earth,  and  maketh  it  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it  may 

11  give  seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the  eater:  so  shall 
my  word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth:  it  shall 
not  return  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that 
which  I  please,  and  it  shall  prosper  /;/  the  thing  whereto 

12  I  sent  it.  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy,  and  be  led 
forth  with  peace:  the  mountains  and  the  hills  shall 
break  forth  before  you  into  singing,  and  all  the  trees  of 

13  the  field  shall  clap  their  hands.  Instead  of  the  thorn 
shall  come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead  of  the  brier  shall 
come  up  the  myrtle  tree :  and  it  shall  be  to  the  Lord  for 
a  name,  for  an  everlasting  sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    162. 

Isaiah  58  :  1-14. 

58  I      Cry  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy  voice  like  a  trumpet, 
and  shew  my  people  their  transgression,  and  the  house 

2  of  Jacob  their  sins.  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  de- 
light to  know  my  ways,  as  a  nation  that  did  righteous- 
ness, and  forsook  not  the  ordinance  of  their  God:  they 
ask  of  me  the  ordinances  of  justice;  they  take  delight 
in  approaching  to  God. 

3  Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  they,  and  thou  seest 
not?  wherefore  have  we  afflicted  our  soul,  and  thou 
takest  no  knowledge?     Behold,  in  the  day  of  your  fast 

4  ye  find  pleasure,  and  exact  all  your  labours.  Behold, 
ye  fast  for  strife  and  debate,  and  to  smite  with  the  fist 
of  wickedness:    ye  shall  not  fast  as  ye  do  this  day,  to 

5  make  your  voice  to  be  heard  on  high.  Is  it  such  a  fast 
that  I  have  chosen?  a  day  for  a  man  to  afilict  his  soul? 
is  it  to  bow  down  his  head  as  a  bulrush,  and  to  spread 
sackcloth  and  ashes  imder  him'^  wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast, 

6  and  an  acceptable  day  to  the  Lord?     Is  not  this  the 


33^  ISAIAH.  58.  14 

fast  that  I  have  chosen?  to  loose  the  bands  of  wicked- 
ness, to  undo  the  heavy  burdens,  and  to  let  the 
oppressed  go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every  yoke?  Is  it  7 
not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  that  thou 
bring  the  poor  that  are  cast  out  to  thy  house?  when 
thou  seest  the  naked,  that  thou  cover  him;  and  that 
thou  hide  not  thyself  from  thine  own  flesh? 

Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as  the  morning,  and  8 
thine  health  shall  spring  forth  speedily:  and  thy  right- 
eousness shall  go  before  thee;    the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  thy  rearward.     Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  9 
Lord  shall  answer;    thou   shalt  cry,  and  he  shall  say, 
Here  I  am.     If  thou  take  away  from  the  midst  of  thee 
the  yoke,  the  putting  forth  of  the  finger,  and  speaking 
vanity;  and  if  thou  draw  out  thy  soul  to  the  hungry,  10 
and  satisfy  the  afflicted  soul;    then  shall  thy  light  rise 
in  obscurity,  and  thy  darkness  be  as  the  noonday:    and  11 
the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  continually,  and  satisfy  thy 
soul  in  drought,   and   make  fat   thy  bones:    and  thou 
shalt  be   like  a  watered  garden,   and  like  a  spring  of 
water,  whose  waters  fail  not.     And  they  that  shall  be  oi  12. 
thee  shall  build  the  old  waste  places:    thou  shalt  raise 
up  the  foundations  of  many  generations;  and  thou  shalt 
be  called.  The  repairer  of  the  breach.  The  restorer  of 
paths  to  dwell  in. 

If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot  from  the  sabbath,  ft-oni  13 
doing  thy  pleasure  on  my  holy  day;  and  call  the  sabbath 
a  delight,  the  holy  of  the  Lord,  honourable;  and  shalt 
honour  him,  not  doing  thine  own  ways,  nor  finding 
thine  own  pleasure,  nor  speaking  thine  own  words: 
then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in  the  Lord;  and  I  will  14" 
cause  thee  to  ride  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth, 
and  feed  thee  with  the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy  father: 
for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 


6o.  13  ISAIAH.  339 

SELECTION  NUMBER  163. 
Isaiah  60  :  1-15,  17-22. 

60  I       Arise,  shine;  for  thy  light  is  come,  and  the  glory  of 

2  the  Lord  is  risen  upon  thee.  For,  behold,  the  dark- 
ness shall  cover  the  earth,  and  gross  darkness  the 
people:  but   the  Lord   shall  arise   upon    thee,  and   his 

3  glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee.  And  the  Gentiles  shall 
come  to  thy  light,  and  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy 

4  rising.  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and  see:  all 
they  gather  themselves  together,  they  come  to  thee: 
thy  sons  shall  come  from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall 

5  be  nursed  at  thy  side.  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow 
together,  and  thine  heart  shall  fear,  and  be  enlarged; 
because  the  abundance  of  the  sea  shall  be  converted 
unto  thee,  the  forces  of  the  Gentiles  shall   come  unto 

6  thee.  The  multitude  of  camels  shall  cover  thee,  the 
dromedaries  of  Mid' i-an  and  E'phah;  all  they  from 
She'ba  shall  come:  they  shall  bring  gold  and  incense; 

7  and  they  shall  shew  forth  the  praises  of  the  Lord.  All 
the  flocks  of  Ke'  dar  shall  be  gathered  together  unto 
thee,  the  rams  of  Ne-ba'  ioth  shall  minister  unto  thee: 
they  shall  come  up  with  acceptance  on  mine  altar,  and 

8  I  will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory.  Who  are  these 
that  fly  as  a  cloud,  and  as  the  doves  to  their  windows? 

9  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and  the  ships  of 
Tarshish  first,  to  bring  thy  sons  from  far,  their  silver 
and  their  gold  with  them,  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  to  the   Holy  One  of  Israel,  because  he 

10  hath  glorified  thee.  And  the  sons  of  strangers  shall 
build  up  thy  walls,  and  their  kings  shall  minister  unto 
thee:  for  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee,  but  in  my  favour 

11  have  I  had  mercy  on  thee.  Therefore  thy  gates  shall 
be  open  continually;  they  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor 
night;  that  men  may  bring  unto  thee  the  forces  of  the 

12  Gentiles,  and  that  their  kings  may  be  brought.  For  the 
nation  and  kingdom  that  will  not  serve  thee  shall  perish; 

13  yea,  those  nations  shall  be  utterly  wasted.  The  glory 
of  Lebanon  shall  come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree,  the  pine 
tree,  and  the  box  together,  to  beautify  the  place  of  my 


340  ISAIAH.  i6.  3 

sanctuary ;  and  I  will  make  the  place  of  my  feet  glorious. 
The  sons  also  of   them  that  afflicted   thee  shall   come  14 
bending-  unto  thee;  and  all  they  that  despised  thee  shall 
bow  themselves  down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet;  and  they 
shall  call  thee,  The  city  of  the  Lord,  The  Zion  of  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel.     Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  15 
and  hated,  so  that   no   man   went  through   thee,  I   will 
make  thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a  joy  of  many  genera- 
ations.     *     *     For    brass   I   will    bring   gold,  and    for  17 
iron  I  will  bring  silver,  and  for  wood  brass,  and  for 
stones  iron:  I  will  also   make  thy  officers  peace,  and 
thine  exactors  righteousness.     Violence  shall  no  more  18 
be  heard  in  thy  land,  wasting  nor  destruction   within 
thy  borders;  but  thou  shalt  call   thy  walls  Salvation, 
and  thy  gates  Praise.     The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  19 
light  by  day;  neither  for  brightness  shall  the  moon  give 
light  unto  thee:  but  the  Lord  shall  be  unto   thee  an 
everlasting  light,    and   thy   God  thy  glory.     Thy  sun  20 
shall  no  more  go  down;  neither  shall  thy  moon  with- 
draw itself:  for  the   Lord  shall  be  thine   everlasting 
light,  and   the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be  ended. 
Thy  people  also  shall  be  all  righteous:  they  shall  inherit  21 
the  land  for  ever,  the  branch  of  my  planting,  the  work 
of  my  hands,  that  I  may  be  glorified.     A  little  one  shall  22 
become  a  thousand,  and  a  small  one  a  strong  nation:  I 
the  Lord  will  hasten  it  in  his  time. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  164. 

Isaiah  61  :  i-ii  ;  62  :  1-12. 

The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is  upon  me;  because  the  1 16 
Lord  hath  anointed  me  to  preach   good   tidings   unto 
the    meek;  he    hath    sent  me  to  bind  up    the  broken- 
hearted, to  proclaim    liberty  to  the    captives,  and  the 
opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that  are  bound ;  to  pro-  2 
claim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord,  and  the  day  of 
vengeance    of    our    God;  to    comfort    all    that  mourn; 
to  appoint  unto   them  that  mourn  in  Zion,  to  give  unto  3 
them  beauty  for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  the 
garment  of  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness;  that  they 


62.  4  ISAIAH.  341 

might  be  called  Trees  of  righteousness,  The  planting 
of  the  Lord,  that  he  might  be  glorified. 

4  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes,  they  shall  raise 
up  the  former  desolations,  and  they  shall  repair  the 
waste    cities,    the    desolations    of   many    generations. 

5  And  strangers  shall  stand  and  feed  your  flocks,  and 
the  sons  of  the  alien  shall  be  your  ploughmen  and  your 

6  vinedressers.  But  ye  shall  be  named  the  Priests  of 
the  Lord:  7nen  shall  call  you  the  Ministers  of  our  God: 
ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of  the  Gentiles,  and  in  their 
glory  shall  ye  boast  yourselves. 

7  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have  double;  and /(?r  con- 
fusion they  shall  rejoice  in  their  portion:  therefore  in 
their  land  they   shall  possess  the   double:  everlasting 

8  joy  shall  be  unto  them.  Fori  the  Lord  love  judgment, 
I  hate  robbery  for  burnt  offering;  and  I  will  direct 
their  work   in  truth,   and   I   will   make   an  everlasting 

9  covenant  with  them.  And  their  seed  shall  be  known 
among  the  Gentiles,  and  their  offspring  among  the 
people:  all  that  see  them  shall  acknowledge  them,  that 

10  they  are  the  seed  which  the  Lord  hath  blessed.  I  will 
greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
my  God;  for  he  hath  clothed  me  with  the  garments  of 
salvation,  he  hath  covered  me  with  the  robe  of  right- 
eousness, as  a  bridegroom  decketh  himself  ^n\\.\\  orna- 
ments, and   as  a  bride  adorneth  herself  with,  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth  her  bud,  and  as  the 
garden  causeth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it  to  spring 
forth;  so  the  Lord  God  will  cause  righteousness  and 
praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  the  nations. 

62  I  For  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold  my  peace,  and  for 
Jerusalem's  sake  I  will  not  rest,  until  the  righteousness 
thereof  go  forth  as  brightness,  and  the  salvation  thereof 

2  as  a  lamp  that  burneth.  And  the  Gentiles  shall  see 
thy  righteousness,  and  all  kings  thy  glory:  and  thou 
shalt  be  called  by  a  new  name,  which  the  mouth  of  the 

3  Lord  shall  name.  Thou  shalt  also  be  a  crown  of 
glory  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a  royal  diadem  in 

4  the  hand  of  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed 
Forsaken:  neither  shall  thy  land  any  more  be  termed 
Desolate:    but  thou,  shalt  be  called  Heph' zi-bah,  and 


342  JEREMIAH.  7.  2 

thy  land  Beu'lah:  for  the  Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and 
thy  land  shall  be  married. 

For  as  a  young  man  marrieth  a  virgin,  so  shall  thy  sons  5 
marry  thee:  and  as  the  bridegroom  rejoiceth  over  the 
bride,  so  shall  thy  God  rejoice  over  thee.     I  have  set  6 
watchmen    upon    thy  walls,    O   Jerusalem,    which  shall 
never  hold  their  peace  day  nor  night:    ye  that  make 
mention  of  the  Lord,  keep  not  silence.     And  give  him  7 
no  rest,  till  he  establish,  and  till  he  make  Jerusalem  a 
praise  in  the  earth.     The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his  right  8 
hand,  and  by  the  arm  of  his  strength.  Surely  I  will  no 
more  give  thy  corn  to  be  meat  for  thine  enemies;  and 
the  sons  of  the  stranger  shall  not  drink  thy  wine,  for 
the   which    thou    hast   laboured:  but    they    that    have  9 
gathered  it  shall  eat  it,  and  praise  the  Lord;  and  they 
that  have  brought  it  together  shall  drink  it  in  the  courts 
of  my  holiness. 

Go  through,  go  through  the  gates;  prepare  ye  the  10 
way   of   the   people;    cast   up,   cast   up   the    highway; 
gather   out   the   stones;    lift   up   a    standard    for   the 
people.     Behold,  the  Lord  hath  proclaimed  unto  the  11 
end    of  the  world.    Say  ye   to   the  daughter  of  Zion, 
Behold,    thy  salvation  cometh;    behold,   his  reward  is 
with  him,   and  his  work  before   him.     And  they  shall  12 
call    them.    The    holy    people.    The    redeemed    of   the 
Lord:  and  thou  shalt  be  called,  Sought  out,  A  city  not 
forsaken. 


JEREMIAH. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  166. 

Jeremiah  7  :  1-28. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jer-e-mi'  ah  from  the  Lord,  i  7 
saying,  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  pro-  2 
claim  there  this  word,  and  say, "Hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all^f  ^/ Judah,  that  enter  ip  at  these  gates  to 


7.   19  JEREMIAH.  343 

3  worship  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Amend  your  ways  and  your  doings,   and 

4  I  will  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place.  Trust  ye  not  in 
lying  words,  saying,  The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The 
temple  of  the  Lord,  The  temple  of  the  Lord,  are  these. 

5  For  if  ye  thoroughly  amend  your  ways  and  your  doings; 
if  ye  thoroughly  execute  judgment  between  a  man  and 

6  his  neighbour;  if  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger,  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and  shed  not  innocent  blood 
in   this   place,  neither  walk    after   other  gods   to   your 

7  hurt;  then  will  I  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place,  in  the 
land  that  I  gave  to  your  fathers,  for  ever  and  ever. 

8  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying  words,  that  cannot  profit. 

9  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and  commit  adultery,  and  swear 
falsely,  and  burn  incense  unto  Baal,  and  walk  after  other 

10  gods  whom  ye  know  not;  and  come  and  stand  before 
me  in  this  house,  which  is  called  by  my  name,  and  say, 

11  We  are  delivered  to  do  all  these  abominations?  Is  this 
house,  which  is  called  by  my  name,  become  a  den  of 
robbers  in  your  eyes?     Behold,  even  I  have  seen  //,  saith 

12  the  Lord.  But  go  ye  now  unto  my  place  which  was  in 
Shi'  loh,  where  I  set  my  name  at  the  first,  and  see  what 
I  did  to   it  for   the  wickedness  of  my  people   Israel. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have  done  all  these  works,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  I  spake  unto  you,  rising  up  early  and 
speaking,  but  ye  heard  not;  and  I  called  you,  but  ye 

14  answered  not;  therefore  will  I  do  unto  //z/V  house,  which 
is  called  by  my  name,  wherein  ye  trust,  and  unto  the 
place  which  I  gave  to  you  and  to  your  fathers,  as  I  have 

15  done  to  Shi'  loh.  And  I  will  cast  you  out  of  my  sight, 
as  I  have  cast  out  all  your  brethren,  eve7i  the  whole  seed 

16  of  Ephraim.  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  people, 
neither  lift  up  cry  nor  prayer  for  them,  neither  make 
intercession  to  me:  for  I  will  not  hear  thee. 

17  Seest  thou  not  what  they  do  in  the  cities  of  Judah 

18  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem?  The  children  gather 
wood,  and  the  fathers  kindle  the  fire,  and  the  women 
knead  their  dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the  queen  of 
heaven,   and   to    pour  out   drink  offerings   unto    other 

19  gods,  that  they  may  provoke  me  to  anger.  Do  they 
provoke  me  to  anger?  saith  the  Lord  :  do  they  not  pro- 


344  JEREMIAH.  8.  2 

voke  themselves  to  the  confusion  of  their  own  faces? 
Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Behold,  mine  20 
anger  and  my  fury  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place, 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of  the 
field,  and  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground;  and  it  shall 
burn,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

Thus  saith   the   Lord  of  hosts,    the  God  of  Israel;  21 
Put  your  burnt  offerings  unto  your  sacrifices,  and  eat 
flesh.      For    I    spake  not  unto  your  fathers,   nor  com-  22 
manded  them  in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  concerning  burnt  offerings  or  sacrifices: 
but  this    thing  commanded  I  them,  saying,   Obey    my  23 
voice,  and  I  will  be    your    God,  and    ye    shall    be    my 
people:  and  walk  ye  in  all  the  ways  that  I  have  com- 
manded you,  that  it  may  be  well  unto  you.     But  they  24 
hearkened   not,   nor  inclined   their  ear,  but  walked   in 
the  counsels  andm  the  imagination  of  their  evil  heart, 
and  went  backward,  and  not  forward.     Since  the   day  25 
that  your  fathers  came  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  this  day,  I  have  even  sent  unto  you  all  my  servants 
the  prophets,  daily  rising  up   early  and  sending  the7n: 
yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor  inclined  their  ear,  26 
but   hardened    their    neck:  they   did   worse  than  their 
fathers.     Therefore  thou  shalt   speak  all   these  words  27 
unto  them;  but  they  will  not    hearken    to    thee:  thou 
shalt  also  call    unto  them;  but  they  will    not  answer 
thee.     But  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  This  is  a  nation  28 
that  obeyeth  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God,  nor 
receiveth  correction:  truth  is  perished,  and  is  cut  off 
from  their  mouth. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  167. 

Jeremiah  8  :  1-9,  18-22;  9  :  1-3. 

At  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  bring  out  the  i  8 
bones  of   the  kings    of   Judah,   and    the    bones    of  his 
princes,  and  the  bones  of  the  priests,  and  the  bones  of 
the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, out  of  their  graves:  and  they  shall  spread  them  2 


9.  I  JEREMIAH.  345 

before  the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  whom  they  have  loved,  and  whom  they  have 
served,  and  after  whom  they  have  walked,  and  whom 
they  have  sought,  and  whom  they  have  worshipped: 
they  shall  not  be  gathered,  nor  be  buried;  they  shall 

3  be  for  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.  And  death 
shall  be  chosen  rather  than  life  by  all  the  residue  of 
them  that  remain  of  this  evil  family,  which  remain  in 
all  the  places  whither  I  have  driven  them,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Moreover  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Shall    they    fall,    and    not   arise?  shall    he    turn 

5  away,  and  not  return?  Why  then  is  this  people  of 
Jerusalem    slidden   back   by   a   perpetual   backsliding? 

6  they  hold  fast  deceit,  they  refuse  to  return.  I  heark- 
ened and  heard,  but  they  spake  not  aright:  no  man 
repented  him  of  his  wickedness,  saying.  What  have  I 
done?  every  one  turned  to    his    course,  as    the    horse 

7  rusheth  into  the  battle.  Yea,  the  stork  in  the  heaven 
knoweth  her  appointed  times;  and  the  turtle  and  the 
crane  and  the  swallow  observe  the  time  of  their  coming; 
but  my   people  know  not  the  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say,  We  are  wise,  and  the  law  of  the  Lord 
is  with  us?     Lo,  certainly  in  vain  made  he  it;  the  pen 

9  of  the  scribes  is  in  vain.  The  wise  7nen  are  ashamed, 
they  are  dismayed  and  taken:  lo,  they  have  rejected 
the  word  of  the  Lord;  and  what  wisdom  is  in 
them?     *     * 

1 8  When    I    would    comfort  myself  against  sorrow,   my 

19  heart  is  faint  in  me.  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  because  of  them  that  dwell  in  a 
far  country:  Is  not  the  Lord  in  Zion?  is  not  her  king 
in  her?     Why   have  they  provoked  me  to   anger  with 

20  their  graven  images,  and  with  strange  vanities?  The 
harvest  is  past,  the  summer  is  ended,  and  we  are  not 

21  saved.  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  am 
I  hurt;  I  am  black;  astonishment  hath   taken  hold  on 

22  me.  Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead?  is  there  no  physician 
there?  why  then  is  not  the  health  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people  recovered? 

9  I       Oh   that   my    head    were   waters,    and    mine    eyes   a 


34^  JEREMIAH.  i6.  g 

fountain  of  tears,  that  I  might  weep  day  and  night  for 
the  slain  of  the  daughter  of  my  people!  Oh  that  I  had  2 
in  the  wilderness  a  lodging  place  of  wayfaring  men; 
that  I  might  leave  my  people,  and  go  from  them!  for 
they  be  all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of  treacherous  men. 
And  they  bend  their  tongues  like  their  bow  for  lies:  3 
but  they  are  not  valiant  for  the  truth  upon  the  earth; 
for  they  proceed  from  evil  to  evil,  and  they  know  not 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  168. 

Jeremiah  16  :  1-15. 

The  word  of  the  Lord   came  also  unto  me,  saying,  i  16 
Thou    shalt  not  take  thee   a  wife,  neither  shalt   thou  2 
have  sons  nor  daughters  in  this  place.      For  thus  saith  3 
the    Lord    concerning    the    sons  and    concerning  the 
daughters  that  are    born  in  this  place,  and  concerning 
their  mothers   that   bare   them,   and    concerning   their 
fathers  that   begat  them  in  this  land;  they  shall  die  4 
of  grievous  deaths;  they  shall  not  be  lamented;  neither 
shall  they  be  buried;  but  they  shall  be  as  dung  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth:  and  they  shall  be  consumed  by 
the  sword,  and  by  famine;  and  their  carcasses  shall  be 
meat  for  the  fowls  of  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth.     For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Enter  not  into  the  5 
house  of  mourning,  neither  go  to  lament  nor  bemoan 
them :  for  I  have  taken  away  my  peace  from  this  people, 
saith  the  Lord,  even  lovingkindness  and  mercies.     Both  6 
the  great  and  the  small  shall  die  in  this  land  :  they  shall 
not  be  buried,   neither  shall   meji  lament  for  them,  nor 
cut  themselves,  nor  make  themselves  bald  for  them: 
neither  shall  meji  tear  the?nselves  for  them  in   mourning,  7 
to  comfort  them  for  the  dead;   neither  shall   men  give 
them   the  cup  of  consolation  to  drink  for  their   father 
or    for    their    mother.     Thou    shalt    not    also    go    into  8 
the  house  of  feasting,  to  sit  with   them  to  eat  and  to 
drink.      For    thus    saith    the    I^ord  of  hosts,   the  God  9 
of  Israel;  behold,  I  will  cause  to  cease  out  of  this  place 


17.  8  JEREMIAH.  347 

in  your  eyes,  and  in  your  days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and 
the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and 
the  voice  of  the  bride. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou  shalt  shew  this 
people  all  these  words,  and  they  shall  say  unto  thee. 
Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  pronounced  all  this  great 
evil  against  us?  or  what  is  our  iniquity?  or  what  is  our 
sin  that  we  have  committed  against  the  Lord  our  God? 

11  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  Because  your  fathers 
have  forsaken  me,  saith  the  Lord,  and  have  walked 
after  other  gods,  and  have  served  them,  and  have 
worshipped  them,  and  have  forsaken  me,  and  have  not 

12  kept  my  law;  and  ye  have  done  worse  than  your 
fathers;  for,  behold,  ye  walk  every  one  after  the 
imagination  of  his  evil  heart,  that  they  may  not  hearken 

13  unto  me:  therefore  will  I  cast  you  out  of  this  land  into 
a  land  that  ye  know  not,  neither  ye  nor  your  fathers; 
and  there  shall  ye  serve  other  gods  day  and  night; 
where  I  will  not  shew  you  favour. 

14  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  it  shall  no  more  be  said.  The  Lord  liveth,  that 
brought   up  the   children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 

15  Egypt;  but  The  Lord  liveth,  that  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  the  land  of  the  north,  and  from  all 
the  lands  whither  he  had  driven  them:  and  I  will  bring 
them  again  into  their  land  that  I  gave  unto  their 
fathers. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  169. 

Jeremiah  17:  i,  2,  7-10,  19-27. 

17  I      The  sin  of  Judah  is  written  with  a  pen  of  iron,  and 

with  the  point  of  a  diamond:  //  is  graven  upon  the  table 

of   their   heart,   and   upon    the    horns  of  your   altars; 

2  whilst  their  children  remember  their  altars  and  their 

groves  by  the  green  trees  upon  the  high  hills.     *     * 

7  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  and 

8  whose  hope  the  Lord  is.    For  he  shall  be  as  a  tree  planted 
by  the  waters,  and  that  spreadeth  out  her  roots  by  the 


348  JEREMIAH. 


17.  27 


river,  and  shall  not  see  when  heat  cometh,  but  her  leaf 
shall  be  green;  and  shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of 
drought,  neither  shall  cease  from  yielding  fruit. 

The  heart  /i- deceitful  above  all  things^  and  desperately  9 
wicked:  who  can  know  it?     I  the  Lord  search  the  heart,  10 
/  try  the  reins,  even  to  give  every  man  according  to  his 
ways,  <3!«^  according  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings. 

Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me;  Go  and  stand  in  the  19 
gate  of  the  children  of  the  people,  whereby  the  kings 
of  Judah  come  in,  and  by  the  which  they  go  out,  and  in 
all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem;  and  say  unto  them,  Hear  ye  20 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of  Judah,  and  all  Judah, 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  that  enter  in  by 
these  gates:     Thus  saith  the  Lord:  Take  heed  to  your-  21 
selves,    and  bear  no  burden  on  the  sabbath  day,  nor 
bring  //  in  by  the   gates  of  Jerusalem;    neither  carry  22 
forth  a  burden  out  of  your  houses  on  the  sabbath  day, 
neither  do  ye  any  work,  but  hallow  ye  the  sabbath  day, 
as  I  commanded  your  fathers.     But  they  obeyed  not,  23 
neither  inclined  their  ear,  but  made  their  neck  stiff,  that 
they  might  not  hear,  nor  receive  instruction.     And  it  24 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  diligently  hearken  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  to  bring  in  no  burden  through  the  gates  of 
this  city  on  the  sabbath  day,   but  hallow  the  sabbath 
day,  to  do  no  work  therein;  then  shall  there  enter  into  25 
the  gates  of  this  city  kings  and  princes  sitting  upon  the 
throne  of  David,  riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses,  they, 
and  their  princes,  the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem:  and  this  city  shall  remain  for  ever.     And  26 
they  shall  come  from  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  from  the 
places  about  Jerusalem,  and  from  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
and  from  the  plain,  and  from  the  mountains,  and  from 
the  south,  bringing  burnt  offerings,  and  sacrifices,  and 
meat  offerings,  and  incense,  and  bringing  sacrifices  of 
praise,  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord.     But  if  ye  will  not  27 
hearken  unto  me  to  hallow  the  sabbath  day,  and  not  to 
bear  a  burden,  even  entering  in  at  the  gates  of  Jerusalem 
on  the  sabbath  day;  then  will  I  kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates 
thereof,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem, 
and  it  shall  not  be  quenched. 


23.  27  JEREMIAH.  o49 

SELECTION  NUMBER  170. 

Jeremiah  23  :  1-8,  23-32. 

23  I      Woe  be   unto   the  pastors   that  destroy  and  scatter 

2  the  sheep  of  my  pasture!  saith  the  I^ord.  Therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  against  the  pastors 
that  feed  my  people;  Ye  have  scattered  my  flock,  and 
driven  them  away,  and  have  not  visited  them:  behold, 
I  will  visit  upon  you  the  evil  of  your  doings,  saith  the 

3  Lord.  And  I  will  gather  the  remnant  of  my  flock  out  of 
all  countries  whither  I  have  driven  them,  and  will  bring 
them  again  to  their  folds;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful  and 

4  increase.  And  I  will  set  up  shepherds  over  them  which 
shall  feed  them:  and  they  shall  fear  no  more,  nor  be 
dismayed,  neither  shall  they  be  lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
raise  unto  David  a  righteous  Branch,  and  a  King  shall 
reign  and   prosper,   and   shall    execute   judgment   and 

6  justice  in  the  earth.  In  his  days  Judah  shall  be  saved, 
and  Israel  shall  dwell  safely:  and  this  is  his  name 
whereby    he    shall    be    called,     THE     LORD    OUR 

7  RIGHTEOUSNESS.  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  they  shall  no  more  say. 
The  Lord   liveth,    which  brought   up  the  children   of 

8  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt;  but.  The  Lord  liveth, 
which  brought  up  and  which  led  the  seed  of  the  house 
of  Israel  out  of  the  north  country,  and  from  all  countries 
whither  I  had  driven  them;  and  they  shall  dwell  in 
their  own  land.     *    * 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord,  and  not  a  God 

24  afar  off?  Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret  places  that  I 
shall  not  see  him?  saith  the  Lord.     Do  not  I  fill  heaven 

25  and  earth?  saith  the  Lord.  I  have  heard  what  the 
prophets  said,  that  prophesy  lies  in  my  name,   saying, 

26  I  have  dreamed,  I  have  dreamed.  How  long  shall  this 
be  in  the  heart  of  the  prophets  that  prophesy  lies?  yea, 
they  are   prophets   of    the  deceit   of   their   own   heart; 

27  which  think  to  cause  my  people  to  forget  my  name  'by 
their  dreams,  which  they  tell  every  man  to  his  neigh- 


350  JEREMIAH.  24.  7 

bour,  as  their  fathers  have  forgotten  my  name  for  Baal. 
The  prophet  that  hath  a  dream,  let  him  tell  a  dream;  28 
and  he  that  hath  my  word,  let  him  speak  my  word  faith- 
fully.    What  is  the  chaff  to  the  wheat?  saith  the  Lord. 
Is  not  my  word  like  as  a  fire?  saith  the  Lord;  and  like  29 
a  hammer  that  breaketh  the  rock  in  pieces?     Therefore,  30 
behold,  I  af?t  against  the  prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
steal  my  words  every  one  from  his  neighbour.     Behold,  31 
I  afn  against  the  prophets,  saith   the   Lord,   that  use 
their  tongues,  and  say.  He  saith.     Behold,  I  am  against  32 
them  that  prophesy  false   dreams,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
do  tell  them,  and  cause  my  people  to  err  by  their  lies, 
and  by  their  lightness;  yet  I  sent  them  not,  nor  com- 
manded them :  therefore  they  shall  not  profit  this  people 
at  all,  saith  the  Lord. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    17L 
Jeremiah  24  :  i-io. 

The  Lord  shewed  me,  and,  behold,  two  baskets  of  i  24 
figs   ivere   set   before    the    temple   of  the   Lord.     *    * 
One  basket  had  very  good  figs,  even  like  the  figs  that  are  2 
first  ripe:  and  the  other  basket  had  very  naughty  figs, 
which  could   not  be  eaten,  they  were  so  bad.     Then  3 
said   the  Lord  unto  me.  What  seest  thou,   Jeremiah? 
And  I  said.  Figs;    the  good  figs,  very  good;   and  the 
evil,  very  evil,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil. 

Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  4 
Thus  saith  th^e  Lord,   the  God  of  Israel;    Like  these  5 
good  figs,  so  will  I  acknowledge  them  that  are  carried 
away  captive  of  Judah,  whom  I  have  sent  out  of  this 
place  into  the  land  of  the  Chal-de'ans  for  ///m- good. 
For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for  good,  and  I  will  6 
bring  them  again  to  this  land:,  and  I  will  build  them, 
and  not  pull  them  down;  and  I  will  plant  them,  and  not 
pluck  them  up.     And  I  will  give  them  a  heart  to  know  7 
me,  that  I  am  the  Lord;   and  they  shall  be  my  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God:    for  they  shall  return  unto  me 
with  their  whole  heart. 


25.   14  JEREMIAH.  351 

8  And  as  the  evil  figs,  which  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are 
so  evil;  surely  thus  saith  the  Lord,  So  will  I  give 
Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  of  Judah,  and  his  princes,  and  the 
residue  of  Jerusalem,    that    remain  in   this    land,   and 

9  them  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  and  I  will  deliver 
them  to  be  removed  into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth 
for  their  hurt,  to  be  a  reproach  and  a  proverb,  a  taunt 
and  a  curse,   in  all  places  whither  I  shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  sword,  the  famine,  and  the  pesti- 
lence, among  them,  till  they  be  consumed  from  off  the 
land  that  I  gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 
25  8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  Because  ye 
9  have  not  heard  my  words,  behold,  I  will  send  and 
take  all  the  families  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  the  king  of  Babylon,  my  servant, 
and  will  bring  them  against  this  land,  and  against  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  and  against  all  these  nations  round 
about,  and  will  utterly  destroy  them,  and  make  them 
an  astonishment,  and  a  hissing,  and  perpetual  desola- 

10  tions.  Moreover  I  will  take  from  them  the  voice  of 
mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride,   the  sound  of  the 

11  millstones,  and  the  light  of  the  candle.  And  this  whole 
land  shall  be  a  desolation,  and  an  astonishment;  and 
these  nations  shall  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  seventy 
years. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  seventy  years  are 
accomplished,  that  I  will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  that  nation,  saith  the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity,  and 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  will  make  it  perpetual 

13  desolations.  And  I  will  bring  upon  that  land  all  my 
words  which  I  have  pronounced  against  it,  eve?i  all  that 
is  written  in  this  book,  which  Jeremiah  hath  prophesied 

14  against  all  the  nations.  For  many  nations  and  great 
kings  shall  serve  themselves  of  them  also:  and  I  will 
recompense  them  according  to  their  deeds,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  works  of  their  own  hands. 


352  JEREMIAH.  3J.  29 

SELECTION  NUMBER   172. 

Jeremiah  29  :  i,  4-6,  10-14  ;  31  :  27-34  ;  32  :  36-44. 

Now  these  are  the  words  of  the  letter  that  Jeremiah  i  29 
the  prophet  sent  from  Jerusalem  unto  the  residue  of 
the  elders  which  were  carried  away  captives,  and  to  the 
priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all  the  people  whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  had  carried  away  captive  from  Jeru- 
salem to  Babylon;     *     *     Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  4 
the  God  of  Israel,  unto  all  that  are  carried  away  cap- 
tives, whom    I    have   caused  to  be  carried  away  from 
Jerusalem  unto  Babylon;    build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  5 
them;    and   plant   gardens,   and  eat  the  fruit  of  them; 
Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons  and  daughters;  and  take  6 
wives  for  your   sons,  and  give  your  daughters  to  hus- 
bands, that  they  may  bear  sons  and  daughters;  that  ye 
may  be  increased  there,  and  not  diminished.     *    * 

For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  That  after  seventy  years  be  10 
accomplished  at  Babylon  I  will  visit  you,  and  perform 
my  good  word  toward  you,  in  causing  you  to  return  to 
this  place.      For    I    know    the   thoughts    that  I    think  11 
toward  you,  saith  the  Lord,  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not 
of  evil,  to  give  you  an  expected  end.     Then  shall  ye  12 
call  upon  me,  and  ye  shall  go  and  pray  unto  me,  and  I 
will  hearken  unto  you.     And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  13 
me^   when  ye  shall  search  for  me  with  all  your  heart. 
And  I  will  be  found  of  you,  saith  the  Lord:    and  I  will  14 
turn  away  your  captivity,  and  I  will  gather  you  from 
all  the  nations,  and  from  all  the  places  whither  I  have 
driven  you,  saith  the  Lord;  and  I  will  bring  you  again 
into  the  place  whence  I  caused  you  to  be  carried  away 
captive.     *    * 

Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  sow  27  31 
the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of  Judah  with  the  seed 
of  man,  and  with  the  seed  of  beast.  And  it  shall  come  to  28 
pass,  that  like  as  I  have  watched  over  them,  to  pluck  up, 
and  to  break  down,  and  to  throw  down,  and  to  destroy, 
and  to  afflict;  so  will  I  watch  over  them,  to  build,  and 
to  plant,  saith  the  Lord.     In  those  days  they  shall  say  29 


32.  43  JEREMIAH.  353 

no  more,  The  fathers  have  eaten  a  sour  grape,  and  the 

30  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge.  But  every  one  shall 
die  for  his  own  iniquity:  every  man  that  eateth  the  sour 
grape,  his  teeth  shall  be  set  on  edge. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
make  a  new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  with 

32  the  house  of  Judah:  not  according  to  the  covenant  that 
I  made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  that  I  took  them 
by  the  hand  to  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt; 
which  my  covenant  they  brake,  although  I  was  a  hus- 

33  band  unto  them,  saith  the  Lord:  but  this  shall  be  the 
covenant  that  I  will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel; 
After  those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my  law  in 
their  inward  parts,  and  write  it  in  their  hearts;  and  will 

34  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people.  And  they 
shall  teach  no  more  every  man  his  neighbour,  and  every 
man  his  brother,  saying,  Know  the  Lord:  for  they  shall 
all  know  me,  from  the  least  of  them  unto  the  greatest 
of  them,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  will  forgive  their  iniquity, 
and  I  will  remember  their  sin  no  more.     *    * 

32  36  And  now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  concerning  this  city,  whereof  ye  say.  It  shall  be 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by  the 
sword,    and    by    the    famine,    and    by    the    pestilence; 

37  behold,  I  will  gather  them  out  of  all  countries,  whither 
I  have  driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and  in  my  fury,  and 
in  great  wrath;  and  I  will  bring  them  again  unto  this 

38  place,  and  I  will  cause  them  to  dwell  safely:  and  they 

39  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God :  and  I  will 
give  them  one  heart,  and  one  way,  that  they  may  fear 
me  for  ever,  for  the  good  of  them,  and  of  their  children 

40  after  them:  and  I  will  make  an  everlasting  covenant 
with  them,  that  I  will  not  turn  away  from  them,  to  do 
them  good;  but  I  will  put  my  fear  in  their  hearts,  that 

41  they  shall  not  depart  from  me.  Yea,  I  will  rejoice  over 
them  to  do  them  good,  and  I  will  plant  them  in  this 
land  assuredly  with  my  whole  heart  and  with  my  whole 

42  soul.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Like  as  I  have  brought 
all  this  great  evil  upon  this  people,  so  will  I  bring  upon 

43  them  all  the  good  that  I  have  promised  them.  And 
fields  shall  be  bought  in  this  land,  whereof  ye  say,  //  is 


354  LAMENTATIONS. 


desolate  without  man  or  beast;  it  is  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  Chaldeans.  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  money,  and  44 
subscribe  evidences,  and  seal  them^  and  take  witnesses 
in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in  the  places  about  Jeru- 
salem, and  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of 
the  mountains,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  valley,  and  in 
the  cities  of  the  south:  for  I  will  cause  their  captivity 
to  return,  saith  the  Lord. 


LAMENTATIONS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  1V3. 
Lamentations  1:1-312:  15-19;  3  :  22-36;  4  :  16-20;  5  :  14-22. 

How   doth    the   city    sit    solitary,    that  was   full   of  i  1 

people! 
How'is  she  become  as  a  widow! 
She  that  was  great  among  the  nations,  and  princess 

among  the  provinces, 
How  is  she  become  tributary! 
She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night,  and  her  tears  are  on  2 

her  cheeks: 
Among  all  her  lovers  she  hath  none  to  comfort  her: 
All  her  friends  have  dealt  treacherously  with  her, 
They  are  become  her  enemies. 
Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because  of  affliction,  and  3 

because  of  great  servitude: 
She   dwelleth   among    the    heathen,   she    findeth    no 

rest: 
All    her     persecutors    overtook     her    between    the 

straits.     *    * 
All  that  pass  by  clap  their  hands  at  thee;  15  ^ 

They  hiss  and   wag   their  head  at  the  daughter  of 

Jerusalem,  saying, 
Is  this    the   city   that   men   call    The    perfection    of 

beauty.  The  joy  of  the  whole  earth? 


3.  30  LAMENTATIONS.  355 

i6      All  thine   enemies  have   opened  their  mouth  against 

thee: 
They   hiss  and  gnash  the  teeth:  they  say,  We  have 

swallowed  her  up: 
Certainly  this  is   the   day  that  we   looked   for;    we 

have  found,  we  have  seen  //. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that  which  he  had  devised; 

He  hath  fulfilled   his  word  that  he  had  commanded 

in  the  days  of  old: 
He  hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not  pitied: 
And  he  hath  caused  thine  enemy  to  rejoice  over  thee, 
He  hath  set  up  the  horn  of  thine  adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the  Lord, 

O  wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  let  tears  run   down 

like  a  river  day  and  night: 
Give  thyself  no  rest;  let  not  the  apple  of  thine  eye 

cease. 

19  Arise,  cry  out  in  the   night:  in  the  beginning  of  the 

watches 
Pour  out  thine  heart  like  water  before  the  face  of  the 

Lord: 
Lift  up    thy    hands    toward  him   for  the  life  of  thy 

young  children, 
That  faint  for  hunger  in  the  top  of  every  street.     *    * 
3  22      //  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies  that  we  are  not  consumed, 

because  his  compassions  fail  not. 

23  They  are  new  every  morning:  great  is  thy  faithfulness. 

24  The   Lord  is  my  portion,  saith   my  soul;  therefore 

will  I  hope  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them   that  wait   for   him,  to 

the  soul  that  seeketh  him. 

26  //  is  good  that  a  man  should  both  hope  and  quietly 

wait  for  the  salvation  of  the  Lord. 

27  //  is  good  for  a  man   that  he  bear  the  yoke   in  his 

youth. 

28  He   sitteth  alone   and  keepeth   silence,   because   he 

hath  borne  it  upon  him. 

29  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the  dust;  if  so  be  there  may 

be  hope. 

30  He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him  that  smiteth  him:  he  is 

filled  full  with  reproach. 


356  LAMENTATIONS.  5.  19 

For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for  ever:  31 

But    though  he    cause    grief,  yet  will    he  have  com-  32 

passion  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 
For   he   doth    not   afflict   willingly,    nor   grieve   the  ^^ 

children  of  men. 
To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the  prisoners  of  the  earth,  34 
To  turn  aside   the  right  of  a  man  before  the  face  of  35 

the  Most  High, 
To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause,  the  Lord  approveth  36 

not.     *    * 
The  anger  of  the   Lord  hath  divided  them;  he  will  16  4: 

no  more  regard  them: 
They  respected  not  the  persons  of  the  priests,  they 

favoured  not  the  elders. 
As  for  us,  our  eyes  as  yet  failed  for  our  vain  help:       17 
In  our  watching  we  have  watched  for  a  nation  i^t 

could  not  save  t^s. 
They   hunt   our   steps,    that   we   cannot   go    in    our  18 

streets: 
Our  end  is  near,  our  days  are  fulfilled;  for  our  end  is 

come. 
Our  persecutors  are  swifter  than  the  eagles  of  the  19 

heaven: 
They  pursued  us  upon  the  mountains,  they  laid  wait 

for  us  in  the  wilderness. 
The  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the  anointed  of  the  Lord,  20 

was  taken  in  their  pits. 
Of  whom  we  said.  Under  his   shadow  we   shall  live 

among  the  heathen.     *    * 
The  elders  have  ceased  from  the  gate,  146 

The  young  men  from  their  musick. 

The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased;  15 

Our  dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 

The  crown  is  fallen /r<?w  our  head:  16 

Woe  unto  us,  that  we  have  sinned! 

For  this  our  heart  is  faint;  17 

For  these  things  our  eyes  are  dim. 

Because  of  the  mountain  of  Zion,  which  is  desolate,  18 
The  foxes  walk  upon  it. 

Thou,  O  Lord,  remainest  for  ever;  19 

Thy  throne  from  generation  to  generation. 


3.  21  EZEKIEL.  357 

20  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for  ever, 
A?id  forsake  us  so  long  time? 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O   Lord,  and  we   shall  be 
turned; 

Renew  our  days  as  of  old. 

22  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected  us; 
Thou  art  very  wroth  against  us. 


EZEKIEL. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  174. 
Ezekiel  3  :  15-21 ;  11  :  14-21  ;  14  :  12-21. 

815  Then  I  came  to  them  of  the  captivity  atTel-a'bid, 
that  dwelt  by  the  river  of  Che' bar,  and  I  sat  where  they 
sat,  and  remained   there  astonished  among  them  seven 

16  days.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  seven  days, 
that   the    word    of   the    Lord    came  unto  me,   saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  I  have  made  thee  a  watchman  unto  the 
house  of  Israel:  therefore  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth, 

18  and  give  them  warning  from  me.  When  I  say  unto  the 
wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely  die;  and  thou  givest  him  not 
warning,  nor  speakest  to  warn  the  wicked  from  his 
wicked  way,  to  save  his  life;  the  same  wicked  man 
shall  die  in  his  iniquity;  but  his  blood  will  I  require  at 

19  thine  hand.  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked,  and  he  turn 
not  from  his  wickedness,  nor  from  his  wicked  way,  he 
shall  die  in  his   iniquity;  but  thou  hast   delivered   thy 

20  soul.  Again,  When  a  righteous  i?ian  doth  turn  from 
his  righteousness,  and  commit  iniquity,  and  I  lay  a 
stumblingblock  before  him,  he  shall  die:  because  thou 
hast  not  given  him  warning,  he  shall  die  in  his  sin,  and 
his  righteousness  which  he  hath  done  shall  not  be 
remembered;  but  his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine  hand. 

21  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the  righteous  man,  that  the 
righteous  sin  not,  and  he  doth  not  sin,  he  shall  surely 


358  EZEKIEL.  14.  16 

live,  because    he  is  warned;  also  thou  hast  delivered 
thy  soul.     *    * 

Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  14  11 
Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  even  thy  brethren,  the  men  of  15 
thy   kindred,  and  all   the  house   of  Israel   wholly,  are 
they  unto  whom  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have  said. 
Get  you  far  from  the  Lord:  unto  us  is  this  land  given 
in   possession.       Therefore  say,  Thus  saith  the   Lord  16 
God;    Although  I   have  cast   them  far  off  among  the 
heathen,  and  although   I  have  scattered  them    among 
the  countries,  yet  will  I  be  to  them  as  a  little  sanctuary 
in  the   countries   where  they  shall  come.      Therefore  17 
say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I  will  even  gather  you 
from  the  people,  and  assemble  you  out  of  the  countries 
where  ye  have  been  scattered,  and  I  will  give  you  the 
land  of  Israel.     And  they  shall  come  thither,  and  they  18 
shall    take    away    all    the    detestable   things    thereof 
and  all  the  abominations  thereof  from  thence.     And  I  19 
will  give  them   one   heart,  and  I  will  put  a  new  spirit 
within  you;  and  I  will  take  the  stony  heart  out  of  their 
flesh,   and  will   give   them  a  heart  of  flesh:  that  they  20 
may  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  mine  ordinances, 
and  do  them    and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will 
be  their  God.     But  as  for  them  whose   heart  walketh  21 
after  the   heart  of    their  detestable    things   and   their 
abominations,  I  will   recompense   their  way  upon  their 
own  heads,  saith  the  Lord  God.     *    * 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  to  me,   saying,  12  14: 
Son  of  man,  when  the  land  sinneth  against  me  by  tres-  13 
passing  grievously,  then  will  I  stretch  out  mine  hand 
upon  it,  and  will  break  the  staff  of  the  bread  thereof, 
and  will  send  famine   upon  it,  and  will   cut  off  man  and 
beast  from  it.  though  these  three  men,  Noah,  Daniel,  14 
and  Job,  were  in  it,  they  should  deliver  but  their  own 
souls  by  their  righteousness,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

If  I  cause   noisome  beasts  to  pass  through  the  land,  15 
and  they  spoil   it,  so  that  it  be  desolate,  that  no  man 
may  pass  through  because  of  the  beasts:  though  these  16 
three   men  ivere  in  it,  as   I  live,  saith   the   Lord  God, 
they  shall  deliver  neither   sons    nor  daughters;    they 
only  shall  be  delivered,  but  the  land  shall  be  desolate. 


33-  8  EZEKIEL.  359 

17  Or  if  I  bring  a  sword  upon  that  land,  and  say,  Sword, 
go  through  the   land;  so  that   I  cut  off  man  and  beast 

18  from  it:  though  these  three  men  were  in  it,  as  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters,  but  they  only  shall  be  delivered  themselves. 

19  Or  if  I  send  a  pestilence  into  that  land,  and  pour  out 
my  fury  upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  off  from   it  man  and 

20  beast:  though  Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in  it,  as  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither  son 
nor  daughter;  they  shall  but  deliver  their  own  souls  by 

21  their  righteousness.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
How  much  more  when  I  send  my  four  sore  judgments 
upon  Jerusalem,  the  sword,  and  the  famine,  and  the 
noisome  beast,  and  the  pestilence,  to  cut  off  from  it 
man  and  beast? 


SELECTION   NUMBER    175. 

Ezekiel  33 :  1-20, 

1  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  the  children  of  thy  people,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  I  bring  the  sword  upon  a  land,  if 
the  people  of  the  land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts,  and 

3  set  him  for  their  watchman:  if  when  he  seeth  the 
sword  come  upon  the  land,  he  blow  the  trumpet,  and 

4  warn  the  people;  then  whosoever  heareth  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet,  and  taketh  not  warning;  if  the  sword 
come,  and  take  him  away,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his 

5  own  head.  He  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  and 
took  not  warning;  his  blood   shall  be  upon  him.     But 

6  he  that  taketh  warning  shall  deliver  his  soul.  But  if 
the  watchman  see  the  sword  come,  and  blow  not  the 
trumpet,  and  the  people  be  not  warned;  if  the  sword 
come,  and  take  any  person  from  among  them,  he  is 
taken  away  in  his  iniquity;  but  his  blood  will  I  require 
at  the  watchman's  hand. 

7  So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I  have  set  thee  a  watchman 
unto  the  house  of  Israel;   therefore  thou  shalt  hear  the 

8  word  at  my  mouth,  and  warn  them  from  me.  When  I 
say  unto  the  wicked,  O  wicked  man^  thou   shalt  surely 


360  EZEKIEL. 


33.  20 


die;  if  thou  dost   not  speak  to   warn  the   wicked   from 
his  way,  that  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity;  but 
his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine  hand.      Nevertheless,  9 
if  thou  warn  the  wicked  of  his  way  to  turn   from  it;  if 
he    do    not    turn    from    his    way,    he    shall    die    in    his 
iniquity;  but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul.     Therefore,  10 
O  thou  son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel ;  Thus 
ye  speak,  saying.  If  our  transgressions  and  our  sins  be 
upon  us,  and  we  pine  away  in   them,  how  should  we 
then   live?     Say  unto  them.  As  I  live,  saith    the    Lord  11 
God,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked; 
but  that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live:  turn 
ye,  turn  ye  from  your  evil   ways;  for  why  will  ye  die, 
O  house  of  Israel?     Therefore,   thou  son  of  man,   say  12 
unto  the  children  of  thy  people.  The  righteousness  of 
the  righteous  shall  not  deliver  him  in   the  day   of  his 
transgression:  as  for  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he 
shall  not  fall  thereby  in  the  day  that  he   turneth   from 
his  wickedness;  neither  shall  the  righteous  be  able  to 
live   for  his   righteousness  in   the   day   that   he   sinneth. 
When  I  shall  say  to  the  righteous,  that  he  shall  surely  13 
live;  if  he  trust  to  his  own  righteousness,  and  commit 
iniquity,  all  his  righteousness  shall  not  be  remembered; 
but  for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath  committed,  he  shall  die 
for  it.     Again,  when  I  say  unto  the  wicked.  Thou  shalt  14 
surely  die;  if  he  turn  from  his  sin,  and  do  that  which  is 
lav/ful  and  right;  z/ the  wicked  restore  the  pledge,  give  15 
again  that  he  had  robbed,  walk  in  the  statutes  of  life, 
without  committing  iniquity;    he  shall   surely   live,  he 
shall  not  die.      None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath  committed  16 
shall  be  mentioned  unto  him:  he  hath  done  that  which 
is  lawful  and  right;  he  shall  surely  live. 

Yet  the  children  of  thy  people  say.  The  way  of  the  17 
Lord  is  not  equal:    but  as  for  them,  their  way  is  not 
equal.     When  the  righteous  turneth  from  his  righteous-  18 
ness,    and    committeth    iniquity,    he    shall     even    die 
thereby.    But  if  the  wicked  turn  from  his  wickedness,  and  19 
do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  live  thereby. 

Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal.     O  ye  20 
house  of  Israel,  I  will  judge  you   every  one  after  his 
ways. 


34-  i6  EZEKIEL.  361 

SELECTION  NUMBER  176. 
Ezekiel  34:  1-6,  11-16,  20-31. 

34  I      And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  shepherds  of  Israel, 
prophesy,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
unto  the  shepherds;  Woe  be  to  the  shepherds  of  Israel 
that  do  feed  themselves!  should  not  the  shepherds  feed 

3  the  flocks?  Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe  you  with  the 
wool,  ye  kill   them   that  are   fed:  but  ye  feed  not   the 

4  flock.  The  diseased  have  ye  not  strengthened,  neither 
have  ye  healed  that  which  was  sick,  neither  have  ye 
bound  up  that  which  was  broken,  neither  have  ye  brought 
again  that  which  was  driven  away,  neither  have  ye 
sought  that  which  was   lost:  but  with  force  and   with 

5  cruelty  have  ye  ruled  them.  And  they  were  scattered, 
because  there  is  no  shepherd:  and  they  became  meat  to 
all  the  beasts  of  the  field,  when  they  were   scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through  all  the  mountains,  and 
upon  every  high  hill:  yea,  my  flock  was  scattered  upon 
all  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  none  did  search  or  seek 
after  them.     *    * 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Behold,   I,  even  I,  will 

12  both  search  my  sheep,  and  seek  them  out.  As  a  shep- 
herd seeketh  out  his  flock  in  the  day  that  he  is  among 
his  sheep  that  are  scattered ;  so  will  I  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all  places  where  they  have 

13  been  scattered  in  the  cloudy  and  dark  day.  And  I  will 
bring  them  out  from  the  people,  and  gather  them  from 
the  countries,  and  will  bring  them  to  their  own  land, 
and  feed  them  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel  by  the 
rivers,  and  in  all  the  inhabited  places  of  the  country. 

14  I  will  feed  them  in  a  good  pasture,  and  upon  the  high 
mountains  of  Israel  shall  their  fold  be:  there  shall  they 
lie  in  a  good  fold,  and  /;/  a  fat  pasture  shall  they  feed 

15  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel.  I  will  feed  my  flock, 
and  I  will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  I  will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and  bring  again  that 
which  was  driven  away,  and  will  bind  up  that  which  was 


362  EZEKIEL.  34.  31 

broken,  and  will  strengthen  that  which  was  sick:  but  I 
will  destroy  the  fat  and  the  strong;  I  will  feed  them 
with  judgment.     *    * 

Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  them;  Be-  20 
hold,  I,  even  I,  will  judge   between  the   fat  cattle  and 
between    the     lean    cattle.      Because   ye    have    thrust  21 
with  side  and  with  shoulder,  and  pushed  all  the  diseased 
with  your  horns,  till   ye   have  scattered   them   abroad; 
therefore  will  I  save  my  flock,  and  they  shall  no  more  22 
be  a  prey;  and  I  will  judge  between  cattle  and  cattle. 
And  I  will  set  up  one  shepherd  over  them,  and  he  shall  23 
feed  them,  even  my  servant  David;  he  shall  feed  them, 
and  he  shall  be  their  shepherd.     And  I  the  Lord  will  be  24 
their  God,  and  my  servant  David  a  prince  among  them; 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it.     And  I  will  make  with  them  25 
a  covenant  of  peace,  and  will  cause  the  evil  beasts  to 
cease  out  of  the  land:  and  they  shall  dwell  safely  in  the 
wilderness,  and  sleep  in  the  woods.     And  I  will  make  26 
them  and  the  places  round  about  my  hill  a  blessing;  and 
I  will  cause  the  shower   to  come  down   in  his   season; 
there  shall  be  showers  of  blessing.     And  the  tree  of  the  27 
field  shall  yield  her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall  yield  her 
increase,  and  they  shall  be  safe  in  their  land,  and  shall 
know  that  I   am   the   Lord,  when    I   have   broken  the 
bands  of  their  yoke,  and  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand 
of  those  that  served   themselves   of  them.     And  they  28 
shall  no  more  be  a  prey  to  the  heathen,  neither  shall  the 
beast  of  the  land   devour   them;  but   they  shall   dwell 
safely,  and  none  shall  make   them  afraid.     And   I   will  29 
raise  up  for  them  a  plant  of  renown,  and  they  shall  be 
no  more  consumed  with  hunger  in  the  land,  neither  bear 
the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more.     Thus  shall  they  30 
know  that  I  the   Lord   their   God  am  with   them,  and 
that  they,  even  the  house  of  Israel,  are  my  people,  saith 
the  Lord  God.     And  ye  my  flock,  the  flock  of  my  pas-  31 
ture,  are  men,  and  I  atn  your  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


36,  28  EZEKIEL.  3^3 

SELECTION  NUMBER  177. 
Ezekiel  36  :  16-28,  37,  38  ;  37  :  18-28. 

36  16    Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

17  ing,  Son  of  man,  when  the  house  of  Israel  dwelt  in 
their  own  land,  they  defiled  it  by  their  own  way  and  by 
their  doings:  their  way  was  before  me  as  the  unclean- 

18  ness  of  a  removed  woman.  Wherefore  I  poured  my 
fury  upon  them  for  the  blood  that  they  had  shed  upon 
the  land,  and  for  their  idols  ic/ie/'eim'^/i  they  had  polluted 

19  it:  and  I  scattered  them  among  the  heathen,  and  they 
were  dispersed  through  the  countries:  according  to 
their  way  and  according  to  their  doings  I  judged  them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto  the  heathen,  whither  they 
went,  they  profaned  my  holy  name,  when  they  said  to 
them,  These  are  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and  are  gone 
forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  But  I  had  pity  for  mine  holy  name,  which  the  house 
of  Israel    had   profaned   among  the  heathen,    whither 

22  they  went.  Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I  do  not  t/iis  for  your  sakes, 
O  house  of  Israel,  but  for  mine  holy  name's  sake,  which 
ye  have  profaned  among  the  heathen,  whither  ye  went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  my  great  name,  which  was  profaned 
among  the  heathen,  which  ye  have  profaned  in  the 
midst  of  them;  and  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God,  when  I  shall  be  sanctified 

24  in  you  before  their  eyes.  For  I  -will  take  you  from 
among  the  heathen,  and  gather  you  out  of  all  countries, 
and  will  bring  you  into  your  own  land. 

25  Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean  water  upon  you,  and  ye 
shall  be  clean:  from  all  your  filthiness,  and  from  all 

26  your  idols,  will  I  cleanse  you.  A  new  heart  also  will  I 
give  you,  and  a  new  spirit  will  I  put  within  you:  and  I 
will  take  away  the  stony  heart  out  of  your  flesh,  and 

27  I  will  give  you  a  heart  of  flesh.  And  I  will  put  my 
Spirit  within  you,  and  cause  you  to  walk  in  my  statutes, 

28  and  ye  shall  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  t/iem.  And  ye 
shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  I  gave  to  your  fathers;  and 


364  EZEKIEL.  37-  26 

ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  your  God.  *  * 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I  will  yet /^r  this  be  inquired  37 
of  by  the  house  of  Israel,  to  do  it  for  them;  I  will 
increase  them  with  men  like  a  flock.  As  the  holy  flock,  38 
as  the  flock  of  Jerusalem  in  her  solemn  feasts;  so  shall 
the  waste  cities  be  filled  with  flocks  of  men:  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord.      *     * 

And  when  the  children  of  thy  people  shall  speak  unto  18  37 
thee,  saying.  Wilt  thou  not  shew  us  what  thou  meanest 
by  these?  Say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  19 
Behold,  I  will  take  the  stick  of  Joseph,  which  is  in  the 
hand  of  Ephraim,  and  the  tribes  of  Israel  his  fellows, 
and  will  put  them  with  him,  even  with  the  stick  of  Judah, 
and  make  them  one  stick,  and  they  shall  be  one  in  mine 
hand. 

And  the  sticks  whereon  thou  writest  shall  be  in  thine  20 
hand  before  their  eyes.      And   say  unto   them,    Thus  21 
saith  the  Lord  God;  Behold,  I  will  take  the  children 
of   Israel   from    among   the    heathen,    whither  they  be 
gone,  and  will-  gather   them  on   every  side,  and  bring 
them  into  their  own  land:  and  I  will  make  them  one  22 
nation  in  the  land  upon  the   mountains  of  Israel;  and 
one  king  shall  be  king  to  them  all:  and  they  shall  be  no 
more  two   nations,  neither   shall   they  be   divided  into 
two  kingdoms  any  more  at  all:  neither  shall  they  defile  23 
themselves  any  more  with   their  idols,  nor  with  their 
detestable  things,  nor  with  any  of  their  transgressions: 
but   I   will   save  them   out  of  all  their  dwellingplaces, 
wherein   they  have  sinned,  and   will   cleanse  them:  so 
shall    they  be    my   people,    and    I    will    be   their   God. 
And   David   my   servant  shall  be  king  over  them;  and  24 
they  all  shall  have  one  shepherd:  they  shall  also  walk  in 
my  judgments,  and  observe  my  statutes,  and  do  them. 
And  they  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  I  have  given  unto  25 
Jacob   my   servant,  wherein   your  fathers   have   dwelt; 
and  they  shall  dwell  therein,  even  they,  and  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children's  children   for  ever:  and   my 
servant  David  shall  be  their  prince  for  ever.     Moreover  26 
I  will  make  a  covenant  of  peace  with  them;  it  shall  be 
an  everlasting  covenant  with   them:  and   I   will   place 
them,  and  multiply  them,  and  will  set  my  sanctuary  in 


1.  7  DANIEL.  365 

27  the  midst  of  them  for  evermore.  My  tabernacle  also 
shall  be  with  them:  yea,  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they 

28  shall  be  my  people.  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that 
I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  Israel,  when  my  sanctuary  shall 
be  in  the  midst  of  them  for  evermore. 


DANIEL. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    178. 
Daniel  i  :  1-21. 

1  In  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Je-hoi'a-kim  king 
of  Judah  came  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  king  of  Babylon  unto 

2  Jerusalem,  and  besieged  it.  And  the  Lord  gave 
Je-hoi'a-kim  king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with  part  of 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God:  which  he  carried  into 
the  land  of  Shi' nar  to  the  house  of  his  god;  and  he 
brought  the  vessels  into  the  treasure  house  of  his  god. 

3  And  the  king  spake  unto  Ash'pe-naz  the  master  of 
his  eunuchs,  that  he  should  bring  certain  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the  princes; 

4  children  in  whom  was  no  blemish,  but  well  favoured,  and 
skilful  in  all  wisdom,  and  cunning  in  knowledge,  and 
understanding  science,  and  such  as  had  ability  in  them 
to  stand  in  the  king's  palace,  and  whom  they  might 
teach  the  learning  and  the  tongue    of  the  Chaldeans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them  a  daily  provision  of  the 
king's  meat,  and  of  the  wine  which  he  drank:  so  nourish- 
ing them    three  years,   that  at  the   end   thereof  they 

6  might  stand  before  the  king.  Now  among  these  were 
of  the^ children  of  Judah,  Daniel,  Han-a-ni'ah,  Mish'a-el, 

7  and  Az-a-rl'ah:  unto  whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
gave  names:  for  he  gave  unto  Daniel  the  name  of 
Bel-te-shaz'zar;  and  to  Han-a-nl'ah,  of  Sha'drach;  and 
t_o  Mish'a-el,  of  Me'shach;  and  to  Az-a-rl' ah,  of 
A-bed'ne-go. 


3^6  DANIEL. 


I.    21 


But  Daniel  purposed  in  his  heart  that  he  would  not  8 
defile  himself  with  the  portion  of  the  king's  meat,  nor 
with  the  wine  which  he  drank:  therefore  he  requested 
of  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  that  he  might  not  defile 
himself.      Now  God  had  brought  Daniel  into  favour  and  g 
tender  love  with  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs.     And  the  lo 
prince  of  the  eunuchs  said  unto  Daniel,  I  fear  my  lord 
the  king,  who  hath  appointed  your  meat  and  your  drink : 
for  why  should  he  see  your  faces  worse  liking  than  the 
children  which  are  of  your  sort?  then  shall  ye  make  me 
endanger  my  head  to  the  king.     Then  said  Daniel  to  ii 
Mel'zar,  whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  had  set  over 
Daniel,  Han-a-ni' ah,  Mish' a-el,   and   Az-a-ri' ah,   Prove  12 
thy  servants,   I  beseech  thee,  ten  days;  and  let  them 
give  us  pulse  to  eat,  and  water  to  drink.     Then  let  our  13 
countenances   be    looked    upon   before    thee,    and    the 
countenance  of  the  children  that  eat  of  the  portion  of 
the  king's  meat:  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with  thy  serv- 
ants.    So   he  consented   to  them   in  this  matter,  and  14 
proved  them  ten  days.     And  at  the  end  of  ten  days  15 
their  countenances  appeared  fairer  and  fatter  in  flesh 
than  all  the  children  which  did  eat  the  portion  of  the 
king's  meat.     Then  Mel'  zar  took  away  the  portion  of  16 
their  meat,  and  the  wine  that  they  should  drink;  and 
gave  them  pulse. 

As  for  these  four  children,  God  gave  them  knowledge  17 
and  skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom:  and  Daniel  had 
understanding  in  all  visions  and  dreams.      Now  at  the  18 
end  of  the  days  that  the  king  had  said  he  should  bring 
them  in,  then  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  brought  them  in 
before  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar.     And  the  king  communed  19 
with  them;  and  among  them  all  was^found  none  like 
Daniel,  Han-a-nl'ah,   Mish' a-el,   and  Az-a-rl'ah:  there- 
fore stood  they  before  the  king.     And  in  all  matters  of  20 
wisdom  and  understanding,  that  the  king   inquired    of 
them,    he   found    them    ten   times   better   than   all   the 
magicians  and  astrologers   that  were  in  all  his   realm. 
And  Daniel  continued  ezjen  unto  the  first  year  of  king  21 
Cyrus. 


DANIEL.  367 


SELECTION    NUMBER    179. 

Daniel  2  :  1-25. 

2  I  And  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Neb-u-chad- 
nez'  zar,  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  dreamed  dreams,  wherewith 
his  spirit  was  troubled,  and  his  sleep  brake  from  him. 

2  Then  the  king  commanded  to  call  the  magicians,  and 
the  astrologers,  and  the  sorcerers,  and  the  Chaldeans, 
for  to  shew  the  king  his  dreams.     So  they  came  and 

3  stood  before  the  king.  And  the  king  said  unto  them, 
I  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  my  spirit  was  troubled  to 

4  know  the  dream.  Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to  the 
king  in  Syr-i-ac,  O  king,  live  for  ever:  tell  thy  serv- 
ants the  dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  interpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to  the  Chaldeans,  The 
thing  is  gone  from  me:  if  ye  will  not  make  known  unto 
me  the  dream,  with  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall 
be  cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses  shall  be  made  a  dung- 

6  hill.  But  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and  the  interpretation 
thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me  gifts  and  rewards 
and  great  honour:  therefore  shew  me  the  dream,  and 

7  the  interpretation  thereof.  They  answered  again  and 
said.  Let  the  king  tell  his  servants  the  dream,  and  we 

8  will  shew  the  interpretation  of  it.  The  king  answered 
and  said,  I  know  of  certainty  that  ye  would  gain  the 

9  time,  because  ye  see  the  thing  is  gone  from  me.  But 
if  ye  will  not  make  known  unto  me  the  dream,  there  is 
but  one  decree  for  you :  for  ye  have  prepared  lying  and 
corrupt  words  to  speak  before  me,  till  the  time  be 
changed  :  therefore  tell  me  the  dream,  and  I  shall  know 
that  ye  can  shew  me  the  interpretation  thereof. 

10  The  Chaldeans  answered  before  the  king,  and  said, 
There  is  not  a  man  upon  the  earth  that  can  shew  the 
king's  matter:  therefore  there  is  no  king,  lord,  nor 
ruler,  that  asked  such  thing  at  any  magician,  or  astrol- 

11  oger,  or  Chaldean.  And  //  is  a  rare  thing  that  the 
king  requireth,  and  there  is  none  other  that  can  shew 
it  before  the  king,  except  the  gods,  whose  dwelling  is 

12  not  with  flesh.     For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry  and 


368  DANIEL.  2.  25 

very  furious,   and  commanded  to  destroy  all  the  wise 
ine?i  of  Babylon.     And  the  decree  went  forth  that  the  13 
wise  men  should  be  slain;  and  they  sought  Daniel  and 
his  fellows  to  be  slain. 

Then   Daniel  answered  with  counsel  and   wisdom  to  14 
A'  ri-6ch  the  captain    of   the    king's  guard,   which    was 
gone    forth    to    slay   the    wise   meji    of    Babylon:     he  15 
answered  and  said  to  A'  ri-och  the  king's  captam,  Why 
is  the  decree  so  hasty  from  the  king?     Then  A'  ri-6ch 
made  the  thing  known  to  Daniel.     Then  Daniel  went  16 
in,  and  desired  of  the  king  that  he  would  give  him  time, 
and   that  he  would  shew  the   king  the  interpretation. 
Then   Daniel  went  to   his  house,  and   made  the  thing  17 
known    to   Han-a-ni'ah,    Mish'a-el,  and  Az-a-ri'ah,  his 
companions:    that    they   would    desire  mercies    of  the  18 
God    of   heaven    concerning   this    secret;    that    Daniel 
and  his  fellows  should  not  perish  with   the  rest  of  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon. 

Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto  Daniel  in  a  night  19 
vision.     Then    Daniel    blessed    the    God    of    heaven. 
Daniel  answered  and  said.  Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  20 
for  ever  and  ever:  for  wisdom  and  might  are  his:  and  21 
he  changeth  the  times  and  the  seasons:  he  removeth 
kings,   and  setteth  up   kings:   he  giveth   wisdom  unto 
the  wise,    and   knowledge   to   them   that  know   under- 
standing: he  revealeth  the  deep  and  secret  things:  he  22 
knoweth  what  is  in  the  darkness,  and  the  light  dwelleth 
with  him.      I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O  thou  God  23 
of  my  fathers,  who  hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might, 
and  hast  made  known  unto  me  now  what  we  desired  of 
thee:  for  thou  hast  now  made  known  unto  us  the  king's 
matter. 

Therefore  Daniel  went  in  unto  A'  ri-och,  whom  the  24 
king  had  ordained  to  destroy  the  wise  me^i  of  Babylon: 
he  went  and  said  thus  unto  him;  Destroy  not  the  wise 
me7i  of  Babylon:  bring  me  in  before  the  king,  and  I 
will  shew  unto  the  king  the  interpretation.  Then  25 
A'  ri-och  brought  in  Daniel  before  the  king  in  haste, 
and  said  thus  unto  him,  I  have  found  a  man  of  the 
captives  of  Judah,  that  will  make  known  unto  the  king 
the  interpretation. 


2.  37 


DANIEL.  369 


SELECTION  NUMBER  180. 

Daniel  2  :  26-49. 

226  The  king  answered  and  said  to  Daniel,  whose  name 
was  Bel-te-shaz'  zar,  Art  thou  able  to  make  known  unto 
me  the  dream  which  I  have  seen,  and  the  interpretation 

27  thereof?  Daniel  answered  in  the  presence  of  the  king, 
and  said,  The  secret  which  the  king  hath  demanded  can- 
not the   wise   meji^  the   astrologers,  the   magicians,  the 

28  soothsayers,  shew  unto  the  king;  but  there  is  a  God  in 
heaven  that  revealeth  secrets,  and  maketh  known  to  the 
king  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  what  shall  be  in  the  latter 
days.     Thy  dream,  and  the  visions  of  thy  head   upon 

29  thy  bed,  are  these;  as  for  thee,  O  king,  thy  thoughts 
came  into  thy  mind  upon  thy  bed,  what  should  come  to 
pass  hereafter:  and  he  that  revealeth  secrets  maketh 

30  known  to  thee  what  shall  come  to  pass.  But  as  for  me, 
this  secret  is  not  revealed  to  me  for  any  wisdom  that  I 
have  more  than  any  living,  but  for  their  sakes  that  shall 
make  known  the  interpretation  to  the  king,  and  that 
thou  mightest  know  the  thoughts  of  thy  heart. 

31  Thou,  O  king,  sawest,  and  behold  a  great  image. 
This  great  image,  whose  brightness  z£/«j- excellent,  stood 

32  before  thee;  and  the  form  thereof  7£/^j-  terrible.  This 
image's  head  was  of  fine  gold,  his  breast  and  his  arms 

T,:i^  of  silver,  his  belly  and   his  thighs  of  brass,  his  legs  of 

34  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron  and  part  of  clay.  Thou 
sawest  till  that  a  stone  was  cutout  without  hands,  which 
smote  the  image  upon  his  feet  that  were  of  iron   and 

35  clay,  and  brake  them  to  pieces.  Then  was  the  iron, 
the  clay,  the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  to 
pieces  together,  and  became  like  the  chaff  of  the 
summer  threshingfioors;  and  the  wind  carried  them 
away,  that  no  place  was  found  for  them:  and  the  stone 
that  smote  the  image  became  a  great  mountain,  and 
filled  the  whole  earth. 

36  This  is  the  dream;  and  we  will  tell  the  interpretation 

37  thereof  before  the  king.     Thou,  O  king,  art  di  king  of 


370  DANIEL.  2.  48 

kings:  for  the  God  of  heaven  hath  given  thee  a  king- 
dom, power,   and  strength,   and  glory.     And  whereso-  38 
ever  the  children  of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of  the  field 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  hath  he  given  into  thine 
hand,  and  hath  made  thee  ruler  over  them  all.     Thou 
art  this  head  of  gold.     And  after  thee  shall  arise  another  39 
kingdom  inferior  to  thee,  and  another  third  kingdom  of 
brass,  which  shall  bear  rule   over  all  the  earth.     And  40 
the  fourth  kingdom  shall  be  strong  as  iron:  forasmuch 
as  iron  breaketh  in  pieces  and  subdueth  all  things:  and 
as  iron  that  breaketh  all  these,  shall  it  break  in  pieces 
and  bruise.      And  whereas   thou   sawest  the  feet  and  41 
toes,  part  of  potters'  clay,  and  part  of  iron,  the  king- 
dom shall  be  divided;  but  there  shall   be  in  it  of  the 
strength  of  the  iron,  forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron 
mixed  with  miry- clay.     And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet  were  42 
part  of  iron,  and  part  of  clay,  so  the  kingdom  shall  be 
partly  strong,  and  partly  broken.     And  whereas  thou  43 
sawest  iron   mixed  with  miry  clay,  they  shall   mingle 
themselves  with  the  seed  of  men:  but  they  shall  not 
cleave  one  to  another,  even  as  iron  is  not  mixed  with 
clay.     And  in  the  days  of  these  kings  shall  the  God  of  44 
heaven    set    up    a    kingdom,    which    shall    never    be 
destroyed:  and  the  kingdom  shall  not  be  left  to  other 
people,   but  it  shall  break  in  pieces  and   consume  all 
these  kingdoms,  and  it  shall   stand   for  ever.     Foras-  45 
much  as  thou  sawest  that  the  stone  was  cut  out  of  the 
mountain   without  hands,  and   that   it  brake  in   pieces 
the  iron,  the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the  gold; 
the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the  king  what  shall 
come  to  pass  hereafter:  and  the  dream  is  certain,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof  sure. 

Then  the  king  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  fell  upon  his  face,  46 
and   worshipped    Daniel,    and    commanded    that    they 
should  offer  an  oblation   and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 
The  king  answered  unto  Daniel,  and  said.  Of  a  truth  it  47 
is,  that  your  God  is  a  God  of  gods,  and  a  Lord  of  kings, 
and  a  revealer  of  secrets,  seeing   thou  couldest  reveal 
this  secret.     Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a  great  man,  48 
and  gave  him   many  great   gifts,  and   made  him  ruler 
over  the  whole  province  of  Babylon,  and  chief  of  the 


3.  9  DANIEL.  37^ 

49  governors  over  all  the  wise  me7i  of  Babylon.  Then 
Daniel  requested  of  the  king,  and  he  set  Sha'  drach, 
Me'  shach,  and  A-bed'  ne-go,  over  the  affairs  of  the 
province  of  Babylon:  but  Daniel  sat  in  the  gate  of  the 
king. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  181. 
Daniel  3  :  1-30. 

3  I  Neb-u-chad-nez' zar  the  king  made  an  image  of  gold, 
whose  height  was  threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  six  cubits:  he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of  Dura, 

2  in  the  province  of  Babylon.  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'- 
zar  the  king  sent  to  gather  together  the  princes, 
the  governors,  and  the  captains,  the  judges,  the 
treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and  all  the 
rulers  of  the  provinces,  to   come  to   the  dedication  of 

3  the  image  which  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  the  king  had  set 
up.  Then  the  princes,  the  governors,  and  captains,  the 
judges,  the  treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and 
all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unto  the  dedication  of  the  image  that  Neb-u-chad- 
nez' zar  the  king  had  set  up;  and  they  stood  before  the 

4  image  that  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  had  set  up.  Then  a 
herald  cried  aloud.  To  you  it  is  commanded,  O  people, 

5  nations,  and  languages,  that  at  what  time  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and 
worship  the  golden  image  that  Neb-u-chad-nez' zar  the 

6  king  hath  set  up:  and  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  wor- 
shippeth  shall  the  same  hour  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a 

7  burning  fiery  furnace.  Therefore  at  that  time,  when 
all  the  people  heard  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  all  the  people, 
the  nations,  and  the  languages,  fell  down  and  wor- 
shipped the  golden  image  that  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  the 
king  had  set  up. 

8  Wherefore  at  that  time  certain  Chaldeans  came  near, 

9  and  accused  the  Jews.     They  spake  and  said   to  the 


372  DANIEL.  3.  21 

king  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar,  O  king,  live  for  ever.     Thou,  10 
O  king,  hast  made  a  decree,  that  every  man  that  shall 
hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psal- 
tery, and   dulcimer,  and  all   kinds   of   music,  shall   fall 
down  and  worship  the  golden  image:  and  whoso  falleth  11 
not  down  and  worshippeth,  that  he  should  be  cast  into 
the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace.     There  are  certain  12 
Jews  whom  thou  hast  set  over  the  affairs  of  the  province 
of  Babylon,    Sha'drach,    Me' shach,    and    A-bed'ne-go; 
these  men,  O  king,  have  not  regarded  thee:   they  serve 
not  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  thou 
hast  set  up. 

Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  in  his  rage  and  fury    com-  13 
manded    to    bring    Sha'  drach.    Me'  shach,    and   A-bed'- 
ne-go.    Then  they  brought  these  men  before  the  king. 
Neb-u-chad-nez' zar  spake  and  said  unto  them.  Is  it  true,  14 
O  Sha  drach.   Me'  shach,  and  A-bed'  ne-go?  do  not  ye 
serve  my  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  I 
have  set  up?     Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at  what  time  ye  15 
hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psal- 
tery, and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down 
and  worship  the  image  which  I  have  made;  7ue//:  but  if 
ye  worship  not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same  hour  into  the 
midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace;  and  who  is  that  God 
that  shall   deliver  you   out  of  my  hands?     Sha'  drach,  16 
Me'  shach,  and  A-bed'  ne-go,  answered  and  said  to  the 
king,    O    Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar,    we    are   not    careful     to 
answer  thee  in  this  matter.      If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  17 
we  serve  is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the  burning  fiery 
furnace,  and   he  will   deliver  i^s  out   of  thine   hand,  O 
king.     But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee,  O  king,  that  18 
we  will  not  serve  thy   gods,    nor  worship   the  golden 
image  which  thou  hast  set  up. 

Then  was  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  full  of  fury,  and  the  19 
form  of  his  visage  was  changed  against  Sha  drach, 
Me'  shach,  and  A-bed'  ne-go :  therefore  he  spake,  and 
commanded  that  they  should  heat  the  furnace  one 
seven  times  more  than  it  was  wont  to  be  heated.  And  20 
he  commanded  the  most  mighty  men  that  were  in  his 
army  to  bind  Sha'  drach.  Me'  shach,  and  A-bed'  ne-go, 
and  to  cast  them  into  the  burning  fiery  furnace.     Then  21 


3.  30  DANIEL.  373 

these  men  were  bound  in  their  coats,  their  hosen,  and 
their  hats,  and  their  other  garments,  and  were  cast  into 

22  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  Therefore 
because  the  king's  commandment  was  urgent,  and  the 
furnace  exceeding  hot,  the  flame  of  the  fire  slew_  those 
men   that   took    up    Sha'  drach,  Me'  shach,  and   A-bed'- 

23  ne-go.  And  these  three  men,  Sha'  drach,  Me'  shach, 
and  A-bed'  ne-go,  fell  down  bound  into  the  midst  of  the 

24  burning  fiery  furnace.  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  the 
king  was  astonied,  and  rose  up  in  haste,  arid  spake,  and 
said  unto  his  counsellors.  Did  not  we  cast  three  men 
bound  into  the  midst  of  the  fire?     They  answered  and 

25  said  unto  the  king.  True,  O  king.  He  answered  and 
said,  Lo,  I  see  four  men  loose,  walking  in  the  midst  of 
the  fire,  and  they  have  no  hurt;  and  the  form  of  the 

"fourth  is  like  the  Son  of  God. 

26  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  came  near  to  the  mouth  of 
the  burning  fiery  furnace,  and  spake,  and  said,  Sha'- 
drach.  Me'  shach,  and  A-bed'  ne-go,  ye  servants  of  the 
most  high  God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither.  Then 
Sha' drach.  Me' shach,  and  A-bed-ne-go,  came  forth    of 

27  the  midst  of  the  fire.  And  the  princes,  governors,  and 
captains,  and  the  king's  counsellors,  being  gathered 
together,  saw  these  men,  upon  whose  bodies  the  fire 
had  no  power,  nor  was  a  hair  of  their  head  singed, 
neither  were  their  coats  changed,  nor  the  smell  of  fire 

28  had  passed  on  them.  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  spake, 
and  said,  Blessed  be  the  God  of  Sha'  drach.  Me'  shach,  and 
A-bed'  ne-go,  who  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  delivered  his 
servants  that  trusted  in  him,  and  have  changed  the 
king's  word,  and  yielded  their  bodies,  that  they  might 
not  serve  nor  worship  any  god,  except  their  own  God. 

29  Therefore  I  make  a  decree.  That  every  people,  nation, 
and  language,  which  speak  any  thing  amiss  against  the 
God  of  Sha' drach.  Me' shach,  and  A-bed' ne-go,  shall  be 
cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall  be  made  a  dung- 
hill; because  there  is   no   other  God   that  can  deliver 

30  after  this  sort._  Then  the  king  promoted  Sha'  drach, 
Me' shach,  and  A-bed' ne-go,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 


374  DANIEL.  4.   14 

SELECTION  NUMBER  182. 
Daniel  4  :  1-19. 

Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  the  king,  unto  all  people,  nations,  i  4 
and  languages,   that  dwell  in  all   the  earth;  Peace  be 
multiplied  unto  you.     I   thought  it  good  to  show   the  2 
signs   and   wonders   that  the   high   God   hath   wrought 
toward  me.     How  great  are  his  signs!  and  how  mighty  3 
^r^  his  wonders!  his  kingdom  ?>  an  everlasting  kingdom, 
and  his  dominion  is  from  generation  to  generation. 

I  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  was  at  rest  in  mine  house,  and  4 
flourishing  in  my  palace:    I  saw  a  dream  which  made  5 
me   afraid,   and  the    thoughts    upon  my   bed  and  the 
visions  of  my  head  troubled  me.     Therefore  made  I  a  6 
decree  to  bring  in  all  the  wise  me7i   of  Babylon  before 
me,  that  they  might  make  known  unto  me  the  interpre- 
tation of  the  dream.     Then  came  in  the  magicians,  the  7 
astrologers,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  soothsayers:  and  I 
told  the  dream  before  them;    but  they  did  not  make 
known  unto  me  the  interpretation  thereof. 

But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in  before  me  whose  name  8 
was  Bel-te-shaz'  zar,  according  to  the  name  of  my  god, 
and  in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods:   and  before* 
him  I  told  the  dream,  sayings  O  Bel-te-shaz'  zar,  master  9 
of  the  magicians,  because  I  know  that  the  spirit  of  the 
holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and  no  secret  troubleth  thee,  tell 
me  the  visions  of  my  dream  that  I  have  seen,  and  the 
interpretation  thereof.      Thus  were  the  visions  of  mine  10 
head  in  my  bed;  I  saw,  and  behold  a  tree  in  the  midst 
of  the  earth,  and  the  height  thereof  was  great.     The  11 
tree    grew,   and    was    strong,    and    the    height    thereof 
reached  unto  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to  the  end 
of  all  the  earth:  the  leaves  tfiereof  were  fair  and  the  12 
fruit  thereof  much,   and   in  it  was  meat  for  all:    the 
beasts  of  the  field  had  shadow  under  it,  and  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven  dwelt  in  the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh 
was  fed  of  it.     I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my  head  upon  13 
my  bed,  and,  behold,  a  watcher  and  an  holy  one  came 
down  from  heaven;   he  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus.  Hew  14 


4.  22  DANIEL.  375 

down  the  tree,  and  cut  off  his  branches,  shake  off  his 
leaves,  and  scatter  his  fruit:  let  the  beasts  get  away 
from    under    it,    and    the    fowls    from    his    branches: 

15  nevertheless  leave  the  stump  of  his  roots  in  the  earth, 
even  with  a  band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass 
of  the  field;  and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
and  let  his  portion  be  with  the  beasts  in  the  grass  of  the 

16  earth:  let  his  heart  be  changed  from  man's,  and  let 
a  beast's  heart  be  given  unto  him;   and  let  seven  times 

17  pass  over  him.  This  matter  is  by  the  decree  of  the 
watchers,  and  the  demand  by  the  word  of  the  holy 
ones:  to  the  intent  that  the  living  may  know  that  the 
most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth 
it  to  whomsoever   he  will,  and   setteth  up  over  it  the 

18  basest  of  men.  This  dream  I  king  Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar 
have  seen.  Now  thou,  O  Bel-te-shaz'  zar,  declare  the 
interpretation  thereof,  forasmuch  as  all  the  wise  men  of 
my  kingdom  are  not  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation:  but  thou  art  a.h\e;  for  the  spirit  of  the 
holy  gods  IS  in  thee. 

19  Then  Daniel,  whose  name  was  Bel-te-shaz'  zar,  was 
astonied  for  one  hour,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him. 
The  king  spake,  and  said,  Bel-te-shaz'  zar,  let  not  the 
dream,  or  the  interpretation  thereof,  trouble  thee. 
Bel-te-shaz'  zar  answered  and  said.  My  lord,  the  dream 
de  to  them  that  hate  thee,  and  the  interpretation  thereof 
to  thine  enemies. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  183. 

Daniel  4  :  20-37. 

4:20      The  tree  that  thou  sawest,  which  grew,  and  was  strong, 
whose  height  reached  unto  the  heaven,  and  the  sight 

21  thereof  to  all  the  earth;  whose  leaves  were  fair,  and  the 
fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for  all;  under 
which  the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and   upon  whose 

22  branches  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  had  their  habitation:  it 
IS  thou,  O  king,  that  art  grown  and  become  strong:  for 
thy  greatness  is  grown,  and  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and 


376  DANIEL.  4.  33 

thy  dominion  to  the  end  of  the  earth.    And  whereas  the  23 
king  saw  a  watcher  and  a  holy  one  coming  down  from 
heaven,  and  saying,  Hew   the  tree  down,   and   destroy 
it;    yet    leave   the    stump   of   the  roots  thereof  in   the 
earth,  even  with  a  band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender 
grass  of  the  field;    and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  and  let  his  portion  be  with   the   beasts   of  the 
field,  till  seven  times  pass  over  him;  this  is  the  inter-  24 
pretation,  O  king,  and  this  is  the  decree  of  the   Most 
High,   which  is  come   upon   my  lord   the  king:     That  25 
they  shall  drive  thee  from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  with   the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  they  shall  make 
thee  to  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  they  shall  wet  thee  with 
the  dew   of  heaven,  and  seven  times    shall  pass  over 
thee,  till  thou  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the 
kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 
And  whereas  they  commanded  to  leave  the  stump  of  26 
the  tree  roots;   thy  kingdom  shall  be  sure   unto   thee, 
after  that  thou  shalt  have  known  that  the  heavens  do 
rule.     Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my  counsel  be  acceptable  27 
unto  thee,  and  break  off  thy  sins  by  righteousness,  and 
thine   iniquities  by  showing  mercy  to   the   poor;    if  it 
may  be  a  lengthening  of  thy  tranquillity. 

AH    this    came    upon    the    king    Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar.  28 
At  the  end  of  twelve  months  he  walked  in  the  palace  of  29 
the  kingdom  of  Babylon.     The  king  spake,  and  said,  30 
Is   not   this  great  Babylon,  that  I   have  built  for   the 
house  of  the  kingdom  by  the  might  of  my  power,  and 
for  the  honour  of  my  majesty?     While  the  word  was  in  31 
the  king's  mouth,  there  fell  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying^ 
O  king  Neb-u-chad-nez' zar,  to  'thee  it  is  spoken;  The 
kingdom  is  departed  from  thee.     And  they  shall  drive  32 
thee    from    men,    and    thy   dwelling   shall  be   with   the 
beasts  of  the  field :  they  shall  make  thee  to  eat  grass 
as    oxen,   and  seven  times  shall  pass    over    thee,  until 
thou  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom 
of  men,    and   giveth   it   to  whomsoever   he  will.     The  33 
same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfilled  upon  Neb-u-chad-nez'- 
zar:  and  he  was  driven  from  men,  and  did  eat  grass  as 
oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
till  his  hairs  were  grown  like  eagles'  feathers^  and  his 


5.  5  DANIEL.  377 

34  nails  like  birds'  claws.  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I 
Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar  lifted  up  mine  eyes  unto  heaven, 
and  mine  understanding  returned  unto  me,  and  I 
blessed  the  Most  High,  and  I  praised  and  honoured  him 
that  liveth  for  ever,  whose  dominion  is  an  everlasting 
dominion,    and    his   kingdom    is   from    generation    to 

35  generation:  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  are 
reputed  as  nothing:  and  he  doeth  according  to  his  will 
in  the  army  of  heaven,  and  a?fiong  the  inhabitants  of 
the  earth:   and  none   can   stay  his  hand,  or  say   unto 

36  him.  What  doest  thou?  At  the  same  time  my  reason 
returned  unto  me;  and  for  the  glory  of  my  kingdom, 
mine  honour  and  brightness  returned  unto  me;  and  my 
counsellors  and  my  lords  sought  unto  me;  and  I  was 
established  in  my  kingdom,  and  excellent  majesty  was 

37  added  unto  me.  Now  I  Neb-u-chad-nez' zar  praise  and 
extol  and  honour  the  King  of  heaven,  all  whose  works 
are  truth,  and  his  ways  judgment:  and  those  that  walk 
in  pride  he  is  able  to  abase. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    184. 
Daniel  5  :  1-3 1. 

1  Bel-shaz'  zar  the  king  made  a  great  feast  to  a  thousand 
of    his  lords,   and    drank    wine    before  the    thousand. 

2  Bel-shaz' zar,  whiles  he  tasted  the  wine,  commanded  to 
bring  the  golden  and  silver  vessels  which  his  father 
Neb-u-chad-nez' zar  had  taken  out  of  the  temple  which 
was  in  Jerusalem;  that  the  king,  and  his  princes,  his 

3  wives,  and  his  concubines,  might  drink  therein.  Then 
they  brought  the  golden  vessels  that  were  taken  out  of 
the  temple  of  the  house  of  God  which  was  2it  Jerusalem; 
and  the  king,  and   his   princes,  his  wives,  and  his  con- 

4  cubines,  drank  in  them.  They  drank  wine,  and  praised 
the  gods  of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron,  of 
wood,  and  of  stone. 

5  In  the  same  hour  came  forth  fingers  of  a  man's  hand, 
and  wrote  over  against  the  candlestick  upon  the  plaister 
of  the  wall  of  the  king's  palace:  and  the  king  saw  the 


378  DANIEL.  5.  15 

part  of  the  hand  that  wrote.     Then   the  king's  counte-  6 
nance  was  changed,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him,  so 
that  the  joints  of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and  his  knees 
smote  one  against   another.     The  king  cried   aloud  to  7 
bring  in  the  astrologers,  the  Chal-de'ans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers.   And  the  king  spake,  and  said  to  the  wise  men  oi 
Babylon,  Whosoever  shall  read  this  writing,  and  shew 
me  the  interpretation   thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with 
scarlet,  and  have  a  chain   of  gold   about  his   neck,  and 
shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom.     Then  came  in  8 
all   the  king's  wise  men:  but  they  could  not  read  the 
writing,  nor  make  known  to  the  king  the  interpretation 
thereof.     Then  was  king  Bel-shaz'  zar  greatly  troubled,  9 
and  his  countenance  was  changed  in  him,  and  his  lords 
were  astonied. 

No7v  the  queen  by  reason  of  the  words  of  the  king  and  10 
his  lords  came  into  the  banquet  house:  a7id  the  queen 
spake   and    said,    O   king,    live   for   ever:  let   not  thy 
thoughts   trouble   thee,    nor    let   thy   countenance   be 
changed:  there  is  a  man  in  thy  kingdom,  in  whom   is  11 
the   spirit  of  the   holy   gods;  and  in  the   days   of  thy 
father   light  and  understanding  and   wisdom,  like  the 
wisdom  of  the  gods,  was  found  in  him;  whom  the  king 
Neb-u-chad-nez'  zar    thy    father,   the    king,    /  say,    thy 
father,    made    master   of    the  magicians,    astrologers, 
Chal-de'ans,  ^/z^soothsayers;  forasmuch  as  an  excellent  12 
spirit,  and  knowledge,  and  understanding,  interpreting 
of  dreams,  and  shewing  of  hard  sentences,  and  dissolv- 
ing of  doubts,  were  found  in  the  same  i)aniel,  whom 
the    king    named    Bel-te-shaz' zar:   now    let    Daniel    be 
called,  and  he  will  shew  the  interpretation.     Then  was  13 
Daniel  brought  in  before  the  king.     And  the  king  spake 
and  said  unto  Daniel,  A7't  thou  that  Daniel  which  art  oi 
the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  whom  the  king 
my  father  brought  out  of  Jew'  ry?     I  have   even  heard  14 
of  thee,  that  the  spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee,  and  that 
light  and  understanding  and  excellent  wisdom  is  found 
in  thee.     And  now  the  wise  men,  the  astrologers,  have  15 
been  brought  in  before  me,  that  they  should  read  this 
writing,  and  make  known  unto   me  the  interpretation 
thereof:  but  they  could  not  shew  the  interpretation  of 


5.  28  DANIEL.  379 

i6  the  thing:  and  I  have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou  canst 
make  interpretations,  and  dissolve  doubts:  now  if  thou 
canst  read  the  writing,  and  make  known  to  me  the 
interpretation  thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with 
scarlet,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck,  and 
shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

17  Then  Daniel  answered  and  said  before  the  king,  Let 
thy  gifts  be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  rewards  to  another; 
yet    I  will  read  the  writing  unto  the  king,    and  make 

18  known  to  him  the  interpretation.  O  thou  king,  the 
most  high  God  gave  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  thy  father  a 

19  kingdom,  and  majesty,  and  glory,  and  honour:  and 
for  the  majesty  that  he  gave  him,  all  people,  nations, 
and  languages,  trembled  and  feared  before  him:  whom 
he  would  he  slew;  and  whom  he  would  he  kept  alive; 
and  whom  he  would  he  set  up;  and  whom  he  would  he 

20  put  down.  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted  up,  and  his 
mind  hardened  in  pride,  he  was  deposed  from  his  kingly 

21  throne,  and  they  took  his  glory  from  him:  and  he  was 
driven  from  the  sons  of  men;  and  his  heart  was  made 
like  the  beasts,  and  his  dwelling  7vas  with  the  wild  asses : 
they  fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet 
with  the  dew  of  heaven;  till  he  knew  that  the  most 
high  God  ruled  in  the  kingdom   of  men,  and    that  he 

22  appointeth  over  it  whomsoever  he  will.  And  thou  his 
son,    O  Bel-shaz'zar,   hast    not    humbled    thine  heart, 

23  though  thou  knewest  all  this;  but  hast  lifted  up  thyself 
against  the  Lord  of  heaven;  and  they  have  brought  the 
vessels  of  his  house  before  thee,  and  thou  and  thy 
lords,  thy  wives  and  thy  concubines,  have  drunk  wine 
in  them;  and  thou  hast  praised  the  gods  of  silver,  and 
gold,  of  brass,  iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which  see  not,  nor 
hear,  nor  know:  and  the  God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath 
is,  and  whose  are  all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified: 

24  then  was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent  from  him;  and  this 
writing  was  written. 

25  And  thisj'i-  the  writing  that  was   written,  ME'NE, 

26  ME'NE,  TE'KEL,  U-PHAR'_SIN.  This  is  the  inter- 
pretation of  the  thing :  ME'NE;  God  hath  numbered  thy 

27  kingdom,  and  finished  it.      TE'  KEL;  thou  art  weighed 

28  in  the  balances,  and  art  found  wanting.     PERES;  Thy 


380  DANIEL.  6.  9 

kingdom  is  divided,  and  given  to  the  Medes  and  Persians. 
Then  commanded  Belshazzar,  and  they  clothed  Daniel  29 
with  scarlet,  and  put  a  chain  of  gold  about  his  neck, 
and    made    a    proclamation    concerning    him,    that    he 
should  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

In  that  night  was  Belshazzar  the  king  of  the  Chalde-  30 
ans  slain.  And  Da-rl'us  the  Median  took  the  kingdom,  31 
being  about  threescore  and  two  years  old. 

SELECTION    NUMBER    185. 
Daniel  6  :  1-28. 

It  pleased  Da-ri'  us  to  set  over  the  kingdom  a  hundred  i  6 
and  twenty   princes,   which  should  be  over  the  whole 
kingdom;    and  over  these  three  presidents;    of  whom  2 
Daniel  was  first:  that  the  princes  might  give  accounts 
unto  them,  and  the  king  should  have  no  damage.     Then  3 
♦this   Daniel   was   preferred   above    the    presidents   and 
princes,   because  an   excellent  spirit  was  in  him;  and 
the  king  thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

Then    the    presidents    and    princes    sought   to    find  4 
occasion  against  Daniel   concerning  the  kingdom;  but 
they  could  find  none  occasion  nor  fault;  forasmuch  as 
he  was  faithful,    neither  was  there  any  error  or  fault 
found  in  him.     Then  said  these  men.  We  shall  not  find  5 
any  occasion   against  this    Daniel,    except  we   find   // 
against   him  concerning  the   law   of   his   God.       Then  6 
these  presidents  and  princes  assembled  together  to  the 
king,  and   said  thus  unto  him,  King  Da-ri'  us,  live  for 
ever.     All   the   presidents    of    the    kingdom,    the   gov-  7 
ernors,  and  the  princes,  the  counsellors,  and  the  cap- 
tains,   have    consulted  together   to   establish   a   royal 
statute,   and  to  make  a  firm  decree,    that  whosoever 
shall  ask  a  petition  of  any  God  or  man  for  thirty  days, 
save  of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of 
lions.     Now,    O  king,  establish   the   decree,   and    sign  8 
the  writing,  that   it  be  not  changed,  according  to  the 
law  of  the  Medes   and   Persians,    which   altereth   not. 
Wherefore  king  Da-ri'  us  signed  the  writing  and  the  9 
decree. 


6.  20  DANIEL.  381 

10  Now  when  Daniel  knew  that  the  writing  was  signed, 
he  went  into  his  house;  and,  his  windows  being  open  in 
his  chamber  toward  Jerusalem,  he  kneeled  upon  his 
knees  three  times  a  day,  and  prayed,  and  gave  thanks 

11  before  his  God,  as  he  did  aforetime.  Then  these  men 
assembled,  and  found  Daniel  praying  and  making  sup- 

12  plication  before  his  God.  Then  they  came  near,  and 
spake  before  the  king  concerning  the  king's  decree; 
Hast  thou  not  signed  a  decree,  that  every  man  that 
shall  ask  a  petition  of  any  God  or  man  within  thirty  days, 
save  of  thee,  O  king,  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of 
lions?  The  king  answered  and  said.  The  thing  is  true, 
according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  which 

13  altereth  not.  Then  answered  they  and  said  before  the 
king,  That  Daniel,  which  is  of  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity of  Judah,  regardeth  not  thee,  O  king,  nor  the 
decree  that  thou  hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  petition 

14  three  times  a  day.  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these 
words,  was  sore  displeased  with  himself,  and  set  his 
heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver  him;  and  he  laboured  till 

15  the  going  down  of  the  sun  to  deliver  him.  Then  these 
men  assembled  unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king. 
Know,  O  king,  that  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians 
is,  That  no  decree  nor  statute  which  the  king  estab- 

16  lisheth  may  be  changed.  Then  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  Daniel,  and  cast  hivi  into  the  den  of 
lions.  Now  the  king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Thy 
God  whom  thou   servest  continually,    he   will   deliver 

17  thee.  And  a  stone  was  brought,  and  laid  upon  the 
mouth  of  the  den;  and  the  king  sealed  it  with  his  own 
signet,  and  with  the  signet  of  his  lords;  that  the  pur- 
pose might  not  be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace,  and  passed  the 
night  fasting:  neither  were  instruments  of  music 
brought   before   him:    and    his  sleep  went   from  him. 

19  Then   the   king  arose   very  early  in  the  morning,    and 

20  went  in  haste  unto  the  den  of  lions.  And  when  he 
came  to  the  den,  he  cried  with  a  lamentable  voice  unto 
Daniel:  and  the  king  spake  and  said  to  Daniel,  O 
Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy  God,  whom 
thou  servest  continually,  able  to  deliver  thee  from  the 


382  DANIEL.  9.  2 

lions?     Then  said  Daniel   unto  the  king,   O  king,  live  21 
for  ever.      My  God   hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  shut  22 
the  lions'  mouths,  that   they  have  not  hurt  me:  foras- 
much as  before   him  innocency  was  found  in  me;  and 
also  before  thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt.     Then  23 
was  the  king  exceeding  glad  for  himi,  and  commanded 
that  they  should   take  Daniel  up  out  of  the  den.     So 
Daniel  was  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no  manner  of 
hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because  he  believed  in  his 
God. 

And  the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought  those  24 
men  which  had  accused  Daniel,  and  they  cast  them  into 
the  den  of  lions,  them,  their  children,  and  their  wives; 
and  the  lions  had  the  mastery  of  them,  and  brake  all 
their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever  they  came  at  the  bottom 
of  the  den. 

Then  king  Da-rl'  us  wrote  unto  all   people,  nations,  25 
and   languages,  that  dwell  in  all   the   earth;  Peace  be 
multiplied   unto  you.     I  make  a  decree,  That  in  every  26 
dominion  of  my  kingdom  men  tremble  and  fear  before 
the  God  of  Daniel :  for  he  is  the  living  God,  and  stead- 
fast  for  ever,  and  his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be 
destroyed,  and  his  dominion  shall  be  even  unto  the  end. 
He  delivereth  and  rescueth,  and  he  worketh  signs  and  27 
wonders  in  heaven  and   in  earth,  who  hath  delivered 
Daniel   from  the  power  of  the   lions.     So  this  Daniel  28 
prospered  in  the  reign  of  Da-rl'  us,  and  in  the  reign  of 
Cyrus  the  Persian. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  186. 

Daniel  9  :  1-23. 

In  the  first  year  of  Da-ri'  us  the  son  of  A-has'  u-e-rus, 
of  the  seed  of  the  Medes,  which  was  made  king  over  the 
realm  of  the  Chaldeans;  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  I 
Daniel  understood  by  books  the  number  of  the  years, 
whereof  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  that  he  would  accomplish  seventy  years  in  the 
desolations  of  Jerusalem. 


9.  15  DANIEL.  SS^ 

3  And  I  set  my  face  unto  the  Lord  God,  to  seek  by 
prayer  and  supplications,  with  fasting,  and  sackcloth, 

4  and  ashes:  and  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord  my  God,  and 
made  my  confession,  and  said,  O  Lord,  the  great  and 
dreadful  God,  keeping  the  covenant  and  mercy  to  them 
that  love  him,   and  to   them  that  keep   his   command- 

5  ments;  we  have  sinned,  and  have  committed  iniquity, 
and  have  done  wickedly,  and  have  rebelled,  even  by 
departing  from  thy  precepts  and  from  thy  judgments: 

6  neither  have  we  hearkened  unto  thy  servants  the 
prophets,  which  spake  in  thy  name  to  our  kings,  our 
princes,  and  our  fathers,  and  to  all  the  people  of  the 

7  land.  O  Lord,  righteousness  belongeth  unto  thee,  but 
unto  us  confusion  of  faces,  as  at  this  day;  to  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and 
unto  all  Israel,  that  are  near,  and  that  are  far  off, 
through  all  the  countries  whither  thou  hast  driven 
them,   because  of  their  trespass  that  they  have   tres- 

8  passed  against  thee.  O  Lord,  to  us  belo7igeth  confusion 
of  face,  to  our  kings,  to  our  princes,  and  to  our  fathers, 

9  because  we  have  sinned  against  thee.  To  the  Lord  our 
God  belong  mercies  and  forgivenesses,  though  we  have 

10  rebelled  against  him;  neither  have  we  obeyed  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his  laws,  which  he  set 

11  before  us  by  his  servants  the  prophets.  Yea,  all  Israel 
have  transgressed  thy  law,  even  by  departing,  that  they 
might  not  obey  thy  voice;  therefore  the  curse  is  poured 
upon  us,  and  the  oath  that  is  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses  the   servant  of   God,   because  we  have  sinned 

12  against  him.  And  he  hath  confirmed  his  words,  which 
he  spake  against  us,  and  against  our  judges  that  judged 
us,  by  bringing  upon  us  a  great  evil:  for  under  the 
whole  heaven  hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been  done 

13  upon  Jerusalem.  As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
all  this  evil  is  come  upon  us:  yet  made  we  not  our 
prayer  before  the  Lord  our  God,  that  we  might  turn 

14  from  our  iniquities,  and  understand  thy  truth.  There- 
fore hath  the  Lord  watched  upon  the  evil,  and  brought 
it  upon  us:  for  the  Lord  our  God  is  righteous  in  all  his 
works  which   he  doeth:  for  we  obeyed  not  his  voice. 

15  And    now,   O    Lord    our    God,   that    hast   brought  thy 


384  DANIEL.  12.  I 

people  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty 
hand,  and  hast  gotten  thee  renown,  as  at  this  day;  we 
have  sinned,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

O  Lord,  according  to  all  thy  righteousness,  I  beseech  16 
thee,  let  thine  anger  and  thy  fury  be  turned  away  from 
thy  city  Jerusalem,  thy  holy  mountain:  because  for  our 
sins,  and  for  the  iniquities  of  our  fathers,  Jerusalem  and 
thy  people  are  become  a  reproach  to  all  that  are  about  us. 
Now  therefore,  O  our  God,  hear  the  prayer  of  thy  serv-  17 
ant,  and  his  supplications,  and  cause  thy  face  to  shine 
upon  thy  sanctuary  that  is  desolate,  for  the  Lord's  sake. 
O  my  God,  incline  thine  ear,  and  hear;  open  thine  eyes,  18 
and  behold  our  desolations,  and  the  city  which  is  called 
by  thy  name:  for  we  do  not  present  our  supplications 
before  thee  for  our  righteousnesses,  but  for  thy  great 
mercies.     O    Lord,   hear;    O  Lord,    forgive;    O    Lord,  19 
hearken  and  do ;  defer  not,  for  thine  own  sake,  O  my  God : 
for  thy  city  and  thy  people  are  called  by  thy  name. 

And  while  I  was  speaking,  and  praying,  and  confess-  20 
ing  my  sin  and  the  sin  of  my  people  Israel,  and  present- 
ing my  supplication  before  the  Lord  my  God  for  the 
holy  mountain  of  my  God;  yea,  while  I  was  speaking  in  21 
prayer,  even  the  man  Ga'bri-el,  whom  I  had  seen  in  the 
vision  at  the   beginning,   being  caused  to  fly  swiftly, 
touched  me  about  the  time  of  the  evening  oblation. 
And  he   informed   me^  and   talked  with   me,  and  said,  22 
O  Daniel,  I  am  now  come  forth  to  give  thee  skill  and 
understanding.     At  the  beginning  of  thy  supplications  23 
the  commandment  came  forth,  and  I  am  come  to  shew 
thee  J  for  thou  ar/ greatly  beloved:  therefore  understand 
the  matter,  and  consider  the  vision. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    187. 
Daniel  12  :  1-13. 

And  at  that  time  shall  Mi'chael  stand  up,  the  great  i  12 
prince  which  standeth  for  the  children  of  thy  people: 
and  there  shall  be  a  time  of  trouble,  such  as  never  was 
since  there  was  a  nation  even  to  that  same  time :  and  at 


DANIEL.  385 


that  time  thy  people  shall  be  delivered,  every  one  that 

2  shall  be  found  written  in  the  book.  And  many  of  them 
that  sleep  in  the  dust  of  the  earth  shall  awake,  some  to 
everlasting  life,    and  some  to   shame  and  everlasting 

3  contempt.  And  they  that  be  wise  shall  shine  as  the 
brightness  of  the  firmament;    and  they  that  turn  many 

4  to  righteousness,  as  the  stars  for  ever  and  ever.  But 
thou,  O  Daniel,  shut  up  the  words,  and  seal  the  book, 
even  to  the  time  of  the  end :  many  shall  run  to  and  fro, 
and  knowledge  shall  be  increased. 

5  Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and,  behold,  there  stood  other 
two,  the  one  on  this  side  of  the  bank  of  the  river,  and 

6  the  other  on  that  side  of  the  bank  of  the  river.  And 
one  said  to  the  man  clothed  in  linen,  which  was  upon  the 
waters  of  the  river.   How  long  shall  it  be  to  the  end  of 

7  these  wonders?  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 
which  was  upon  the  waters  of  the  river,  when  he  held 
up  his  right  hand  and  his  left  hand  unto  heaven,  and 
sware  by  him  that  liveth  for  ever,  that  //  shall  be  for  a 
time,  times,  and  a  half;  and  when  he  shall  have  accom- 
plished to  scatter  the  power  of  the  holy  people,  all  these 

8  things  shall  be  finished.  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood 
not:    then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what  shall  be  the  end  of 

9  these  thijigs?  And  he  said,  Go  thy  way,  Daniel :  for 
the  words  are  closed  up  and  sealed  till  the  time  of  the 

10  end.  Many  shall  be  purified,  and  made  white,  and 
tried;  but  the  wicked  shall  do  wickedly:  and  none  of 
the  wicked  shall  understand;    but  the  wise  shall  under- 

11  stand.  And  from  the  time  that  the  daily  sacrifice  shall 
be  taken  away,  and  the  abomination  that  maketh  deso- 
late set  up,  there  shall  be  a  thousand  two  hundred  and 

12  ninety  days.  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  and  cometh  to 
the  thousand  three  hundred  and  five  and  thirty  days. 

13  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  be:  for  thou  shalt  rest, 
and  stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  of  the  days. 


386  JOEL.  2.  II 


JOEL. 

SELECTION    NUMBER    188. 

Joel  2  :  1-17,  28-32. 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  and  sound  an  alarm  in  i 
my  holy  mountain:  let  all  the   inhabitants  of  the  land 
tremble:  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  for  it  is  nigh 
at  hand;  a  day  of  darkness  and  of  gloominess,  a  day  of  2 
clouds  and  of  thick   darkness,  as  the  morning  spread 
upon  the  mountains:  a  great  people  and  a  strong;  there 
hath  not  been  ever  the  like,  neither  shall  be  any  more 
after  it,  eve7t  to  the  years  of  many  generations.     A  fire  3 
devoureth    before    them;    and    behind    them   a    flame 
burneth :  the  land  is  as  the  garden  of  Eden  before  them, 
and  behind  them  a  desolate  wilderness;  yea,  and  nothing 
shall  escape  them.     The  appearance  of  them  is  as  the  4 
appearance  of  horses ;  and  as  horsemen,  so  shall  they  run. 
Like  the   noise  of  chariots  on   the  tops  of  mountains  5 
shall  they  leap,   like  the  noise  of  a  flame  of  fire  that 
devoureth  the  stubble,  as  a  strong  people  set  in  battle 
array.      Before   their    face   the  people  shall   be  much  6 
pained :    all  faces  shall   gather  blackness.     They  shall  7 
run  like  mighty  men;  they  shall  climb  the  wall  like  men 
of  war;    and  they  shall  march  every  one  on   his  ways, 
and  they  shall  not  break  their  ranks:    neither  shall  one  8 
thrust  another;    they  shall  walk  every  one  in  his  path: 
and  when  they  fall  upon  the  sword,  they  shall  not  be 
wounded.     They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in  the  city;    they  9 
shall  run  upon  the  wall,   they  shall  climb  up  upon  the 
houses;  they  shall  enter  in  at  the  windows  like  a  thief. 
The  earth  shall  quake  before  them;    the  heavens  shall  ic 
tremble:    the  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be  dark,  and  the 
stars  shall  withdraw  their  shining:    and  the  Lord  shall  ii 
utter  his  voice  before  his  army:    for  his  camp /V  very 
great:  for  he  is  strong  that  executeth  his  word;  for  the 


2.  32  JOEL.  387 

day  of  the  Lord  is  great  and  very  terrible;    and  who 
can  abide  it? 

12  Therefore  also  now,  saith  the  Lord,  turn  ye  even  to 
me  with  all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weep- 

13  ing,  and  with  mourning:  and  rend  your  heart,  and  not 
your  garments,  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your  God:  for 
he  is  gracious  and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great 

14  kindness,  and  repenteth  him  of  the  evil.  Who  knoweth 
if  he  will  return  and  repent,  and  leave  a  blessing  behind 
him;  even  a  meat  offering  and  a  drink  offering  unto  the 
Lord  your  God? 

15  Blow  the  trumpet  in    Zion,    sanctify  a  fast,    call  a 

16  solemn  assembly:  gather  the  people,  sanctify  the  con- 
gregation, assemble  the  elders,  gather  the  children,  and 
those  that  suck  the  breasts :  let  the  bridegroom  go  forth 

17  of  his  chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet.  Let 
the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the  Lord,  weep  between 
the  porch  and  the  altar,  and  let  them  say.  Spare  thy 
people,  O  Lord,  and  give  not  thine  heritage  to  reproach, 
that  the  heathen  should  rule  over  them:  wherefore 
should  they  say  among  the  people,  Where  is  their 
God?  -  *    * 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  afterward,  that  I  will  pour 
out  my  spirit  upon  all  flesh;  and  your  sons  and  your 
daughters   shall   prophesy,    your  old  men  shall  dream 

29  dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see  visions:  and  also 
upon  the  servants  and   upon   the  handmaids  in  those 

30  days  will  I  pour  out  my  spirit.  And  I  will  shew  won- 
ders in  the  heavens  and  in  the  earth,  blood,  and  fire, 

31  and  pillars  of  smoke.  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into 
darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  the  great 

32  and  the  terrible  day  of  the  Lord  come.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  shall  call  on  the  name  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  delivered:  for  in  mount  Zion  and  in 
Jerusalem  shall  be  deliverance,  as  the  Lord  hath  said, 
and  in  the  remnant  whom  the  Lord  shall  call. 


388  JONAH.  I.  12 

JONAH. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  189. 

Jonah  I  :  1-17  ;  2  :  i-io. 

Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jo'  nah  the  son  i  1 
of  A-mit'  ta-r,  saying,  Arise,  go  to  Nin'  e-veh,  that  great  2 
city,  and  cry  against  it;  for  their  wickedness  is  come 
up  before  me.      But  Jo'  nah  rose  up  to  flee  unto  Tar'-  3 
shish  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  went  down  to 
Jop'  pa;  and  he  found  a  ship  going  to  Tar'  shish:  so  he 
paid  the  fare  thereof,  and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with 
them  unto  Tar'  shish  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

But  the  Lord  sent  out  a  great  wind  into  the  sea,  and  4 
there  was  a  mighty  tempest  in  the  sea,  so  that  the  ship 
was  like  to  be  broken.     Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  5 
and  cried  every  man  unto  his  god,  and  cast  forth  the 
wares  that  were  in  the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  lighten  //  of 
them.     But  Jonah  was  gone  down  into  the  sides. of  the 
ship;  and   he  lay,   and  was   fast  asleep.      So  the   ship-  6 
master  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him.  What  meanest 
thou,  O  sleeper?  arise,  call  upon  thy  God,  if  so  be  that 
God  will  think  upon  us,  that  we  perish  not.     And  they  7 
said  every  one  to  his  Fellow,  Come,  and  let  us  cast  lots, 
that  we  may  know  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon  us. 
So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell   upon  Jonah.     Then  8 
said  they  unto   him,  Tell    us,  we   pray  thee,  for  whose 
cause  this  evil   /^  upon   us;  what  is  thine  occupation? 
and  whence  comest  thou?    what  is  thy  country?  and  of 
what  people  art  thou?     And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a  9 
Hebrew;    and   I   fear  the   Lord,    the   God  of    heaven, 
which  hath  made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land.     Then  were  10 
the  men  exceedingly  afraid,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  hast 
thou  done  this?     For  the  men  knew  that  he  fled  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he  had  told  them. 

Then  said  they  unto  him.  What  shall  we  do  unto  thee,  11 
that  the  sea  may  be  calm  unto  us?  for  the  sea  wrought, 
and  was  tempestuous.     And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  12 


2.  8  JONAH.  389 

me  up,  and  cast  me  forth  into  the  sea;  so  shall  the  sea 
be  calm  unto  you:  for   I   know  that   for   my  sake  this 

13  great  tempest  /s  upon  you.  Nevertheless  the  men  rowed 
hard  to  bring  //  to  the  land;  but  they  could  not:  for  the 
sea   wrought,    and    was     tempestuous    against    them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  We 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  let  us  not  per- 
ish for  this  man's  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us  innocent 
blood:  for  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  done  as  it  pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him  forth  into  the  sea: 

16  and  the  sea  ceased  from  her  raging.  Then  the  men 
feared  the  Lord  exceedingly,  and  offered  a  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord,  and  made  vows. 

17  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared  a  great  fish  to  swallow 
up  Jonah.  And  Jonah  was  in  the  belly  of  the  fish  three 
days  and  three  nights. 

2  I      Then  Jonah  prayed  unto  the  Lord  his  God  out  of  the 

2  fish's  belly,  and  said, 

I  cried  by  reason  of  mine  affliction  unto  the  Lord, 

And  he  heard  me; 

Out  of  the  belly  of  hell  cried  I, 

And  thou  heardest  my  voice. 

3  For  thou  hadst  cast  me  into  the  deep,  in  the  midst  of 

the  seas; 
And  the  floods  compassed  me  about: 
All  thy  billows  and  thy  waves  passed  over  me. 

4  Then  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  of  thy  sight; 

Yet  I  will  look  again  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

5  The  waters  compassed  me  about,  even  to  the  soul: 
The  depth  closed  me  round  about, 

The  weeds  were  wrapped  about  my  head. 

6  I  went  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the  mountains; 
The  earth  with  her  bars  7£/as  about  me  for  ever: 

Yet  hast  thou  brought  up  my  life  from  corruption,  O 
Lord  my  God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within  me  I  remembered  the 

Lord: 
And  my  prayer  came  in   unto  thee,  into  thine   holy 
temple. 

8  They  that  observe  lying  vanities 
Forsake  their  own  mercy. 


390  JONAH.  4.  2 

But  I  will  sacrifice  unto  thee  with  the  voice  of  thanks-  9 

giving; 
I  will  pay  that  that  I  have  vowed. 
Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  the  fish,  and  it  vomited  out  10 
Jonah  upon  the  dry  land. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  190. 
Jonah  3 : i-io  ;  4  :  i-ii, 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the  sec-  i  3 
ond  time,  saying,  Arise,  go  unto  Nin'  e-veh,  that  great  2 
city,  and  preach  unto  it  the  preaching  that  I  bid  thee. 
So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto  Nin'  e-veh,  according  to  3 
the  word  of  the  Lord.    Now  Nin'  e-veh  was  an  exceeding 
great  city  of  three  days'  journey.     And  Jonah  began  to  4 
enter  into  the  city  a  day's  journey,  and  he  cried,  and 
said.  Yet  forty  days,  and  Nineveh  shall  be  overthrown. 

So    the  people    of  Nineveh  believed  God,  and    pro-  5 
claimed  a  fast,  and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the  greatest 
of  them  even  to  the  least  of  them.     For  word   came  6 
unto  the  king  of  Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his  throne, 
and  he  laid  his  robe  from  him,  and  covered  him  with 
sackcloth,  and  sat  in  ashes.     And  he   caused  //  to  be  7 
proclaimed   and   published   through    Nineveh     by   the 
decree  of  the  king  and  his  nobles,   saying.  Let  neither 
man.  nor  beast,  herd   nor    flock,  taste  any    thing:    let 
them  not  feed,  nor  drink  water:  but  let  man  and  beast  8 
be  covered  with  sackcloth,  and  cry  mightily  unto  God: 
yea,  let  them  turn  every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from 
the  violence  that  is  in  their  hands.     Who  can  tell  z/God  9 
will    turn  and  repent,  and   turn  away  from   his  fierce 
anger,  that  we  perish  not? 

And   God  saw  their  works,    that  they  turned    from  10 
their  evil  way;  and  God  repented  of  the  evil,   that  he 
had  said  that  he  would  do  unto  them ;  and  he  did  //  not. 

But  it  displeased  Jonah  exceedingly,  and  he  was  very  i  ^ 
angry.     And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  pray  2 
thee,  O  Lord,  was  not  this  my  saying,  when  I  was  yet 
in  my  country?     Therefore  I  fled  before  unto  Tarshish: 


4.  2  MICAH.  391 

for  I  knew  that  thou  art  a  gracious  God,  and  merciful, 
slow  to  anger,  and   of  great  kindness,  and   repentest 

3  thee  of  the  evil.  Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take,  I 
beseech  thee,  my  life  from  me;  for  it  is  better  for  me 
to  die  than  to  live. 

4  Then  said  the  Lord,  Doest  thou  well  to  be  angry? 

5  So  Jonah  went  out  of  the  city,  and  sat  on  the  east 
side  of  the  city,  and  there  made  him  a  booth,  and  sat 
under  it  in  the  shadow,  till  he  might  see  what  would 

6  become  of  the  city.  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a 
gourd,  and  made  it  to  come  up  over  Jonah,  that  it 
might  be  a  shadow  over  his  head,  to  deliver  him  from 
his  grief.     So  Jonah  was  exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a -worm  when  the  morning  rose  the 

8  next  day,  and  it  smote  the  gourd  that  it  withered.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  the  sun  did  arise,  that  God  pre- 
pared a  vehement  east  wind;  and  the  sun  beat  upon  the 
head  of  Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  wished  in  himself 
to  die,  and  said,  //  is  better  for  me  to  die  than  to  live. 

9  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  Doest  thou  well  to  be  angry 
for  the  gourd?     And  he  said,  I  do  well  to  be  angry,  even 

10  unto  death.  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou  hast  had  pity 
on  the  gourd,  for  the  which  thou  hast  not  laboured, 
neither  madest  it  grow;  which  came  up  in  a  night,  and 

11  perished  in  a  night;  and  should  not  I  spare  Nineveh, 
that  great  city,  wherein  are  more  than  sixscore  thou- 
sand persons  that  cannot  discern  between  their  right 
hand  and  their  left  hand;  and  also  much  cattle? 


MICAH. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  19L 

Micah  4:1-7;  5  :  10-15  ^  ^  •  6-8  ;  7  :  18-20. 

4  I       But  in  the  last  days  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 

mountain  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  shall  be  established 

in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and   it  shall  be   exalted 

2  above  the  hills;  and   people  shall  flow   unto  it.     And 


392  MICAH.  6.  8 

many  nations  shall  come,  and  say,  Come,  and  let  us  go 
up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  house  of 
the  God  of  Jacob;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and 
we  will  walk  in  his  paths:  for  the  law  shall  go  forth  of 
Zion,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

And  he  shall  judge  among  many  people,  and  rebuke  3 
strong  nations  afar  off;  and  they  shall  beat  their  swords 
into  ploughshares,  and  their  spears  into  pruninghooks: 
nation  shall  not  lift  up  a  sword  against  nation,  neither 
shall  they  learn  war  any  more.     But  they  shall  sit  every  4 
man  under  his  vine  and   under  his  fig  tree;  and  none 
shall  make  the7n  afraid:  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  spoken  it.     For  all  people  will  walk    every  5 
one  in  the  name  of  his  god,  and  we   will  walk  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  our  God  for  ever  and  ever.     In  that  6 
day,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I  assemble  her  that  halteth, 
and  I  will  gather  her  that  is  driven  out,  and  her  that 
I  have  afflicted;    and   I   will   make    her  that   halted  a  7 
remnant,  and  her  that  was  cast  far  off  a  strong  nation: 
and  the  Lord  shall  reign  over  them  in  mount  Zion  from 
henceforth,  even  forever.     *    * 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  106 
that  I  will  cut  off   thy  horses  out  of  the  midst  of  thee, 
and  I  will  destroy  thy  chariots:  and  I  will  cut  off  the  11 
cities  of  thy  land,  and  throw  down  all  thy  strong  holds: 
and  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts  out  of  thine   hand;  and  12 
thou  shalt  have  no  ;//<?r^ soothsayers:  thy  graven  images  13 
also  will  I  cut  off,  and  thy  standing  images  out  of  the 
midst  of  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  no  more  worship  the  work 
of  thine  hands.     And  I  will  pluck  up  thy  groves  out  of  14 
the  midst  of  thee:  so  will  I  destroy  thy  cities.     And  I  15 
will  execute   vengeance    in    anger   and  fury   upon   the 
heathen,  such  as  they  have  not  heard. 

Wherewith   shall  I  come  before   the   Lord,  and  bow  6  6 
myself  before  the  high  God?  shall  I  come  before  him 
with  burnt  offerings,  with   calves  of  a  year   old?     Will  7 
the  Lord  be  pleased  with  thousands  of  rams,  or  with 
ten  thousands  of  rivers  of  oil?  shall  I  give  my  firstborn 
for  my  transgression,  the  fruit  of   my  body  for  the  sin 
of  my  soul?     He   hath   shewed    thee,   O   man,   what  is  8 
good;  and  what  doth  the  Lord  require  of  thee,  but  to 


3.  6  MALACHI.  393 

do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and  to  walk  humbly  with 
thy  God?     *     * 
7i8      Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee,  that  pardoneth  iniquity, 
and  passeth  by  the  transgression  of  the  remnant  of  his 
heritage?  he  retaineth  not  his  anger  for  ever,  because 

19  he  delighteth  in  mercy.  He  will  turn  again,  he  will 
have  compassion  upon  us;  he  will  subdue  our  iniquities; 
and  thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the  depths  of  the 

20  sea.  Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth  to  Jacob,  and  the 
mercy  to  Abraham,  which  thou  hast  sworn  unto  our 
fathers  from  the  days  of  old. 


MALACHI. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  192. 

Malachi  3  :  1-18;  4  :  1-6. 

1  Behold,  I  will  send  my  messenger,  and  he  shall  pre- 
pare the  way  before  me;  and  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek, 
shall  suddenly  come  to  his  temple,  even  the  messenger 
of  the  covenant,  whom  ye  delight  in:  behold,  he  shall 

2  come,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  who  may  abide  the 
day  of  his  coming?  and  who  shall  stand  when  he  ap- 
peareth?  for  he  is  like  a  refiner's  fire,  and  like  fullers' 

3  soap:  and  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner  and  purifier  of  silver: 
and  he  shall  purify  the  sons  of  Levi,  and  purge  them  as 
gold   and    silver,  that  they  may  offer   unto  the  Lord 

4  an  offering  in  righteousness.  Then  shall  the  offering 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  be  pleasant  unto  the  Lord,  as 

5  in  the  days  of  old,  and  as  in  former  years.  And  I  will 
come  near  to  you  to  judgment;  and  I  will  be  a  swift 
witness  against  the  sorcerers,  and  against  the  adul- 
terers, and  against  false  swearers,  and  against  those 
that  oppress  the  hireling  in  his  wages,  the  widow,  and 
the  fatherless,  and  that  turn  aside  the  stranger /"r*?;//  his 

6  right,  and  fear  not  me,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.     For  I 


394  MALACHI.  4.  i 


am  the  Lord,  I  change  not:  therefore  ye  sons  of  Jacob 
are  not  consumed. 

Even  from  the  days  of  your  fathers  ye  are  gone  away  7 
from  mine  ordinances,  and  have  not  kept  thejn.     Return 
unto  me,  and  I  will  return  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.     But  ye  said,  Wherein  shall  we  return? 

Will  a  man  rob  God?     Yet  ye  have  robbed  me.     But  8 
ye  say.   Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee?     In  tithes  and 
offerings.     Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse:    for  ye  have  9 
robbed  me,  even  this  whole  nation.     Bring  ye  all  the  10 
tithes  into  the  storehouse,  that  there  may  be  meat  in 
mine   house,   and   prove    me   now  herewith,   saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you  the  windows  of 
heaven,  and  pour  you  out  a  blessing,  that  there  shall  not 
be  roo?n   enough  to  receive   it.     And   I   will  rebuke  the  11 
devourer  for  your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not  destroy  the 
fruits  of  your  ground;  neither  shall  your  vine  cast  her 
fruit  before  the  time  in  the    field,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.     And  all  nations  shall  call  you  blessed:  for  ye  12 
shall  be  a  delightsome  land,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

Your  words  have  been  stout  against  me,  saith  the  13 
Lord.     Yet  ye  say,  What  have  we  spoken  so  much  against 
thee?     Ye  have  said,  It  is  vain  to  serve  God:  and  what  14 
profit  is  it  that  we  have  kept  his  ordinance,  and  that  we 
have   walked  mournfully    before   the   Lord    of   hosts? 
And  now  we  call  the  proud  happy;  yea,  they  that  work  15 
wickedness  are  set  up;  yea,   they  that  tempt  God    are 
even  delivered. 

Then  they  that  feared  the  Lord  spake  often  one  to  16 
another:  and  the  Lord  hearkened,  and  heard  //,  and  a 
book  of  remembrance  was  written  before  him  for  them 
that  feared  the  Lord,  and  that  thought  upon  his  name. 
And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  that  17 
day  when  I  make  up  my  jewels;  and  I  will  spare  them, 
as  a  man  spareth  his  own  son  that  serveth  him.     Then  18 
shall  ye  return,  and  discern  between  the  righteous  and 
the  wicked,  between  him  that  serveth  God  and  him  that 
serveth  him  not. 

For,  behold,  the  day  cometh,  that  shall  burn  as  an  i  4 
oven;  and  all  the  proud,  yea,  and  all  that  do  wickedly, 
shall  stumble:  and  the  day  that  cometh  shall  burn  them 


4.  6  MALACHI.  395 

up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  it  shall  leave  them 
neither  root  nor  branch. 

2  But  unto  you  that  fear  my  name  shall  the  Sun  of 
righteousness  arise  with  healing  in  his  wings;  and  ye 

3  shall  go  forth,  and  grow  up  as  calves  of  the  stall.  And 
ye  shall  tread  down  the  wicked;  for  they  shall  be  ashes 
under  the  soles  of  your  feet  in  the  day  that  I  shall  do 
this^  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Remember  ye  the  law  of  Moses  my  servant,  which  I 
commanded  unto  him  in  Horeb  for  all  Israel,  with  the 
statutes  and  judgments. 

5  Behold,  I  will  send  you  Elijah  the  prophet  before  the 
coming  of  the   great   and   dreadful  day  of  the  Lord: 

6  and  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of  the  fathers  to  the  chil- 
dren, and  the  heart  of  the  children  to  their  fathers,  lest 
I  come  and  smite  the  earth  with  a  curse. 


THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 

[selections.] 


THE  FOUR  GOSPELS 

IN    ONE    CONTINUOUS    NARRATIVE, 

CHRONOLOGICALLY     ARRANGED. 


Key :   <z,   Matthew ;  h,   Mark ;  c,   Luke ;  d^  John. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  193. 

Luke  2 :  1-38. 

^c  I      And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  there  went 
out  a  decree  from  Cesar  Au-gus' tus,  that  all  the  world 

3  should  be    taxed.     *     *     And   all  went    to   be   taxed, 

4  every  one  into  his  own  city.  And  Joseph  also  went  up 
from  Gal'  i-lee,  out  of  the  city  of  Naz'  a-reth,  into 
Judea,    unto  the  city  of  David,  which  is  called  Beth- 

5  lehem,     *     *     to   be    taxed   with    Mary  his    espoused 

6  wife.     *     *     And  so    it    was,   that,    while    they    were 

7  there,  the  days  were  accomplished.  *  *  And  she 
brought  forth  her  firstborn  son,  and  wrapped  him  in 
swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in  a  manger;  because 

8  there  was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn.  And  there  were 
in    the  same  country  shepherds  abiding  in   the   field, 

9  keeping  watch  over  their  flock  by  night.  And,  lo,  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  came  upon  them,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  shone  round  about  them;  and  they  were  sore 

10  afraid.     And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  Fear  not:  for, 
behold,  I  bring  you  good   tidings  of  great  joy,   which 

11  shall  be  to  all  people.     For  unto  you  is  born   this  day 
in  the   city  of   David  a  Saviour,    which  is  Christ  the 

12  Lord.     And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you;  Ye  shall  find 
the   babe   wrapped   in  swaddling    clothes,   lying    in    a 

13  manger.     And   suddenly   there   was  with   the   angel    a 
multitude  of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and  saying, 

399 


400  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  2c.  33 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  14 

And  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels  were  gone  away  15 
from  them   into    heaven,    the   shepherds   said   one    to 
another,  Let  us  now  go  even  unto   Bethlehem,  and  see 
this  thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord  hath 
made  known  unto  us.     And  they  came  with  haste,  and  16 
found  Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  a  man- 
ger.    And  when  they  had  seen   zV,   they  made  known  17 
abroad  the  saying  which  was  told  them  concerning  this 
child.     And  all  they  that  heard  it  wondered    at  those  18 
things  which  were  told  them  by  the  shepherds.     But  19 
Mary  kept  all  these  things,  and  pondered  thein  in  her 
heart.      And   the    shepherds   returned,    glorifying  and  20 
praising  God  for  all  the  things  that  they  had  heard  and 
seen,  as  it  was  told  unto  them.     And  when  eight  days  21 
were  accomplished  for  the  circumcising  of  the  child,  his 
name  was  called  JESUS,  which  was  so   named  of  the 
angel.     *     *     And  when  the  days   of   her   purification  22 
according  to  the  law  of  Moses  were  accomplished,  they 
brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  to  present  hi7)i  to  the  Lord; 
*     *     And  to  offer  a  sacrifice  according  to  that  which  24 
is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtledoves, 
or  two  young  pigeons.     And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  25 
in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  was  Sim'e-on;  and  the  same 
man  was  just  and  devout,  waiting  for  the  consolation  of 
Israel:  and  the  Holy  Ghost  was  upon  him.     And  it  was  26 
revealed  unto  him  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should 
not  see  death,  before  he  had   seen   the   Lord's  Christ. 
And  he  came  by  the  Spirit  into  the  temple:  and  when  27 
the  parents  brought  in  the  child  Jesus,  to  do  for  him 
after  the  custom  of  the  law,  then  took  he  him  up  in  his  28 
arms,  and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart  in  peace,  29 

According  to  thy  word: 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation,  30 

Which    thou    hast   prepared    before    the    face   of   all  31 
people ; 

A  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  32 

And  the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 

And  Joseph  and  his  mother  marvelled  at  those  things  -i)?) 


2a.  8  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  401 

34  which  were  spoken  of  him.  And  Simeon  blessed  them, 
and  said  unto  Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child  is  set 
for  the  fall  and  rising  again  of  many  in  Israel;   and  for 

35  a  sign  which  shall  be  spoken  against;  (yea,  a  sword 
shall   pierce    through    thy  own    soul     also;)    that    the 

36  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may  be  revealed.  And  there 
was  one  Anna,  a  prophetess,  the  daughter  of  Phan-u' el, 
of  the  tribe  of  A'ser:  she  was  of  a  great  age,  and  had 
lived  with  a  husband  seven  years  from  her  virginity; 

37  and  she  7vas  a  widow  of  about  fourscore  and  four  years, 
which  departed  not  from  the  temple,   but  served  God 

38  with  fastings  and  prayers  night  and  day.  And  she 
coming  in  that  instant  gave  thanks  likewise  unto  the 
Lord,  and  spake  of  him  to  all  them  that  looked  for 
redemption  in  Jerusalem. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    194. 
Matt.  2  :  1-23. 

2ai      Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judea  in 
the  days  of   Herod  the   king,   behold,   there  came  wise 

2  men  from  the  east  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  Where  is  he 
that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews?  for  we  have  seen  his 

3  star  in  the  east,  and  are  come  to  worship  him.  When 
Herod  the  king  had  heard  these  things,  he  was  troubled, 

4  and  all  Jerusalem  with  him.  And  when  he  had  gath- 
ered all  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people  to- 
gether, he  demanded  of  them  where  Christ  should  be 

5  born.  And  they  said  unto  him,  In  Bethlehem  of  Judea: 
for  thus  it  is  written  by  the  prophet, 

6  And  thou  Bethlehem,  /;/  the  land  of  Juda, 
Art  not  the  least  among  the  princes  of  Juda: 
For  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Governor, 
That  shall  rule  my  people  Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  privily  called  the  wise 
men,   inquired  of   them  diligently  what    time  the  star 

8  appeared.  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem,  and  said. 
Go   and    search   diligently  for   the    young   child;    and 


402  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  la.  21 

when  ye  have  found  hhn^  bring  me  word  again,  that  I 
may  come  and  worship  him  also.  When  they  had  9 
heard  the  king,  they  departed;  and,  lo,  the  star,  which 
they  saw  in  the  east,  went  before  them,  till  it  came 
and  stood  over  where  the  young  child  was.  When  10 
they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  exceeding  great 
joy. 

And  when  they  were  come  into  the  house,  they  saw  11 
the  young  child  with  Mary  his  mother,  and  fell  down, 
and  worshipped  him:  and  when  they  had  opened  their 
treasures,    they   presented   unto   him  gifts;    gold,    and 
frankincense,   and  myrrh.     And   being  warned  of  God  12 
in  a  dream  that  they  should  not  return  to  Herod,  they 
departed  into   their  own   country  another  way.     And  13 
when  they  were   departed,   behold,    the  angel   of  the 
Lord  appeareth   to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  saying,  Arise, 
and  take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into 
Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I  bring  thee  word:  for 
Herod  will  seek  the  young  child  to  destroy  him.     When  14 
he  arose,  he  took   the   young  child  and  his  mother  by 
night,   and   departed   into  Egypt:  and  was  there  until  15 
the  death  of   Herod:   that  it   might   be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying.  Out  of 
Egypt  have  I  called  my  son. 

Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked  of  the  16 
wise  men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and 
slew  all  the  children  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all 
the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old  and  under,  ac- 
cording to  the  time  which  he  had  diligently  inquired  of 
the  wise  men.  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  17 
spoken  by  Jer'e-my  the  prophet,  saying. 

In  Ra'ma  was  there  a  voice  heard,  18 

Lamentation,  and  weeping,  and  great  mourning, 

Rachel  weeping  fo7'  her  children. 

And  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 

But  when  Herod  was  dead,   iDehold,   an  angel  of  the  19 
Lord  appeareth  in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt,  saying,  20 
Arise,  and   take   the   young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
go   into  the   land   of   Israel:  for  they  are   dead  which 
sought  the  young  child's  life.     And  he  arose,  and  took  21 
the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  came  into  the  land 


2c.  52  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  403 

22  of  Israel.  But  when  he  heard  that  Ar-che-la  us  did 
reign  in  Judea  in  the  room  of  his  father  Herod,  he  was 
afraid  to  go  thither:  notwithstanding,  being  warned  of 
God  in  a  dream,  he  turned  aside  into  the  parts  of  Gali- 

23  lee:  and  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a  city  called  Nazareth: 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the 
prophets,  He  shall  be  called  a  Nazarene. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  195. 

'  Luke  2  :  40-52  ;  "^  Matt.  3  :  1-3 ;  ^  Luke  3  :  5,  6  ;  *  Matt.  3  :  4-10  ; 
*  Luke  3  :  10-18. 

^c  40      *  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit,  filled 
with  wisdom;    and  the  grace  of  God  was  upon    him. 

41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem  every  year  at  the 

42  feast  of  the  passover.  And  when  he  was  twelve  years 
old,  they  went  up  to  Jerusalem  after  the  custom  of  the 

43  feast.  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as  they 
returned,  the  child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Jerusalem; 

44  and  Joseph  and  his  mother  knew  not  of  it.  But  they, 
supposing  him  to  have  been  in  the  company,  went  a  day's 
journey;  and  they  sought  him  among  their  kinsfolk  and 

45  acquaintance.     And  when    they  found    him   not,    they 

46  turned  back  again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking  him.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  they  found  him  in 
the  temple,  sitting  in   the  midst  of  the   doctors,  both 

47  hearing  them,  and  asking  them  questions.  And  all  that 
heard  him  were  astonished  at  his  understanding  and 

48  answers.  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  were  amazed : 
and  his  mother  said  unto  him.  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus 
dealt  with  us?    behold,  thy  father  and  I   have   sought 

49  thee  sorrowing.  And  he  said  unto  them.  How  is  it 
that  ye  sought  me?  wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  about 

50  my  Father's  business?     And  they  understood    not  the 

51  saying  which  he  spake  unto  them.  And  he  went  down 
with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was  subject 
unto  them:    but  his  mother  kept  all   these   sayings  in 

52  her  heart.  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  and  stature, 
and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 


404  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  y.  15 

*  In  those  days  came  John  the  Baptist,  preaching  in  i  «3 
the  wilderness   of   Judea,   and   saying,  Repent   ye:  for  2 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.      For  this  is  he  that  3 
was  spoken  of  by  the  prophet  Esaias,  saying, 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight. 

^  Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  5  ^3 

And  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low; 

And  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight. 

And  the  rough  ways  shall  be  made  smooth: 

And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God.  6 

*And  the  same  John  had  his  raiment  of  camel's  hair,  4^3 
and  a  leathern  girdle  about  his  loins;  and  his  meat  was 
locusts  and  wild  honey.      Then  went  out  to  him  Jeru-  5 
salem,  and  all  Judea,   and  all  the   region  round   about 
Jordan,  and  were  baptized  of  him  in  Jordan,  confessing  6 
their  sins. 

But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Phar'  i-sees  and  Sad'  du-  7 
cees  come  to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them,  O  genera- 
tion  of  vipers,  who   hath  warned  you  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come?     Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  meet  for  8 
repentance:     and  think   not  to  say  within  yourselves,  9 
We  have  Abraham  to  our  father:    for  I  say  unto  you, 
that  God  is  able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children 
unto   Abraham.     And    now   also  the  axe   is    laid    unto  10 
the   root    of   the   trees:    therefore    every   tree   which 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down  and  cast 
into  the  fire. 

^  And  the  people  asked  him,  saying,  What  shall  we  do  10  ^3 
then?     He  answereth  and   saith    unto   them.   He    that  11 
hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath  none; 
and  he  that  hath  meat,  let  him  do  likewise.     Then  came  12 
also    publicans    to    be    baptized,    and    said    unto    him, 
Master,   what  shall   we  do?     And  he   said   unto  them,  13 
Exact    no    more    than    that   which    is    appointed    you. 
And  the  soldiers  likewise  demanded  of  him,  saying.  And  14 
what  shall  we  do?     And  he  said  unto  them.  Do  violence 
to  no  man,  neither  accuse  a?iy  falsely;    and  be  content 
with  your  wages.     And  as  the  people  were  in  expecta-  15 
tion,    and   all   men    mused   in    their   hearts   of   John, 


4a.  6  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4^5 

i6  whether  he  were  the  Christ,  or  not;  John  answered, 
saying  unto  ^/lem  all,  I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water; 
but  one  mightier  than  I  cometh,  the  latchet  of  whose 
shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose:  he  shall  baptize  you 

17  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire:  whose  fan  is  in 
his  hand,  and  he  will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and 
will  gather  the  wheat  into  his  garner;  but  the  chaff  he 

18  will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable.  And  many  other 
things  in  his  exhortation  preached  he  unto  the  people. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  196. 
'Matt.  3  :  13-17;  4:1-11;  2John  i  :  1-14. 

3^13      'Then   cometh   Jesus  from   Galilee   to  Jordan   unto 

14  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him.  But  John  forbade  him, 
saying,  I  have  need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comest 

15  thou  to  me?  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him. 
Suffer  i^  fo  de  so  now:  for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil 

16  all  righteousness.  Then  he  suffered  him.  And  Jesus, 
when  he  was  baptized,  went  up  straightway  out  of  the 
water:  and,  lo,  the  heavens  were  opened  unto  him,  and 
he  saw  the  Spirit  of  God  descending  like  a  dove,  and 

17  lighting  upon  him:  and  lo  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying, 
This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased. 

4<7  I      Then  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit  into  the  wilder- 

2  ness  to  be  tempted   of  the  devil.     And   when  he  had 
fasted  forty  days  and  forty  nights,  he  was  afterward  a 

3  hungered.     And  when  the  tempter  came  to  him,  he  said, 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  command  that  these  stones 

4  be  made  bread.      But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is  writ- 
ten, Man   shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every 

5  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God.      Then 
the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  the  holy  city,  and  setteth 

'6  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  saith  unto  him. 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down:  for  it  is 
written. 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee: 

And  in  t/iei'r  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up. 

Lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 


4o6  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  id.  i6 

Jesus  said  unto  him,  it  is  written  again,  Thou  shalt  7 
not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God.   Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  8 
up  into  an  exceeding  high  mountain,  and  sheweth  him 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the  glory  of  them; 
and  saith  unto  him.  All  these  things  will  I  give  thee,  if  9 
thou  wilt  fall  down  and  worship  me.     Then  saith  Jesus  10 
unto  him.    Get   thee   hence,    Satan:    for  it  is  written, 
Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,   and  him  only 
shalt  thou  serve.      Then  the   devil  leaveth   him,    and,  11 
behold,  angels  came  and  ministered  unto  him. 

^  In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  Word  was  idl 
with  God,  and  the  Word  was  God.  The  same  was  in  2 
the  beginning  with  God.  All  things  were  made  by  him;  3 
and  without  him  was  not  any  thing  made  that  was  made. 
In  him  was  life;  and  the  life  was  the  light  of  men,  4 
And  the  light  shineth  in  darkness;  and  the  darkness  5 
comprehended  it  not. 

There  was  a  man  sent  from  God,  whose  name  was  6 
John.     The  same  came  for  a  witness,   to  bear  witness  7 
of  the  Light,  that  all  men  through  him  might  believe. 
He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was  sent  to  bear  witness  of  8 
that  Light.      That  was  the  true  Light,  which  lighteth  9 
every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world.     He  was  in  the  10 
world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him,  and  the  world 
knew  him  not.      He  came  unto  his  own,   and   his  own  11 
received  him  not.       But  as  many  as  received  him,  to  12 
them  gave  he  power  to  become  the  sons  of  God,  even  to 
them  that  believe  on  his  name:  which  were  born,  not  13 
of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of 
man,  but  of  God.     And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and  14 
dwelt  among  us,  (and  we  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as  of 
the  only  begotten  of  the  Father,)  full  of  grace  and  truth. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  191 

John  I  :  15-51. 

John  bare  witness  of  him,   and    cried,   saying,  This  15^1 
was  he  of  whom  I  spake.  He  that  cometh  after  me  is 
preferred  before  me;  for  he  was  before  me.     And  of  16  , 
his  fulness  have  all  we  received,  and  grace  for  grace. 


Id.  38  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4^7 

17  For  the  law  was  given  by  Moses,  ^ut  grace  and  truth 

18  came  by  Jesus  Christ.  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any 
time;  the  only  begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the  bosom  of 
the  Father,  he  hath  declared  /ii'm. 

19  And  this  is  the  record  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent 
priests  and  Levites  from  Jerusalem   to  ask  him.  Who 

20  art  thou?     And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not;  but  con- 

21  fessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ.  And  they  asked  him, 
What  then?     Art  thou  Elias?     And  he  saith,  I  am  not. 

22  iVrt  thou  that  Prophet?  And  he  answered,  No.  Then 
said  they  unto  him.  Who  art  thou?  that  we  may  give 
an  answer  to  them  that  sent  us.     What  sayest  thou  of 

23  thyself?  He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness,  Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as  said 

24  the  prophet  E-sa'  ias.     And  they  which  were  sent  were 

25  of  the  Pharisees.  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ, 

26  nor  Elias,  neither  that  Prophet?  John  answered  them, 
saying,   I  baptize  with  water:  but  there  standeth  one 

27  among  you,  whom  ye  know  not;  he  it  is,  who  coming 
after  me  is  preferred  before  me,  whose  shoe's  latchet  I 

28  am  not  worthy  to  unloose.  These  things  were  done  in 
Beth-ab'a-ra  beyond  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 

29  The  next  day  John  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and 
saith,  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the 

30  sin  of  the  world!  This  is  he  of  whom  I  said.  After  me 
Cometh  a  man  which  is  preferred  before  me;  for  he  was 

31  before  me.  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  that  he  should 
be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  therefore  am  I  come  baptiz- 

32  ing  with  water.  And  John  bare  record,  saying,  I  saw 
the  Spirit  descending  from  heaven  like   a  dove,  and  it 

^^  abode  upon  him.  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  he  that 
sent  me  to  baptize  with  water,  the  same  said  unto  me. 
Upon  whom  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending,  and 
remaining  on  him,  the  same  is  he  which  baptizeth  with 

34  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  I  saw,  and  bare  record  that  this 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  Again  the  next  day  after,  John  stood,  and  two  of  his 

36  disciples;    and    looking  upon  Jesus  as   he   walked,    he 

37  saith.  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God!     And  the  two  disciples 

38  heard  him  speak,  and  they  followed  Jesus.     Then  Jesus 


4o8  HE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  id.  51 

turned,  and  saw  them  following,  and  saith  unto  them, 
What  seek  ye?     They  said  unto  him,  Rab'  bl,  (which  is 
to  say,  being  interpreted.  Master,)  where  dwellest  thou? 
He  saith  unto  them,  Come  and  see.     They  came  and  39 
saw  where  he  dwelt,  and  abode  with  him  that  day:  for 
it  was  about  the  tenth  hour.     One  of  the  two  which  40 
heard    John    sjfeak,    and    followed    him,    was   Andrew, 
Simon  Peter's  brother.      He  first  findeth  his  own  brother  41 
Simon,  and  saith  unto  him.  We  have  found  the  Messias, 
which  is,  being  interpreted,  the  Christ.     And  he  brought  42 
him  to  Jesus.     And  when  Jesus  beheld  him,  he  said, 
Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of  Jo'  na:  thou  shalt  be  called 
Ce'  phas,  which  is  by  interpretation,  A  stone. 

The  day  following  Jesus  would  go  forth  into  Galilee,  43 
and    findeth   Philip,    and    saith    unto   him.   Follow  me. 
Now  Philip  was  of  Beth-sa'  i-da,  the  city  of  Andrew  and  44 
Peter.      Philip  findeth  Na-than'  a-el,  and  saith  unto  him,  45 
We  have  found  him,  of  whom  Moses  in  the  law,  and  the 
prophets,  did   write,  Jesus   of   Naz'  a-reth,   the  son   of 
Joseph.     And  Na-than'  a-el  saith  unto  him,  Can  there  46 
any  good  thing  come  out  of  Naz'  a-reth?     Philip  saith 
unto  him.  Come  and  see.      Jesus  saw  Na-than'  a-el  com-  47 
ing  to  him,  and  saith  of  him.  Behold  an  Israelite  indeed, 
in  whom  is  no  guile!     Nathanael  saith  unto  him,  Whence  48 
knowest  thou  me?     Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Before  that  Philip  called   thee,  when  thou  wast  under 
the  fig  tree,  I  saw  thee.      Nathanael  answered  and  saith  49 
unto  him,  Rab' bl,  thou  art  the  Son  of  God;  thou  art 
the  King  of  Israel.     Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  50 
Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I  saw  thee  under  the  fig  tree, 
believest  thou?    thou   shalt   see    greater    things    than 
these.      And  he  saith   unto  him.  Verily,   verily,    I  say  51 
unto  you,  Hereafter  ye  shall  see  heaven  open,  and  the 
angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending  upon  the  Son 
of  man. 


Id.  17  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4^9 

SELECTION  NUMBER  198. 
John  2  :  1-25. 

2^  I       And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of 

2  Galilee;  and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there:  and  both 
Jesus  was  called,   and  his  disciples,    to  the  marriage. 

3  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the  mother  of  Jesus  saith 

4  unto  him,  They  have  no  wine.  Jesus  saith  unto  her, 
Woman,  what  have  I  to  do  with  thee?  mine  hour  is  not 

5  yet  come.     His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants,  What- 

6  soever  he  saith  unto  you,  do  //.  And  there  were  set 
there  six  waterpots  of  stone,  after  the  manner  of 
the    purifying   of   the    Jews,    containing   two  or  three 

7  firkins  apiece.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  water- 
pots  with  water.     And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Draw  out  now,  and  bear  unto 

9  the  governor  of  the  feast.  And  they  bare  //.  When 
the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted  the  water  that  was 
made  wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was,  (but  the  serv- 
ants which  drew  the  water  knew,)  the  governor  of  the 

10  feast  called  the  bridegroom,  and  saith  unto  him.  Every 
man  at  the  beginning  doth  set  forth  good  wine;  and 
when  men  have  well  drunk,  then  that  which  is  worse: 

11  but  thou  hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This 
beginning  of  miracles  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and 
manifested  forth  his  glory;  and  his  disciples  believed 
on  him. 

12  After  this  he  went  down  to  Ca-per'  na-um,  he,  and  his 
mother,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  disciples;  and  they 
continued  there  not  many  days. 

13  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  at  hand,  and  Jesus  went 

14  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  in  the  temple  those  that 
sold   oxen  and  sheep  and  doves,   and  the  changers  of 

15  money  sitting:  and  when  he  had  made  a  scourge  of 
small  cords,  he  drove  them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and 
the  sheep,  and  the  oxen;  and  poured  out  the  changers' 

16  money,  and  overthrew  the  tables;  and  said  unto  them 
that  sold  doves.   Take  these  things   hence;    make  not 

17  my  Father's  house  a  house  of  merchandise.     And  his 


4IO  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  3d.  8 

disciples  remembered  that  it  was  written,  The  zeal  of 
thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up. 

Then  answered  the  Jews  and  said  unto  him,  What  18 
sign  shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou  doest  these 
things?     Jesus  answered  and   said  unto  them.  Destroy  19 
this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I  will  raise  it  up.     Then  20 
said  the  Jews,  Forty  and  six  years  was  this  temple  in 
building,  and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up  in  three  days?     But  21 
he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his  body.     When  therefore  22 
he  was  risen  from  the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered 
that  he  had  said  this  unto  them;  and  they  believed  the 
Scripture,  and  the  word  which  Jesus  had  said. 

Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at  the  passover,  in  23 
the  feast  day,  many  believed  in  his  name,   when  they 
saw   the   miracles    which   he   did.     But   Jesus  did   not  24 
commit  himself  unto   them,  because  he  knew  all  men^ 
and  needed  not  that  any  should  testify  of  man;    for  he  25 
knew  what  was  in  man. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  199. 
John  3  :  1-21. 

There  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nic-o-de'  1^8 
mus,  a  ruler  of  the  Jews:    the  same  came  to  Jesus  by  2 
night,  and  said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art 
a  teacher  come  from  God:    for  no  man  can  do  these 
miracles   that   thou   doest,    except  God   be  with  him. 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  3 
unto  thee.  Except  a  man  be  born  again,  he  cannot  see 
the   kingdom  of  God.      Nic-o-de' mus   saith   unto  him,  4 
How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old?     *     *     Jesus  5 
answered.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  Except  a  man 
be  born  of  water  and  0/  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God.     That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  6 
is  flesh;    and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit. 
Marvel   not  that  I  said   unto  thee.  Ye  must  be  born  7 
again.     The  wind  bloweth   where  it  listeth,  and  thou  8 
hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence  it 
Cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth:    so  is  every  one  that  is 


3d.  23  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  41 1 

9  born  of  the  Spirit.     Nic-o-de'  mus  answered   and  said 

10  unto  him,  How  can  these  things  be?  Jesus  answered 
and   said  unto  him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and 

11  knowest  not  these  things?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee.  We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and  testify  that  we 

12  have  seen;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness.  If  I  have 
told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how  shall 

13  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  0/  heavenly  things?  And  no 
man  hath  ascended  up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came 
down  from  heaven,  eve/i  the  Son  of  man  which  is  in 
heaven. 

14  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness, 

15  even  so  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted  up:  that  whoso- 
ever believeth  in  him  should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal 
life. 

16  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should 

17  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.  For  God  sent 
not  his  Son  into  the  world  to  condemn  the  world;  but 
that  the  world  through  him  might  be  saved. 

18  He  that  believeth  on  him  is  not  condemned:  but  he 
that  believeth  not  is  condemned  already,  because  he 
hath  not  believed  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten  Son 

19  of  God.  And  this  is  the  condemnation,  that  light  is 
come  into  the  world,  and  men  loved  darkness  rather 

20  than  light,  because  their  deeds  were  evil.  For  every 
one  that  doeth  evil  hateth  the  light,  neither  cometh  to 

21  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should  be  reproved.  But  he 
that  doeth  truth  cometh  to  the  light,  that  his  deeds 
may  be  made  manifest,  that  they  are  wrought  in  God. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   200. 

^  John  3  :  22-36 ;  ^  Luke  3  :  19,  20. 

3^22      *  After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples  into 

the  land  of  Judea;  and  there  he  tarried  with  them,  and 

baptized. 

23      And   John    also    was    baptizing    in    E'  non     near   to 

Sa'lim,  because  there  was  much  water  there:  and  they 


4i2  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  ^d.  3 

came,  and  were  baptized.      For  John  was  not  yet  cast  24 
into  prison. 

Then  there  arose  a  question  between  some  of  John's  25 
disciples  and  the  Jews  about  purifying.     And  they  came  26 
unto  John,  and  said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with 
thee  beyond  Jordan,    to  whom   thou    barest   witness, 
behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all  men  come  to  him. 
John  answered  and  said,  A  man  can  receive  nothing,  27 
except  it  be  given  him  from  heaven.     Ye  yourselves  28 
bear  me  witness,  that  I  said,  I  am  not  the  Christ,  but 
that  I  am  sent  before  him.     He  that  hath  the  bride  is  29 
the   bridegroom:    but    the    friend    of  the   bridegroom, 
which    standeth    and    heareth     him,    rejoiceth    greatly 
because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice:  this  my  joy  there- 
fore is  fulfilled.      He  must  increase,  but  I  ;;/z/^/ decrease.  30 
He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above  all:  he  that  is  of  31 
the  earth  is  earthly,  and  speaketh  of  the  earth:  he  that 
cometh  from  heaven  is  above  all.     And  what  he  hath  32 
seen  and  heard,  that  he  testifieth;  and  no  man  receiveth 
his   testimony.      He   that  hath  received   his  testimony  33 
hath  set  to  his  seal  that  God  is  true.      For  he  whom  34 
God  hath   sent   speaketh  the  words  of  God:  for  God 
giveth  not  the  Spirit  by  measure  unlo  him.     The  Father  35 
loveth  the  Son,  and  hath  given  all  things  into  his  hand. 
He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath  everlasting  life:  and  36 
he  that  believeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see  life;  but  the 
wrath    of   God    abideth    on    him.       ^But    Herod    the  19  <:3 
tetrarch,   being  reproved   by   him  for   He-ro'  di-as  his 
brother  Philip's  wife,  and  for  all  the  evils  which  Herod 
had   done,  added  yet  this  above  all,    that  he  shut  up  20 
John  in  prison. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  201. 

John  4  :  1-26. 

When  therefore   the   Lord   knew  how  the  Pharisees  i  ^4 
had  heard  that  Jesus  made  and  baptized  more  disciples 
than  John,    (though  Jesus    himself    baptized    not,    but  2 
his  disciples,)  he  left  Judea,  and  departed  again  into  3 


4^.  23  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4^3 

4  Galilee.       And   he    must   needs   go    through   Samaria. 

5  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of  Samaria,  which  is  called 
Sy'char,  near  to  the  parcel  of  ground  that  Jacob  gave 

6  to  his  son  Joseph,  Now  Jacob's  well  was  there.  Jesus 
therefore,  being  wearied  with  his  journey,  sat  thus  on 

7  the  well:  a7id  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour.  There 
cometh  a  woman  of  Samaria  to  draw  water:  Jesus  saith 

8  unto  her,  Give  me  to  drink.      (For  his  disciples  were 

9  gone  away  unto  the  city  to  buy  meat.)  Then  saith  the 
woman  of  Samaria  unto  him.  How  is  it  that  thou,  being 
a  Jew,  askest  drink  of  me,  which  am  a  woman  of 
Samaria?    for   the   Jews    have     no    dealings   with    the 

10  Samaritans.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her.  If 
thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith 
to  thee.  Give  me  to  drink;  thou  wouldest  have  asked 
of  him,  and  he  would   have  given   thee   living  water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  thou  hast  nothing  to 
draw  with,  and  the  well   is  deep:  from  whence  then 

12  hast  thou  that  living  water?  Art  thou  greater  than  our 
father  Jacob,  which  gave  us  the  well,  and  drank  thereof 

13  himself,  and  his  children,  and  his  cattle?  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  her.    Whosoever  drinketh  of 

14  this  water  shall  thirst  again:  but  whosoever  drinketh  of 
the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall  never  thirst;  but 
the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall  be  in  him  a  well  of 

15  water  springing  up  into  everlasting  life.  The  woman 
saith  unto  him.  Sir,  give   me   this  water,  that  I  thirst 

16  not,   neither  come  hither   to   draw.      Jesus  saith   unto 

17  her.  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and  come  hither.  The 
woman  answered,  and  said,  I  have  no  husband.  Jesus 
said  unto  her.  Thou  hast  well  said,  I  have  no  husband: 

18  for  thou  hast  had  five  husbands:  and  he  whom  thou 
now  hast  is  not  thy  husband:  in  that  saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  I  perceive  that  thou 

20  art  a  prophet.  Our  fathers  w^orshipped  in  this  moun- 
tain; and  ye  say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where 

21  men  ought  to  worship.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman, 
believe  me,  the  hour  cometh,  when  ye  shall  neither  in 
this    mountain,    nor   yet   at    Jerusalem,    worship    the 

22  Father.     Ye  worship  ye  know  not  what:  we  know  what 

23  we  worship;  for  salvation  is  of  the  Jews.     But  the  hour 


414  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4^.  40 

Cometh,  and  now   is,  when  the  true  worshippers  shall 
worship  the  Father  in  spirit  and  in  truth:  for  the  Father 
seeketh  such   to  worship   him.     God  is  a  Spirit:  and  24 
they  that  worship  him  must  worship  /urn  in  spirit  and  in 
truth.       The    woman    saith    unto     him,    I    know     that  25 
Mes-sl'as  cometh,  which  is  called  Christ:  when  he  is 
come,  he  will  tell  us  all  things.     Jesus  saith  unto  her,  26 
I  that  speak  unto  thee  am  /le. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    202. 

John  4  :  27-54. 

And   upon   this   came   his   disciples,  and   marvelled  27  ^4 
that  he  talked  with  the  woman :  yet  no  man  said,  What 
seekest  thou?  or,   Why   talkest   thou   with    her?     The  28 
woman  then  left  her  waterpot,  and  went  her  way  into  the 
city,  and  saith  to  the  men.  Come,  see  a  man,  which  told  29 
me  all  things  that  ever  I  did:    is  not  this  the  Christ? 
Then  they  went  out  of  the  city,  and  came  unto  him.        30 

In   the  mean   while  his  disciples  prayed  him,  saying,  31 
Master,  eat.     But  he  said   unto  them,  I  have  meat  to  32 
eat  that  ye  know  not  of.     Therefore  said  the  disciples  33 
one   to  another,  Hath  any   man  brought   him  aught  to 
eat?     Jesus  saith  unto  them.  My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  34 
of  him  that   sent  me,  and  to  finish   his  work.     Say  not  35 
ye.   There    are    yet    four    months,    and    theti   cometh 
harvest?  behold,  I  say  unto   you.   Lift   up  your  eyes, 
and  look  on  the  fields;  for  they  are  white  already  to 
harvest.     And   he  that   reapeth  receiveth  wages,   and  2i^ 
gathereth   fruit   unto   life   eternal:  that  both  he    that 
soweth   and    he   that    reapeth    may   rejoice   together. 
And    herein    is   that    saying   true.    One    soweth,    and  37 
another  reapeth.     I  sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  38 
bestowed  no  labour:  other  men  laboured,  and  ye  are 
entered  into  their  labours. 

And  many  of  the  Sa-mar' i-tans  of  that  city  believed  39 
on  him  for  the   saying  of  the  woman,  which  testified. 
He  told  me  all  that  ever  I  did.      So  when  the  Sa-mar'  \-  40 
tans  were  come  unto  him,  they  besought  him  that  he 


4c.  15  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4^5 

would  tarry  with  them:  and  he  abode  there  two  days. 

41  And  many  more  believed  because  of  his  own  word;  and 

42  said  unto  the  woman,  Now  we  believe,  not  because  of 
thy  saying:  for  we  have  heard  /ii'm  ourselves,  and  know 
that  this  is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

43  Now  after  two  days  he  departed  thence,  and  went  into 

44  Galilee.     For   Jesus    himself   testified,   that  a  prophet 

45  hath  no  honour  in  his  own  country.  Then  when  he 
was  come  into  Galilee,  the  Galileans  received  him,  hav- 
ing seen  all   the  things  that  he  did  at  Jerusalem  at  the 

46  feast:  for  they  also  went  unto  the  feast.  So  Jesus 
came  again  into  Cana  of  Galilee,  where  he  made  the 
water  wine.     And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose 

47  son  was  sick  at  Ca-per'  na-um.  When  he  heard  that 
Jesus  was  come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto 
him,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come  down,  and 

48  heal  his  son:  for  he  was  at  the  point  of  death.  Then 
said  Jesus  unto  him,  Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders, 

49  ye  will  not  believe.     The  nobleman  saith  unto  him.  Sir, 

50  come  down  ere  my  child  die.  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
Go  thy  way;  thy  son  liveth.  And  the  man  believed 
the  word  that  Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and  he  went 

51  his  way.     And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his  servants 

52  met  him,  and  told  ///w,  saying.  Thy  son  liveth.  Then 
inquired  he  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began  to  amend. 
And  they  said  unto  him.  Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour 

53  the  fever  left  him.  So  the  father  knew  that  //  was  at 
the  same  hour,  in  the  which  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy 
son  liveth:  and  himself  believed,  and  his  whole  house. 

54  This  IS  again  the  second  miracle  l/iat  Jesus  did,  when 
he  was  come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    203. 

^  Luke  4  :  14,  15  ;  2  Mark  i  :.i4,  15  ;  ^ Luke  4  :  16-30; 
4  Matt.  4  :  13-16. 

4^  14      ^  And  Jesus  returned   in  the  power  of  the  Spirit  into 
Galilee:  and  there  went  out  a  fame  of  him  through  all 
15  the  region  round  about.     And  he  taught  in  their  syna- 
gogues, being  glorified  of  all. 


4l6  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4c.  29 

*  Preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  14  ^1 
saying,  The  time  is  fulfilled,  and  the  kingdom  of  God  is  15 
at  hand:  repent  ye,  and  believe  the  gospel. 

^  And    he    came    to    Nazareth,   where    he    had    been  16  <:4: 
brought  up:  and,  as   his  custom  was,  he  went  into  the 
synagogue  on   the   sabbath    day,  and   stood   up   for  to 
read.     And  there  was  delivered  unto  him   the  book  of  17 
the   prophet  Esaias.     And  when   he    had    opened    the 
book,  he  found  the  place  where  it  was  written, 

The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me,  18 

Because  he  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  the  gospel  to 
the  poor; 

He  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  brokenhearted. 

To  preach  deliverance  to  the  captives. 

And  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind. 

To  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised. 

To  preach  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord.  19 

And  he  closed  the  book,  and  he  gave  it  again  to  the  20 
minister,  and  sat  down.     And  the  eyes  of  all  them  that 
were    in    the  synagogue   were  fastened  on  him.     And  21 
he  began  to  say  unto  them,  This  day  is  this  Scripture 
fulfilled  in  your  ears.     And  all  bare   him  witness,  and  22 
wondered  at  the  gracious  words  which  proceeded  out 
of  his  mouth.     And  they  said,  Is  not  this  Joseph's  son? 
And  he   said   unto   them,  Ye   will  surely   say  unto  me  23 
this  proverb.  Physician,   heal   thyself:    whatsoever   we 
have  heard  done  in  Ca-per'  na-um,  do  also  here  in  thy 
country.     And    he    said.    Verily    I    say   unto    you,   No  24 
prophet  is  accepted  in  his  own  country.      But  I  tell  you  25 
of  a  truth,  many  widows  were  in  Israel  in  the  days  of 
Elias,  when  the  heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and  six 
months,   when    great    famine    was    throughout   all    the 
land;    but   unto    none  of  them    was    Elias    sent,    save  26 
unto  Sarepta  a  city  of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that  was  a 
widow.     And  man}'-  lepers  were  in  Israel  in  the  time  of  27 
El-i-se'us  the  prophet;  and  none  of  them  was  cleansed, 
saving    Na'a-man    the    Syrian.     And    all    they    in    the  28 
synagogue,  when  they  heard   these   things,  were   filled 
with  wrath,   and  rose  up,   and  thrust  him  out  of  the  29 
city,  and   led  him  unto  the  brow   of  the  hill  whereon 
their  city  was  built,  that  they  might  cast  him  down 


Sc  lo  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  41? 

30  headlong.     But  he,  passing  through  the  midst  of  them, 
went  his  way. 
4^  13      ^  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and  dwelt  in  Ca-per'- 
na-um,  which  is  upon  the  sea  coast,  in  the  borders    of 

14  Zab' u-lon  and  Neph' tha-lim:  that  it  might  be  ful- 
filled which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

15  The  land  of  Zab' u-lon,  and  the  land  of  Neph' tha-lim  by 
the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  Galilee  of  the  Gen- 

16  tiles;  the  people  which  sat  in  darkness  saw  great  light; 
and  to  them  which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow  of 
death  light  is  sprung  up. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  204. 

1  Luke  5:1-11;  2  Mark  1  :  21-34. 

bci      ^And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  the   people  pressed 
upon  him  to  hear  the  word  of  God,  he  stood  by  the 

2  lake  of  Gen-nes'a-ret,  and  saw  two  ships  standing  by 
the  lake:  but  the  fishermen  were  gone  out  of  them,  and 

3  were  washing  their  nets.  And  he  entered  into  one  of 
the  ships,  which  was  Simon's,  and  prayed  him  that  he 
would  thrust  out  a  little  from  the  land.     And  he  sat 

4  down,  and  taught  the  people  out  of  the  ship.  Now 
when  he  had  left  speaking,  he  said  unto  Simon,  Launch 
out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering  said  unto  him,  Master,  we  have 
toiled  all  the  night,  and  have  taken  nothing:  neverthe- 

6  less  at  thy  word  I  will  let  down  the  net.  And  when 
they  had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of 

7  fishes:  and  their  net  brake.  And  they  beckoned 
unto  their  partners,  which  were  in  the  other  ship,  that 
they  should  come  and  help  them.     And  they  came,  and 

8  filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they  began  to  sink.  When 
Simon  Peter  saw  //,  he  fell  down  at  Jesus'  knees,  say- 
ing. Depart  from  me;  for  I  am  a  sinful  man,  O  Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that  were  with  him,  at 
10  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken:    and 

so  was  also  James,  and  John,  the  sons  of  Zeb'e-dee, 
which  were  partners  with  Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
Simon,    Fear  not;    from    henceforth  thou    shalt  catch 


4l8  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  ib.  37 

men.     And  when  they  had  brought  their  ships  to  land,  11 
they  forsook  all,  and  followed  him. 

^And  they  went  into  Ca-per' na-um;  and  straightway  21  ^1 
on  the  sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the  synagogue,  and 
taught.     And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine:  for  22 
he  taught  them  as  one  that  had  authority,  and  not  as 
the  scribes.     And  there  was  in  their  synagogue  a  man  23 
with  an  unclean  spirit;  and  he  cried  out,  saying,  Let  us  24 
alone;  what   have  we   to   do   with   thee,  thou  Jesus  of 
Nazareth?  art  thou  come  to  destroy  us?  I  know  thee 
who   thou   art,    the  -Holy   One    of   God.      And    Jesus  25 
rebuked  him,  saying.  Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out  of 
him.     And  when  the  unclean  spirit  had  torn  him,  and  26 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  him.     And  they  27 
were  all  amazed,  insomuch  that  they  questioned  among 
themselves,  saying,  What  thing  is  this?  what  new  doc- 
trine is  this?  for  with  authority  commandeth  he  even 
the  unclean  spirits,  and  they  do  obey  him.     And  imme-  28 
diately  his  fame  spread  abroad  throughout  all  the  region 
round  about  Galilee.     And  forthwith,  when  they  were  29 
come  out  of  the  synagogue,  they  entered  into  the  house 
of  Simon    and    Andrew,    with   James    and   John.     But  30 
Simon's  wife's  mother  lay  sick   of  a  fever;  and  anon 
they  tell  him  of  her.     And  he  came  and  took  her  by  the  31 
hand,  and  lifted  her  up;  and  immediately  the  fever  left 
her,  and  she  ministered  unto  them.     And  at  even,  when  32 
the  sun  did  set,  they  brought  unto  him  all  that  were 
diseased,  and  them    that  were   possessed   with   devils. 
And  all   the  city  was  gathered  together  at  the  door.  33 
And  he  healed  many  that  were  sick  of  divers  diseases,  34 
and  cast  out  many  devils;  and  suffered  not  the  devils  to 
speak,  because  they  knew  him. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  205. 
*  Mark  i  :  35-39  ;  ^  Matt.  4  :  23-25  ;  ^  Mark  i  :  40-45,  ^  2  :  1-14. 

'  And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a  great  while  before  35  bl 
day,  he  went   out,  and   departed   into  a  solitary  place, 
and  there  prayed.     And  Simon  and  they  that  were  with  36 
him  followed   after  him.     And   when   they  had  found  37 


2b.  4  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  419 

38  him,  they  said  unto  him,  All  men  seek  for  thee.  And 
he  said  unto  them.  Let  us  go  into  the  next  towns,  that 
I  may  preach  there  also:  for  therefore  came  I   forth. 

39  And  he  preached  in  their  synagogues  throughout  all 
Galilee,  and  cast  out  devils. 

4^23  ^And  Jesus  went  about  all  Galilee,  teaching  in  their 
synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom, 
and   healing  all  manner  of  sickness  and  all  manner  of 

24  disease  among  the  people.  And  his  fame  went  through- 
out all  Syria:  and  they  brought  unto  him  all  sick 
people  that  were  taken  with  divers  diseases  and  tor- 
ments, and  those  which  were  possessed  with  devils,  and 
those  which  were  lunatic,  and  those  that  had  the  palsy; 

25  and  he  healed  them.  And  there  followed  him  great 
multitudes  of  people  from  Galilee,  and  from  De-cap'  6- 
lis,    and  fro?n   Jerusalem,    and  from   Judea,   and  fro?n 

1^40  beyond  Jordan.  ^  And  there  came  a  leper  to  him,  be- 
seeching him,  and  kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying 
unto  him.   If  thou  wilt,   thou  canst  make    me   clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  compassion,  put  forth  his  hand, 
and   touched   him,  and  said  unto  him,  I  will;  be  thou 

42  clean.     And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken,  immediately  the 

43  leprosy  departed  from  him,  and  he  was  cleansed.  And 
he  straitly  charged  him,  and  forthwith  sent  him  away; 

44  And  said  unto  him.  See  thou  say  nothing  to  any  man: 
but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer 
for  thy  cleansing  those  things  which  Moses  commanded, 

45  for  a  testimony  unto  them.  But  he  went  out,  and  be- 
gan to  publish  it  much,  and  to  blaze  abroad  the  matter, 
insomuch  that  Jesus  could  no  more  openly  enter  into 
the  city,  but  was  without  in  desert  places:  and  they 
came  to  him  from  every  quarter. 

^b  I       *  And  again  he   entered  into    Capernaum   after  some 

2  days;  and  it  was  noised  that  he  was  in  the  house.  And 
straightway  many  were  gathered  together,  insomuch 
that  there  was  no  room  to  receive  t/iem^  no,  not  so 
much  as  about  the  door:  and  he  preached  the  word 

3  unto  them.     And   they  come   unto   him,  bringing  one 

4  sick  of  the  palsy,  which  was  borne  of  four.  And  when 
they  could  not  come  nigh  unto  him  for  the  press,  they 
uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was:  and  when  they  had 


420  THE   GOSPELS   IN  ONE   NARRATIVE.  5^.  6 

broken  it  up,  they  let  down  the  bed  wherein  the  sick  of 
the   palsy  lay.     When   Jesus   saw   their  faith,    he  said  5 
unto  the  sick  of  the   palsy,  Son,  thy  sins  be  forgiven 
thee.     But  there   were   certain   of  the   scribes   sitting  6 
there,   and   reasoning  in   their  hearts.  Why   doth  this  7 
man  thus  speak  blasphemies?  who  can  forgive  sins  but 
God  only?     And  immediately,  when  Jesus  perceived  in  8 
his  spirit  that  they  so  reasoned  within  themselves,  he 
said   unto  them.  Why  reason  ye   these  things  in  your 
hearts?     Whether  is  it  easier  to  say  to  the  sick  of  the  9 
palsy.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee;  or  to  say.  Arise,  and 
take   up  thy   bed,    and  walk?     But  that  ye  may  know  10 
that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to   forgive 
sins,   (he  saith  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  I  say  unto  11 
thee.  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  thy  way  into 
thine  house.     And  immediately  he  arose,  took  up  the  12 
bed,   and  went   forth   before  them  all;  insomuch   that 
they  were  all   amazed,   and   glorified   God,   saying,  We 
never  saw  it  on  this  fashion.     And  he  went  forth  again  13 
by  the  sea  side;  and   all  the  multitude  resorted  unto 
him,  and  he   taught  them.     And  as  he  passed  by,  he  14 
saw  Le' vl  the  son  of  Al-phe'  us  sitting  at  the  receipt  of 
custom,  and  said  unto  him.  Follow  me.     And  he  arose 
and  followed  him. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   206. 

John  5  :  1-31. 

After  this  there  was  a  feast  of  the  Jews;    and  Jesus  \dh 
went  up  to  Jerusalem.     Now  there  is  at  Jerusalem  by  2 
the  sheep  market  a  pool,  which  is  called  in  the  Hebrew 
tongue  Be-thes'da,  having  five  porches.     In  these  lay  3 
a    great   multitude    of   impotent   folk,    of   blind,    halt, 
withered,  waiting  for  the  moving  of  the  water.     For  an  4 
angel  went  down  at  a  certain  season  into  the  pool,  and 
troubled  the  water :  whosoever  then  first  after  the  troub- 
ling of  the  water  stepped  in  was  made  whole  of  what- 
soever disease  he  had.       And  a  certain  man  was  there,  5 
which  had  an  infirmity  thirty  and  eight  years.     When  6 


5^.  23  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  421 

Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and  knew  that  he  had  been  now  a 
long  time  in  that  case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  be 

7  made  whole?  The  impotent  man  answered  him.  Sir,  I 
have  no  man,  when  the  water  is  troubled,  to  put  me 
into  the  pool:  but  while  I  am  coming,  another  steppeth 

8  down  before  me.     Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Rise,  take  up 

9  thy  bed,  and  walk.  And  immediately'  the  man  was 
made  whole,  and  took  up  his  bed,  and  walked:  and  on 
the  same  day  was  the  sabbath. 

10  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him  that  was  cured.  It 
is  the  sabbath  day:    it  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  carry 

11  thy  bed.  He  answered  them,  He  that  made  me  whole, 
the  same  said  unto   me,   Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him,  What  man  is  that   which  said 

13  unto  thee,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk?  And  he  that 
was  healed  wist  not  who  it  was:  for  Jesus  had  con- 
veyed himself  away,  a  multitude  being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him  in  the  temple,  and  said 
unto  him.  Behold,  thou  art  made  whole:    sin  no  more, 

15  lest  a  worse  thing  come  unto  thee.  The  man  departed, 
and  told  the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus,  which  had  made  him 

16  whole.  And  therefore  did  the  Jews  persecute  Jesus, 
and  sought  to  slay  him,  because  he  had  done  these 
things  on  the  sabbath  day. 

17  But    Jesus    answered     them.    My    Father    worketh 

18  hitherto,  and  I  work.  Therefore  the  Jews  sought  the 
more  to  kill  him,  because  he  not  only  had  broken  the 
sabbath,  but  said  also  that  God  was  his  Father,  making 

19  himself  equal  with  God.  Then  answered  Jesus  and 
said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The  Son 
can  do  nothing  of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth  the  Father 
do:    for  what  things  soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth 

20  the  Son  likewise.  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and 
sheweth  him  all  things  that  himself  doeth:  and  he  will 
shew  him  greater  works  than  these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up  the  dead,  and  quickeneth 

22  them;  even  so  the  Son  quickeneth  whom  he  will.  For 
the    Father    judgeth   no   man,   but  hath   committed  all 

23  judgment  unto  the  Son:  that  all  f?ien  should  honour  the 
Son,  even  as  they  honour  the  Father.  He  that 
honoureth  not  the  Son  honoureth  not  the  Father  which 


42  2  THE   GOSPELS   IN  ONE   NARRATIVE.  5^.  39 

hath  sent  him.     Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He  that  24 
heareth  my  word,  and  believeth  on  him  that  sent  me, 
hath  everlasting  life,  and  shall  not  come  into  condem- 
nation;  but  is  passed  from  death   unto  life.     Verily,  25 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The  hour  is  coming,  and  now  is, 
when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of  God: 
and  they  that  hear  shall  live.      For  as  the  Father  hath  26 
life  in  himself;    so  hath  he  given  to  the  Son  to  have 
life  in  himself;  and  hath  given  him  authority  to  execute  27 
judgment  also,  because  he  is  the  Son  of  man.     Marvel  28 
not  at  this :  for  the  hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all  that 
are  in  the  graves  shall  hear  his  voice,  and  shall  come  29 
forth;  they  that  have  done  good,  unto  the  resurrection 
of  life;  and  they  that  have  done  evil,  unto  the  resurrec- 
tion of  damnation.     I  can  of  mine  own  self  do  nothing:  30 
as  I  hear,  I  judge:  and  my  judgment  is  just;  because  I 
seek  not  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  the  Father  which 
hath  sent  me.     If  I  bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  31 
is  not  true. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  207. 
1  John  5  :  32-47  ;  ^  Matt.  12  :  1-8. 

'There  is  another  that  beareth  witness  of  me:  and  I  32^6 
know  that  the  witness  which   he  witnesseth  of  me  is 
true.     Ye  sent  unto  John,  and  he  bare  witness  unto  the  33 
truth.     But  I   receive   not   testimony   from   man:    but  34 
these  things  I  say,  that  ye  might  be  saved.     He  was  a  35 
burning  and  a  shining  light:  and  ye  were  willing  for  a 
season  to  rejoice  in  his  light. 

But   I   have  greater  witness   than  that  of  John:  for  36 
the  works  which  the  Father  hath  given  me  to  finish,  the 
same  works   that  I  do,   bear  witness  of  me,   that  the 
Father  hath  sent  me.     And  the  Father  himself,  which  37 
hath  sent   me,    hath   borne   witness  of   me.     Ye  have 
neither  heard  his  voice  at  any  time,  nor  seen  his  shape. 
And  ye  have  not  his  word  abiding  in  you:  for  whom  he  38 
hath  sent,  him  ye  believe  not. 

Search  the  Scriptures;  for  in  them  ye  think  ye  have  39 
eternal   life:    and  they  are   they  which  testify  of  me. 


i2a.  lo  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  423 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  to  me,  that  ye  might  have  life. 

41  I  receive  not  honour  from  men.     But  I   know  you,  that 

42  ye  have  not  the  love  of  God  in  you.     I  am  come  in  my 

43  Father's  name,  and  ye  receive  me  not:  if  another  shall 

44  come  in  his  own  name,  him  ye  will  receive.  How  can 
ye  believe,  which  receive  honour  one  of  another,  and 

45  seek  not  the  honour  that  comeih  from  God  only?  Do 
not  think  that  I  will  accuse  you  to  the  Father:  there  is 
one  that  accuseth  you,  even  Moses,  in  whom  ye  trust. 

46  For  had  ye  believed  Moses,  ye  would  have  believed  me: 

47  for  he  wrote  of  me.  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings, 
how  shall  ye  believe  my  words? 

12^  I      ^  At  that  time  Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day  through 
the  corn;  and  his  disciples  were  a  hungered,  and  began 

2  tq  pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat.  But  when  the 
Pharisees  saw  //,  they  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  dis- 
ciples do  that  which  is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the  sab- 

3  bath  day.  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not  read 
what  David  did,  when  he  was  a  hungered,  and  they  that 

4  were  with  him:  how  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  eat  the  shewbread,  which  was  not  lawful  for 
him  to  eat,  neither  for  them  which  were  with  him,  but 

5  only  for  the  priests?  or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law, 
how  that  on  the  sabbath  days  the  priests  in  the  temple 

6  profane  the  sabbath,  and  are  blameless?  But  I  say  unto 
you,  That  in  this  place  is  one  greater  than  the  temple. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known  what  this  meaneth,  I  will  have 
mercy,  and  not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  ha^'^e  condemned 

8  the  guiltless.  For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  even  of  the 
sabbath  day. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  208. 

iMatt.  12  :  9-14;  2  Mark  3:7-11;  ^  Matt.  12  :  16-21  ; 
*  Luke  6  :  12-19. 

12^  9      ^  And  when    he  was  departed   thence,   he  went  into 

10  their  synagogue:  and,  behold,  there  was  a  man  which 

had  his  hand  withered.      And  they  asked  him,  saying, 

Is  it  lawful   to  heal   on  the   sabbath  days?    that  they 


424  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  6c.  14 

might  accuse  him.     And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man  11 
shall  there  be  among  you,  that  shall  have  one  sheep, 
and  if  it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath  day,  will  he  not 
lay  hold  on  it,  and   lift  it  out?     How  much  then  is  a  12 
man  better  than  a  sheep?     Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do 
well  on  the  sabbath  days.     Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  13 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.     And  he  stretched  if  forth; 
and  it  was  restored  whole,  like  as  the  other. 

Then   the    Pharisees   went   out,   and    held    a    coun-  14 
cil    against    him,  how  they  might   destroy  him.     ^  But  7  ^3 
Jesus  withdrew  himself  with  his  disciples  to  the  sea: 
and  a  great  multitude  from  Galilee  followed  him,  and 
from  Judea,  and  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  I-du-me' a,  8 
and  from  beyond  Jordan;  and   they  about  Tyre  and 
Sidon,  a  great  multitude,  when  they  had  heard  what 
great  things  he  did,  came  unto  him.     And  he  spake  to  9 
his  disciples,   that  a  small    ship  should    wait  on  him 
because  of  the  multitude,  lest  they  should  throng  him. 
For  he  had  healed  many;  insomuch  that  they  pressed  10 
upon  him  for  to  touch  him,  as  many  as  had  plagues. 
And  unclean  spirits,   when    they  saw   him,   fell    down  11 
before  him,  and  cried,  saying.  Thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 
'And    charged   them    that    they  should  not  make  him  i6«12 
known:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  17 
Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  have  chosen;  18 

My  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased: 
I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him, 
And  he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 
He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry;  19 

Neither  shall  any  man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 
A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  20 

And  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench. 
Till  he  send  forth  judgment  unto  victory. 
And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  trust.  21 

"  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  he  went  out  12  <r6 
into   a   mountain   to  pray,  and   continued   all   night  in 
prayer  to  God.     And  when  it  was  day,  he  called  //nto  13 
/iwi  his  disciples:  and  of  them  he  chose  twelve,  whom 
also  he  named  apostles;  Simon,  (whom  he  also  named  14 
Peter,)   and   Andrew   his  brother,    James    and    John, 


i 


5^.  13  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  425 

15  Philip  and  Bar-thol'  o-mew,  Matthew  and  Thomas, 
James  the  son  of  Al-phe'  us,  and  Simon  called^Ze-lo'  tes, 

16  and  Judas  the  brother  of  James,  and  Judas  Is-car'i-ot, 
which  also  was  the  traitor. 

17  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and  stood  in  the  plain, 
and  the  company  of  his  disciples,  and  a  great  multitude 
of  people  out  of  all  Judea  and  Jerusalem,  and  from  the 
sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  came  to  hear  him, 

18  and  to  be  healed  of  their  diseases;  and  they  that  were 
vexed   with  unclean    spirits:    and    they    were    healed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude  sought  to  touch  him:  for 
there  went  virtue  out  of  him,  and  healed  them  all. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  209. 
Matt.  5  :  1-26. 

5«  I      And  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  a  moun- 
tain: and  when  he  was  set,  his  disciples  came  unto  him: 

2  and  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught  them,  saying, 

3  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  for  theirs  is  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn:  for  they  shall  be  com- 
forted. 

5  Blessed  are  the  meek:  for  they  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

6  Blessed  are  they   which  do  hunger  and    thirst  after 
righteousness:  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful :  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  Blessed  ^r^  the  pure  in  heart:  for  they  shall  see  God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers:  for  they  shall  be  called 
the  children  of  God. 

10  Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for  righteous- 
ness'   sake:  for    theirs    is    the    kingdom    of    heaven. 

IT  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall  revile  you,  and  perse- 
cute you^  and  shall  say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you 

12  falsely,  for  my  sake.  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad: 
for  great  is  your  reward  in  heaven:  for  so  persecuted 
they  the  prophets  which  were  before  you. 

13  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth:  but  if  the  salt  have  lost 
his  savour,   wherewith  shall  it  be  salted?  it  is  thence- 


426  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  5a.  26 

forth  good  for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be 
trodden   under  foot  of  men.     Ye  are   the  light  of  the  14 
world.     A    city    that    is    set    on  a  hill  cannot    be  hid. 
Neither   do   men  light  a  candle,   and   put  it   under  a  15 
bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick;  and  it  giveth  light  unto 
all  that  are  in  the  house.      Let  your  light  so  shine  before  16 
men,  that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  destroy  the  law,  or  the  17 
prophets:  I  am  not  come  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil.      For  18 
verily  I  say  unto  you.  Till  heaven  and  earth  pass,  one 
jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  from  the  law,  till 
all  be  fulfilled.     Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one  19 
of  these  least  commandments,  and  shall  teach  men  so, 
he  shall  be  called  the  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven: 
but  whosoever  shall  do  and  teach  them,  the   same  shall 
be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven.     For  I  say  20 
unto  you.  That  except  your  righteousness  shall  exceed 
the  7'ighteousness  of  the   scribes  and   Pharisees,  ye   shall 
in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of  old  time,  21 
Thou  shalt  not  kill;  and  whosoever  shall  kill  shall  be 
in   danger  of   the  judgment:  but   I  say  unto   you.  That  22 
whosoever  is  angry  with   his  brother  without  a  cause 
shall    be   in   danger  of  the   judgment:  and  whosoever 
shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in  danger  of 
the  council:  but  whosoever  shall  say.  Thou   fool,  shall 
be  in  danger  of  hell  fire.      Therefore  if  thou   bring  thy  23 
gift    to    the    altar,    and    there    rememberest    that    thy 
brother   hath  aught  against  thee;  leave   there   thy  gift  24 
before  the  altar,  and  go  thy  way;  first  be  reconciled  to 
thy  brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.     Agree  25 
with  thine  adversary  quickly,  while  thou  art  in  the  way 
with  him;  lest  at  any  time  the  adversary  deliver  thee 
to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer, 
and  thou  be  cast  into  prison.      Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  26 
Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou  hast 
paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 


5a.  42  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  427 

SELECTION  NUMBER  210. 
»Matt.  5  :  27-48  :  '6:  1-4. 

ba  27      '  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of  old  time, 

28  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery:  but  I  say  unto  you, 
That  whosoever  looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her 
hath  committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his  heart. 

29  And  if  thy  right  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast 
//  from  thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of 
thy   members    should    perish,  and    not  fAat  thy  whole 

30  body  should  be  cast  into  hell.  And  if  thy  right  hand 
offend  thee,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  //  from  thee:  for  it  is 
profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  t/ia^  thy  whole  body  should  be  cast  into 

31  hell.     It  hath  been  said.  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his 

32  wife,  let  him  give  her  a  writing  of  divorcement:  but  I 
say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
saving  for  the  cause  of  fornication,  causeth  her  to  com- 
mit adultery:  and  whosoever  shall  marry  her  that  is 
divorced  committeth  adultery. 

33  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said  by  them 
of  old  time.  Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt 

34  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine  oaths:  but  I  say  unto 
you,  Swear  not  at  all;  neither  by  heaven;  for  it  is  God's 

35  throne:  nor  by  the  earth;  for  it  is  his  footstool:  neither 
by  Jerusalem;    for   it    is    the  city   of    the    great  King. 

36  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  thy   head,   because    thou 

37  canst  not  make  one  hair  white  or  black.  But  let  your 
communication  be,  Yea,  yea;  Nay,  nay:  for  whatsoever 
is  more  than  these  cometh  of  evil. 

38  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said.  An  eye  for  an 

39  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth:  but  I  say  unto  you,  That 
ye  resist  not  evil:  but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee  on 

40  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also.  And  if 
any  man  will  sue  thee  at  the  law,  and  take  away  thy 

41  coat,  let  him  have  t/iy  cloak  also.     And  whosoever  shall 

42  compel  thee  to  go  a  mile,  go  with  him  twain.  Give  to 
him  that  asketh  thee,  and  from  him  that  would  borrow 
of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 


428  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  ta.  8 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said,  Thou  shalt  love  43 
thy  neighbour,  and  hate  thine  enemy.      But  I  say  unto  44 
you,  Love  your  enemies,  bless  them  that  curse  you,  do 
good  to  them  that  hate  you,  and  pray  for  them  which 
despitefully  use  you,  and  persecute  you;  that  ye  may  45 
be  the  children  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven:  for 
he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good, 
and  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the  unjust.     For  if  46 
ye  love  them  which  love  you,  what  reward   have  ye? 
do  not  even  the  publicans  the  same?     And  if  ye  salute  47 
your  brethren  only,   what  do  ye  more  thaji  others?  do 
not  even  the  publicans  so?     Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  48 
even  as  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  is  perfect. 

"  Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms  before  men,  to  i  ^6 
be  seen  of  them:  otherwise  ye  have  no  reward  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven.     Therefore  when  thou  doest  2 
thme  alms,  do  not  sound  a  trumpet  before  thee,  as  the 
hypocrites   do  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the  streets, 
that  they  may  have  glory  of  men.     Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  They  have  their  reward.     But  when  thou  doest  3 
alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand 
doeth:    that    thine    alms    may   be    in    secret:  and   thy  4 
Father  which  seeth  in  secret  himself  shall  reward  thee 
openly. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  211. 

Matt.  6  :  5-34. 

And  when  thou   prayest,    thou  shalt  not  be  as  the  5  a% 
hypocrites  are:  for  they  love   to  pray  standing  in  the 
synagogues  and  in  the  corners  of  the  streets,  that  they 
may  be   seen  of  men.     Verily   I   say  unto   you,    They 
have  their  reward.     But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  6 
into  thy  closet,  and  when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray 
to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret;  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly.     But  when  ye  7 
pray,  use   not  vain  repetitions,  as  the  heathen  do:  for 
they   think   that  they  shall    be   heard   for   their   much 
speaking.     Be  not  ye   therefore   like   unto  them:    for  8 


6a.  26  THE   GOSPELS  IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  429 

your  Father  knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of,  be- 

9  fore  ye  ask  him.     After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye: 

Our    Father  which  art    in  heaven,    Hallowed   be   thy 

10  name.       Thy   kingdom    come.      Thy   will    be  done   in 

11  earth,  as  //  is  in   heaven.     Give  us  this  day  our  daily 

12  bread.     And  forgive  us   our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 

13  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver 
us  from  evil:  for  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power, 

14  and  the  glory,  for  ever.  Amen.  For  if  ye  forgive 
men  their  trespasses,    your  heavenly   Father  will  also 

15  forgive  you:  but  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  trespasses, 
neither  will  your  Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

16  Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of 
a  sad  countenance:  for  they  disfigure  their  faces,  that 
they  may  appear  unto  men  to  fast.     Verily  I  say  unto 

17  you,   They  have  their  reward.     But  thou,  when   thou 

18  fastest,  anoint  thine  head,  and  wash  thy  face;  that 
thou  appear  not  unto  men  to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret:  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret 
shall  reward  thee  openly. 

19  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  earth, 
where  moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves 

20  break  through  and  steal :  but  lay  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth 
corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not   break  through  nor 

21  steal:  for  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart 

22  be  also.  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye:  if  therefore 
thine  eye  be   single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full   of 

23  light.  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body  shall  be 
full  of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light  that  is  in  thee 
be  darkness,  how  great  is  that  darkness! 

24  No  man  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either  he  will 
hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or  else  he  will  hold 
to  the  one,  and   despise  the  other.     Ye  cannot  serve 

25  God  and  mammon.  Therefore  I  say  unto  you.  Take 
no  thought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye 
shall  drink;  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put 
on.     Is  not  the  life  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  than 

26  raiment?  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air:  for  they  sow 
not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them.     Are  ye  not  much 


430  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  ^a.  8 

better  than  they?     Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can  27 
add   one   cubit  unto    his   stature?      And  why   take  ye  28 
thought   for  raiment?     Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field, 
how  they  grow;  they  toil   not,    neither   do   they  spin: 
and   yet  I  say  unto  you,  That  even  Solomon  in  all  his  29 
glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these.     Wherefore,  if  30 
God  so  clothe  the   grass  of  the  field,  which  to  day  is, 
and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall  lie  not  much 
more  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith?     Therefore  take  31 
no  thought,  saying,  What  shall  we  eat?  or,  What  shall 
we  drink?  or.  Wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed?     (For  32 
after  all   these  things  do   the  Gentiles   seek:)  for  your 
heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these 
things.     But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his  33 
righteousness;  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto 
you.     Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow:  for  34 
the  morrow  shall  take  thought  for  the  things  of  itself. 
Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  212. 
Matt.  7  :  1-29;  8  :  i. 

Judge  not,  that  ye  be   not  judged.     For  with  what  i  al 
judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall  be  judged:  and  with  what  2 
measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 
And    why    beholdest    thou    the    mote    that   is    in    thy  3 
brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in 
thine  own  eye?    Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Let  4 
me  pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye;  and,  behold,  a 
beam  is  in  thine   own  eye?     Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  5 
out  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye;  and  then  shalt  thou 
see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's 
eye. 

Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  neither  6 
cast  ye  your  pearls  before  swine,  lest  they  trample  them 
under  their  feet,  and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 

Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  7 
find;  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you:  for  every  8 
one  that  asketh  receiveth;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth; 


7^.  27  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  43^ 

9  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.     Or  what 
man  is  there  of  you,  whom  if  his  son  ask  bread,  will  he 

10  give  him  a  stone?     Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  him 

11  a  serpent?  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give 
good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much  more  shall 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  give  good  things  to  them 

12  that  ask  him?  therefore  all  things  whatsoever  ye  would 
that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  you  even  so  to  them:  for 
this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

13  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate;  for  wide  is  the  gate, 
and  broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to  destruction,  and 

14  many  there  be  which  go  in  thereat:  because  strait  is  the 
gate,  and  narrow  is  the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life, 
and  few  there  be  that  find  it. 

15  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in 
sheep's  clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are  ravening  wolves. 

16  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their  fruits.      Do  men  gather 

17  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles?  Even  so  every 
good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit;  but  a  corrupt  tree 

18  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit.  A  good  tree  cannot  bring 
forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth 

19  good  fruit.     Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth  good 

20  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire.  Wherefore 
by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them. 

21  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me.  Lord,  Lord,  shall 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven;  but  he  that  doeth 

22  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  Many  will 
say  to  me  in  that  day.  Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not 
prophesied  in  thy  name?  and  in  thy  name  have  cast  out 
devils?  and  in  thy  name  done  many  wonderful  works? 

23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto  them,  I  never  knew  you : 
depart  from  me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 

24  Therefore  whosoever  heareth  these  sayings  of  mine, 
and   doeth  them,   I  will  liken   him  unto  a  wise  man, 

25  which  built  his  house  upon  a  rock:  and  the  rain 
descended,  and  the  floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew, 
and  beat  upon  that  house;  and  it  fell  not:  for  it  was 

26  founded  upon  a  rock.  And  every  one  that  heareth 
these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be 
likened  unto  a  foolish  man,  which  built  his  house  upon 

27  the  sand:  and  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came. 


432  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  Sa.   13 

and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house;  and  it 
fell:  and  great  was  the  fall  of  it.     And  it  came  to  pass,  28 
when  Jesus  had  ended  these  sayings,  the  people  were 
astonished  at  his  doctrine:  for  he  taught  them  as  one  29 
having  authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

When  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain,  great  i  ^8 
multitudes  followed  him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  213. 
>  Luke  7  :  1-9  ;  '^  Matt.  8  :  1 1-13  ;  ^  Luke  7  :  1 1-17. 

*  Now  when  he  had  ended  all  his  sayings  in  the  audi-  i  c7 
ence  of  the  people,  he  entered  into  Capernaum.     And  2 , 
a  certain  centurion's  servant,  who  was  dear  unto  him, 
was  sick,   and   ready  to   die.     And  when  he  heard  of  3 
Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  beseech- 
ing him  that  he  would  come  and  heal  his  servant.     And  4 
when  they  came  to  Jesus,  they  besought  him  instantly, 
saying.   That  he  was   worthy  for  whom  he  should  do 
this:    for  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  he  hath  built  us  a  5 
synagogue.     Then  Jesus  went  with  them.     And  when  6 
he  was  now  not  far  from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent 
friends   to  him,    saying  unto    him.   Lord,   trouble   not 
thyself;    for  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldst  enter 
under  my  roof:    wherefore    neither    thought  I  myself  7 
worthy  to  come  unto  thee:    but  say  in  a  word,  and  my 
servant  shall  be  healed.     For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under  8 
authority,   having  under  me   soldiers,  and  I  say  unto 
one.  Go,  and  he  goeth;    and  to  another.  Come,  and  he 
Cometh;    and  to  my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  ?V. 
When  Jesus  heard  these  things,  he  marvelled  at  him,  and  9 
turned  him  about,  and  said  unto  the  people  that  followed 
him,  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no, 
not  in  Israel. 

'And  I  say  unto  you.  That  many  shall  come  from  the  11  ^8 
east  and  west,  and  shall  sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven :  but  the  children  of  12 
the  kingdom  shall  be  cast  out  into  outer  darkness:  there 
shall  be  weeping  and    gnashing  of  teeth.     And   Jesus  13 


-jc.  23  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  433 

said  unto  the  centurion,  Go  thy  way;    and  as  thou  hast 
believed,  so  be  it  done  unto  thee.     And  his  servant  was 
healed  in  the  selfsame  hour. 
Ic  11       ^And   it  came   to   pass   the  day  after,  that  he  went 
into  a  city  called  Na'in;  and  many  of  his  disciples  went 

12  with  him,  and  much  people.  Now  when  he  came  nigh 
to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there  was  a  dead  man 
carried  out,  the  only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a 
widow:    and  much    people  of  the  city  was  with  her. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her,  he  had  compassion  on  her, 

14  and  said  unto  her,  Weep  not.  And  he  came  and 
touched  the  bier:    and  they  that  bare  hwi  stood  still. 

15  And  he  said.  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee.  Arise.  And 
he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and  began  to  speak.     And  he 

16  delivered  him  to  his  mother.  And  there  came  a  fear 
on  all:  and  they  glorified  God,  saying.  That  a  great 
prophet  is   risen  up  among  us;    and,   That   God   hath 

17  visited  his  people.  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth 
throughout  all  Judea,  and  throughout  all  the  region 
round  about. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  214. 
>  Luke  7  :  18-35  I  ^  Matt.  11  :  20-30. 

18  'And  the  disciples  of  John  shewed  him  of  all  these 

19  things.  And  John  calling  mito  him  two  of  his  disciples 
sent   them  to   Jesus,   saying,    Art  thou  he  that   should 

20  come?  or  look  we  for  another?  When  the  men  were 
come  unto  him,  they  said,  John  Baptist  hath  sent  us 
unto  thee,  saying,   Art  thou  he   that  should  come?  or 

21  look  we  for  another?  And  in  that  same  hour  he  cured 
many  of  their  infirmities  and  plagues,  and  of  evil  spirits; 

22  and  unto  many  that  were  blind  he  gave  sight.  Then 
Jesus  answering  said  unto  them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell 
John  what  things  ye  have  seen  and  heard;  how  that  the 
blind  see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  the 
deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised,  to  the  poor  the  gospel  is 

23  preached.  And  blessed  is  he^  whosoever  shall  not  be' 
offended  in  me. 


434  THE    GOSPELS    IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  iia.  24 

And  when  the  messengers  of  John  were  departed,  he  24 
began  to  speak  unto  the  people  concerning  John,  What 
went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness   for   to   see?     A  reed 
shaken  with  the  wind?     But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?  25 
A  man  clothed  in  soft  raiment?     Behold,  they  which  are 
gorgeously  apparelled,  and  live  delicately,  are  in  kings' 
courts.     But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?      A  prophet?  26 
Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  much  more  than  a  prophet. 
This  is  /ie,  of  whom   it  is  written,  Behold,  I  send  my  27 
messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way 
before  thee.      For  I  say  unto  you,  Among  those   that  28 
are  born  of  women  there  is  not  a  greater  prophet  than 
John  the  Baptist:  but  he  that  is  least  in  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  greater  than  he.     And  all  the  people  that  heard  29 
/ii'm^  and  the  publicans,   justified   God,   being   baptized 
with    the    baptism    of   John.     But    the    Pharisees    and  30 
lawyers  rejected  the  counsel  of  God  against  themselves, 
being  not  baptized  of  him. 

And  the  Lord  said,  Whereunto  then  shall  I  liken  the  31 
men   of  this   generation?  and   to    what  are    they   like? 
They  are  like  unto  children  sitting  in  the  marketplace,  32 
and  calling  one  to  another,  and  saying,  We  have  piped 
unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  danced;  we  have  mourned  to 
you,  and  ye  have  not  wept.     For  John  the  Baptist  came  33 
neither   eating  bread  nor   drinking  wine;  and  ye  say, 
he  hath  a  devil.     The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and  34 
drinking,  and  ye  say,    Behold  a  gluttonous  man,  and  a 
winebibber,   a  friend    of   publicans  and    sinners!     But  35 
wisdom  is  justified  of  all  her  children. 

^Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein  most  20^7!! 
of  his  mighty  works  were  done,  because  they  repented 
not:     Woe    unto    thee,    Cho-ra'zin!    woe    unto    thee,  21 
Beth-sa'i-da!  for  if  the  mighty  works,  which  were  done 
in  you,  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  they  would 
have  repented  long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.     But  I  22 
say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and 
Sidon  at  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  you.     And  thou,  23 
Capernaum,   which  art  exalted   unto   heaven,   shalt   be 
brought  down  to  hell:  for  if  the  mighty  works,  which 
have  been  done  in  thee,  had   been  done  in  Sodom,  it 
would  have  remained  until  this  day.     But  I  say  unto  24 


^c.  42  THE   GOSPELS    IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  435 

you,  That  it   shall  be   more  tolerable   for   the  land   of 
Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  thee. 

25  At  that  time  Jesus  answered  and  said,  I  thank  thee, 
O  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  because  thou  hast 
hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and  hast 

26  revealed  them  unto  babes.     Even  so,  Father;  for  so  it 

27  seemed  good  in  thy  sight.  All  things  are  delivered 
unto  me  of  my  Father:  and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son, 
but  the  Father;  neither  knoweth  any  man  the  Father, 
save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whomsoever  the  Son  will  reveal 
him. 

28  Come  unto  me,  2^.\  ye  that  labour  and  are  heavy  laden, 

29  and  I  will  give  you  rest.  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and 
learn  of  me;  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart:  and  ye 

30  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls.  For  my  yoke  is  easy, 
and  my  burden  is  light. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    215. 

'  Luke  7  :  36-50 ;  ^  8  :  1-3  ;  ^  Mark  3  :  19-21. 

7^36      ^  And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he  would 
eat  with  him.     And  he  went  into  the  Pharisee's  house, 

37  and  sat  down  to  meat.  And,  behold,  a  woman  in  the 
city,  which  was  a  sinner,  when  she  knew  that  Jesus  sat 
at  meat  in  the  Pharisee's  house,  brought  an  alabaster 

38  box  of  ointment,  and  stood  at  his  feet  behind  htjn 
weeping,  and  began  to  wash  his  feet  with  tears,  and  did 
wipe  the/n  with  the  hairs  of   her  head,  and   kissed   his 

39  feet,  and  anointed  the?n  with  the  ointment.  Now  when 
the  Pharisee  which  had  bidden  him  saw  //,  he  spake 
within  himself,  saying.  This  man,  if  he  were  a  prophet, 
would  have  known  who  and  what  manner  of  woman  this 

40  is  that  toucheth  him;  for  she  is  a  sinner.  And  Jesus 
answering   said  unto  him,  Simon,  I  have  somewhat  to 

41  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith.  Master,  say  on.  There 
was  a  certain  creditor  which  had  two  debtors:  the  one 

42  owed  five  hundred  pence,  and  the  other  fifty.  And 
when  they  had  nothing  to  pay,  he  frankly  forgave  them 
both.     Tell  me  therefore,  which  of  them  will  love  him 


43^  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  12a.  23 

most?     Simon  answered  and  said,  I  suppose  that  he^  to  43 
wliom  he  forgave  most.     And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou 
hast  rightly  judged.     And    he  turned  to   the  woman,  44 
and  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou  this  woman?     I  entered 
into  thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my  feet: 
but  she  hath  washed  my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  them 
with  the  hairs  of  her  head.     Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss:  45 
but  this   woman,  since   the   time   I   came   in,  hath   not 
ceased  to  kiss  my  feet.     My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  46 
not  anoint:  but  this  woman  hath  anointed  my  feet  with 
ointment.     Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee,  Her  sins,  which  47 
are   many,  are   forgiven;  for   she   loved   much:  but   to 
whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  little.     And  he  48 
said  unto  her.  Thy  sins  are  forgiven.     And  they  that  49 
sat  at  meat  with  him  began  to  say  within  themselves. 
Who  is  this  that  forgiveth  sins  also?     And  he  said  to  50 
the  woman.  Thy  faith  hath  saved  thee;  go  in  peace. 

'^  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  went  through-  i  c% 
out  every  city  and  village,  preaching  and  shewing  the 
glad  tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God:  and  the  twelve 
were  with   him,    and   certain   women,   which   had  been  2 
healed    of    evil    spirits   and     infirmities,    Mary    called 
Mag-da-le'  ne,    out  of    whom    went    seven  devils,    and  3 
Jo-an'na   the   wife   of   Chu' za   Herod's    steward,    and 
Su-san'na,  and   many  others,    which   ministered   unto 
him  of  their  substance. 

'^  And  they  went  into  a  house.      And  the  multitude  19^3 
Cometh  together  again,  so  that  they  could  not  so  much  20 
as  eat  bread.     And  when  his  friends  heard  of  it,  they  21 
went  out  to  lay  hold  on  him:  for  they  said,  He  is  beside 
himself. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  216. 

Matt.  12  :  22-42. 

Then    was   brought    unto    him    one    possessed    with  22  «12 
a  devil,  blind,  and  dumb:  and  he  healed  him,  insomuch 
that  the  blind  and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw.     And  all  23 
the  people  were  amazed,  and   said,  Is  not  this  the  Son 


12a.   40  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  437 

24  of  David?  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard  //,  they  said, 
Th\s  fellow  doth  not  cast  out  devils,  but  by  Be-el'ze- 

25  biib  the  prince  of  the  devils.  And  Jesus  knew  their 
thoughts,  and  said  unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided 
against  itself  is  brought  to  desolation;  and  every  city 

26  or  house  divided  against  itself  shall  not  stand:  and  if 
Satan   cast   out   Satan,    he  is  divided    against   himself; 

27  how  shall  then  his  kingdom  stand?  and  if  I  by  Be-el' ze- 
biib   cast  out  devils,  by   whom  do   your   children  cast 

28  them  out?  therefore  they  shall  be  your  judges.  But  if 
I  cast  out  devils  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  then  the  king- 

29  dom  of  God  is  come  unto  you.  Or  else,  how  can  one 
enter  into  a  strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his  goods, 
except   he  first  bind  the  strong  man?  and  then  he  will 

30  spoil  his  house.  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me; 
and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth  abroad. 

31  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you,  All  manner  of  sin  and 
blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  unto  men:  but  the 
blasphemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven 

32  unto  men.  And  whosoever  speaketh  a  word  against 
the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him:  but  whosoever 
speaketh  against  the  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given him,  neither  in  this  world,  neither  in  the  woj'ld 

2,2,  to  come.  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  his  fruit 
good;  or    else    make    the    tree  corrupt,  and    his    fruit 

34  corrupt:  for  the  tree  is  known  by  his  fruit.  O  genera- 
tion of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being  evil,  speak  good 
things?  for   out   of   the   abundance    of   the    heart   the 

35  mouth  speaketh.  A  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure 
of  the  heart  bringeth  forth  good  things:  and  an  evil 
man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth  evil  things. 

36  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  every  idle  word  that  men 
shall  speak,  they  shall  give  account  thereof  in  the  day 

37  of  judgment.  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justified, 
and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  condemned. 

38  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  of  the  Pharisees 
answered,   saying.    Master,   we  would   see  a  sign  from 

39  thee.  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  An  evil 
and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a  sign;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the 

40  prophet  Jo'nas:  for  as  Jonas  was  three  days  and  three 


43^  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  12a.  48 

nights  in  the  whale's  belly;  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
three  days  and  three  nights  in  the  heart  of  the  earth. 
The  men  of  Nin' e-veh  shall  rise  in  judgment  with  this  41 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it:  because  they 
repented  at  the  preaching  of  Jonas;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Jonas  zV  here.  The  queen  of  the  south  42 
shall  rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it:  for  she  came  from  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon;  and, 
behold,  a  greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  2lV. 
'  Luke  1 1  :  24-26,  33-36  ;  ^  Matt.  12  :  46-  50  ;  s  Luke  1 1  :  37-54. 

*When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out  of  a  man,  he  24^11 
walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking  rest;  and  finding 
none,  he  saith,  I  will  return  unto  my  house  whence  I 
came  out.     And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it  swept  25 
and  garnished.     Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  /<?  /iwi  seven  26 
other  spirits  more  wicked  than  himself;  and  they  enter 
in,  and  dwell  there :  and  the  last  stale  of  that  man  is 
worse  than  the  first.      *     * 

No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  candle,  putteth  //  in  ^^ 
a  secret  place,  neither  under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candle- 
stick, that  they  which  come  in  may  see  the  light.      The  34 
light  of  the  body  is  the  eye:  therefore  when  thine  eye 
is  single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full  of  light;  but  when 
f/twe  eye  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness.     Take  35 
heed  therefore,  that  the  light  which  is  in  thee  be  not 
darkness.     If  thy  whole  body  therefore  be  full  of  light,  36 
having  no  part  dark,  the  whole  shall  be  full  of  light,  as 
when    the   bright    shining  of   a  candle  doth  give  thee 
light. 

"^  While  he    yet    talked    to    the   people,   behold,  his  46  ^12 
mother   and    his   brethren  stood   without,   desiring    to 
speak  with  him.     Then  one  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  47 
mother  and  thy  brethren    stand    without,   desiring   to 
speak  with  thee.     But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him  48 
that  told  him,  Who  is   my   mother?   and  who  are  my 


lie.  52  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  439 

49  brethren?  And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand  toward  his 
disciples,  and  said,  Behold  my  mother  and  my  brethren! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is 
in  heaven,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and 
mother. 

[1^:37      ^  And  as  he  spake,  a  certain  Pharisee  besought  him 
to  dine  with  him:  and   he  went  in,   and   sat  down  to 

38  meat.     And  when  the    Pharisee  saw  //,   he  marvelled 

39  that  he  had  not  first  washed  before  dinner.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Now  do  ye  Pharisees  make  clean 
the  outside  of  the  cup  and  the  platter;  but  your  inward 

40  part  is  full  of  ravening  and  wickedness.  Ve  fools,  did 
not  he,   that  made   that  which   is   without,  make  that 

41  which  is  within  also?  But  rather  give  alms  of  such 
things  as  ye  have;  and,   behold,   all  things  are  clean 

42  unto  you.  But  woe  unto  you,  Pharisees!  for  ye  tithe 
mint  and  rue  and  all  manner  of  herbs,  and  pass  over 
judgment  and  the  love  of  God:  these  ought  ye  to  have 

43  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone.  Woe  unto 
you,  Pharisees!  for  ye  love  the  uppermost  seats  in  the 

44  synagogues,  and  greetings  in  the  markets.  Woe  unto 
you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  are  as 
graves  which  appear  not,  and  the  men  that  walk  over 
t^e^n  are  not  aware  0/  the7n. 

45  Then  answered  one  of  the  lawyers,  and  said  unto  him, 

46  Master,  thus  saying  thou  reproachest  us  also.  And  he 
said.  Woe  unto  you  also,  j<?  lawyers!  for  ye  lade  men 
with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  ye  yourselves 

47  touch  not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your  fingers.  Woe 
unto  you!  for  ye  build  the  sepulchres  of  the  prophets, 

48  and  your  fathers  killed  them.  Truly  ye  bear  witness 
that  ye  allow  the  deeds  of  your  fathers:  for  they  indeed 

49  killed  them,  and  ye  build  their  sepulchres.  Therefore 
also  said  the  wisdom  of  God,  I  will  send  them  prophets 
and  apostles,  and  some  of  them  they  shall  slay  and  per- 

50  secute:  that  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets,  which  was 
shed  from  the  foundation  of  the  world,  may  be  required 

51  of  this  generation;  from  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the 
blood  of  Zach-a-ri'as,  which  perished  between  the  altar 
and    the    temple:    verily    I    say  unto    you.   It  shall    be 

52  required  of  this  generation.     Woe  unto  you,  lawyers! 


44°  THE   GOSPELS    IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  12c.   11 

for  ye  have  taken  away  the  key  of  knowledge:  ye 
entered  not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that  were  entering 
in  ye  hindered.  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto  them,  53 
the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to  urge  hwi  vehe- 
mently, and  to  provoke  him  to  speak  of  many  things: 
laying  wait  for  him,  and  seeking  to  catch  something  54 
out  of  his  mouth,  that  they  might  accuse  him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  218. 

Luke  12  :  1-30. 

In  the  mean  time,  when  there  were  gathered  together  i  ^12 
an   innumerable    multitude    of   people,  insomuch    that 
they  trode  one  upon  another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his 
disciples  first  of  all.  Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees,  which   is  hypocrisy.     For  there  is  nothing  2 
covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed;  neither  hid,  that 
shall   not  be  known.     Therefore,  whatsoever  ye   have  3 
spoken  in  darkness  shall  be  heard  in  the  light;  and  that 
which  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear  in  closets  shall  be  pro- 
claimed upon  the  housetops.     And  I  say  unto  you  my  4 
friends.  Be  not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the  body,  and 
after  that  have  no  more  that  they  can  do.     But  I  will  5 
forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall  fear:  Fear  him,  which  after 
he  hath  killed  hath  power  to  cast  into  hell;  yea,  I  say 
unto  you.  Fear  him.     Are  not  five   sparrows  sold  for  6 
two  farthings,  and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten  before 
God?     But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  num-  7 
bered.     Fear  not  therefore:  ye  are  of  more  value  than 
many  sparrows.     Also  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  8 
confess  me  before  men,  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  also 
confess  before  the  angels  of  God:  but  he  that  denieth  9 
me  before  men  shall  be  denied  before  the  angels  of  God. 
And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word  against  the  Son  of  10 
man,    it    shall    be    forgiven    him:    but    unto    him    that 
blasphemeth  against  the  Holy  Ghost  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given.    And  when  they  bring  you  unto  the  synagogues,  11 
and  unto  magistrates,  and  powers,  take  ye  no  thought 
how  or  what  thing  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall 


I2c.  30  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  441 

12  say:  for  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach  you  in  the  same 
hour  what  ye  ought  to  say. 

13  And  one  of  the  company  said  unto  him,  Master, 
speak  to  my  brother,  that  he  divide  the  inheritance  with 

14  me.     And  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  who  made  me  a  judge 

15  or  a  divider  over  you?  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
heed,  and  beware  of  covetousness:  for  a  man's  life  con- 
sisteth   not  in   the  abundance   of  the  things  which  he 

16  possesseth.  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them,  saying. 
The  ground  of  a  certain  rich  man  brought  forth  plenti- 

17  fully:  and  he  thought  within  himself,  saying,  What  shall 
I   do,  because   I   have   no   room  .where   to   bestow   my 

18  fruits?  And  he  said.  This  will  I  do:  I  will  pull  down  my 
barns,  and  build  greater;    and  there  will  I  bestow  all 

19  my  fruits  and  my  goods.  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul. 
Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many  years; 

20  take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  a/id  be  merry.  But  God 
said  unto  him,  T/ioii  fool,  this  night  thy  soul  shall  be 
required  of  thee:    then  whose   shall   those   things  be, 

21  which  thou  hast  provided?  So  is  he  that  layeth  up 
treasure  for  himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God. 

22  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  Therefore  I  say  unto 
you.  Take  no  thought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat; 

23  neither  for  the  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  The  life  is 
more  than  meat,  and  the   body  is  more  than   raiment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens;  for  they  neither  sow  nor  reap; 
which  neither  have  storehouse  nor  barn:  and  God 
feedeth  them:  how  much  more  are  ye  better  than  the 

25  fowls?     And  which  of  you  with  taking  thought  can  add 

26  to  his  stature  one  cubit?  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do 
that  thing  which  is  least,  why  take  ye  thought  for  the 

27  rest?  Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow:  they  toil  not, 
they  spin  not;  and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  Solomon  in 

28  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these.  If  then 
God  so  clothe  the  grass,  which  is  to  day  in  the  field, 
and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven;  how  much  more 

29  will  he  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith?  And  seek  not  ye 
what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink,  neither  be  ye 

30  of  doubtful  mind.  For  all  these  things  do  the  nations 
of  the  world  seek  after:  and  your  Father  knoweth  that 
ye  have  need  of  these  things. 


442  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  I2c.  46 

SELECTION    NUMBER  219. 
Luke  12  :  31-59. 

But   rather   seek  ye  the  kingdom    of  God;    and  all  31  rl2 
these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you.     Fear  not,  little  32 
flock;  for  it  is  your  Father's  good  pleasure  to  give  you 
the  kingdom.     Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms;  pro-  ^$ 
vide  yourselves  bags  which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in 
the  heavens  that  faileth  not,  where  no  thief  approach- 
eth,  neither  moth  cojrrupteth.     For  where  your  treas-  34 
ure  is,  there  will   your  heart  be  also.     Let  your  loins  35 
be  girded  about,  and  your  lights  burning;  and  ye  your-  36 
selves  like  unto  men  that  wait  for  their  lord,  when  he 
will  return   from  the   wedding;  that,  when   he   cometh 
and  knocketh,  they  may  open  unto  him  immediately. 
Blessed  ^r^  those   servants,    whom  the   lord  when   he  37 
cometh  shall  find  watching:   verily  I  say  unto  you,  that 
he  shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  to   sit   down  to 
meat,  and  will  come  forth  and  serve  them.     And  if  he  38 
shall  come  in  the  second  watch,  or  come  in  the  third 
watch,   and  find  f/iem  so,  blessed  are  those  servants. 
And  this  know,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the  house  had  39 
known  what  hour  the  thief  would  come,  he  would  have 
watched,  and  not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken 
through.     Be  ye  therefore  ready  also:  for  the  Son  of  40 
man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye  think  not. 

Then  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord,  speakest  thou  this  41 
parable  unto  us,  or  even  to  all?     And  the  Lord  said,  42 
Who  then  is  that  faithful  and  wise  steward,  whom  /it's 
lord  shall  make  ruler  over  his  household,  to  give  t/iem 
their  portion  of  meat  in  due  season?     Blessed  is  that  43 
servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  so 
doing.     -Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will  make  44 
him  ruler  over  all  that  he  hath.     But  and  if  that  servant  45 
say  in    his   heart.    My   lord  delayeth  his  coming;  and 
shall  begin  to  beat  the  menservants  and  maidens,  and 
to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be  drunken;  the  lord  of  that  46 
servant  will  come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him, 
and  at  an  hour  when  he  is  not  aware,  and  will  cut  him 


I2C.  59  THE   GOSPELS  IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  443 

in  sunder,  and  will  appoint  him  his  portion  with   the 

47  unbelievers.  And  that  servant,  which  knew  his  lord's 
will,  and  prepared  not  himself,  neither  did  according  to 

48  his  will,  shall  be  beaten  with  many  stripes.  But  he  that 
knew  not,  and  did  commit  things  worthy  of  stripes, 
shall  be  beaten  with  few  stripes.  For  unto  whomsoever 
much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much  required;  and  to 
whom  men  have  committed  much,  of  him  they  will  ask 
the  more. 

49  I  am  come  to  send  fire  on  the  earth;  and  what  will  I, 

50  if  it  be  already  kindled?  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be 
baptized  with;  and  how  am  I  straitened  till  it  be  accom- 

51  plished!     Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give  peace  on 

52  earth?  I  tell  you,  Nay;  but  rather  division:  for  from 
henceforth  there   shall   be  five   in    one   house  divided, 

53  three  against  two,  and  two  against  three.  The  father 
shall  be  divided  against  the  son,  and  the  son  against 
the  father;  the  mother  against  the  daughter,  and  the 
daughter  against  the  mother;  the  mother  in  law  against 
her  daughter  in  law,  and  the  daughter  in  law  against 
her  mother  in  law. 

54  And  he  said  also  to  the  people,  When  ye  see  a  cloud 
rise  out  of  the  west,  straightway  ye  say.  There  cometh 

55  a  shower;  and  so  it  is.  And  whenj<?  ^^<?the  south  wind 
blow,  ye  say.  There  will  be  heat;  and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

56  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky  and 
of  the  earth;  but  how  is  it  that  ye  do  not  discern  this 

57  time?  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves  judge  ye  not 
what  is  right? 

58  When  thou  goest  with  thine  adversary  to  the  magis- 
trate, as  thou  art  in  the  way,  give  diligence  that  thou 
mayest  be  delivered  from  him;  lest  he  hale  thee  to  the 
judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  the 

59  officer  cast  thee  into  prison.  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
depart  thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  very  last  mite. 


444  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE   NARRATIVE.  13^.  g 

SELECTION    NUMBER  220. 
'Luke  13  :  1-9;  ^Matt.  13  :  1-17. 

^  There  were  present  at  that  season  some  that  told  him  i  ^13 
of  the  Galileans,  whose  blood  Pilate  had  mingled  with 
their  sacrifices.     And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them,  2 
Suppose  ye  that  these  Galileans  were  sinners  above  all  the 
Galileans,  because  they  suffered  such  things?    I  tell  you,  3 
Nay:  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 
Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam  fell,  4 
and  slew  them,  think  ye  that  they  were  sinners  above  all 
men  that   dwelt   in    Jerusalem?     I  tell  you,  Nay:    but,  5 
except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

He  spake  also  this  parable;    A  certain  man  had  a  fig  6 
tree  planted  in  his  vineyard;    and  he  came  and  sought 
fruit  thereon,  and  found  none.     Then  said  he  unto  the  7 
dresser  of  his   vineyard.    Behold,    these  three  years  I 
come  seeking  fruit  on  this  fig  tree,  and  find  none:    cut 
it    down;    why    cumbereth    it    the    ground?      And    he  8 
answering  said  unto  him.    Lord,   let  it  alone  this  year 
also,   till  I  shall  dig  about  it,   and  dung  zV.-    and  if  it  9    . 
bear  fruit,  we//:    and  if  not,  t/ien  after  that  thou  shalt 
cut  it  down. 

^The  same  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the  house,  and  sat  i  ^13 
by  the  sea  side.     And  great  multitudes  were  gathered  2 
together  unto  him,  so  that  he  went  into  a  ship,  and  sat; 
and  the  whole  multitude  stood  on  the  shore.     And  he  3 
spake  many  things  unto  them  in  parables,  saying.  Be- 
hold, a  sower  went  forth  to  sow;    and  when  he  sowed,  4 
some  seeds  fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the  fowls  came  and 
devoured  them  up:   some  fell  upon  stony  places,  where  5 
they  had  not  much  earth:    and  forthwith  they  sprung 
up,  because  they  had  no  deepness  of  earth:    and  when  6 
the  sun  was  up,  they  were  scorched;    and  because  they 
had  no  root,  they  withered  away.     And  some  fell  among  7 
thorns;    and  the  thorns  sprung  up,  and  choked  them: 
but  other  fell  into    good    ground,   and    brought  forth  8 
fruit,  some  a  hundredfold,  some  sixtyfold,  some  thirty- 
fold.     Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear.     And  the  9 


\3a.  20  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  445 

10  disciples  came,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  speakest  thou 

11  unto  them  in  parables?  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Because  it  is  given  unto  you  to  know  the  mysteries 
of  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  but  to  them  it  is  not  given. 

12  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall 
have  more  abundance:    but  whosoever  hath  not,  from 

13  him  shall  be  taken  away  even  that  he  hath.  Therefore 
speak  I  to  them  in  parables:  because  they  seeing  see 
not;  and  hearing  they  hear  not,  neither  do  they  under- 

14  stand.  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  Esaias, 
which  saith, 

By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not  understand; 
And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  perceive: 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  waxed  gross, 
And  f/ieir  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 
And  their  eyes  they  have  closed; 

Lest  at  any  time  they  should  see  with  t/iei'r  eyes, 

And  hear  with  t/iei'r  ears. 

And  should  understand  with  l/ieir  heart, 

And  should  be  converted. 

And  I  should  heal  them. 

16  But  blessed  «r^ your  eyes,  for  they  see:  and  your  ears, 

17  for  they  hear.  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  many 
prophets  and  righteous  men  have  desired  to  see  f/iose 
things  which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  them;  and  to 
hear  those  things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard 
them. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    221. 

'  Matt.  13  :  18-23  ;  ^  Mark  4  :  21-25  ;  '  Matt.  13  :  24-30  ; 
*  Mark  4  :  26-32. 

13^  18      ^  Hear  ye  therefore  the  parable  of  the  sower.     When 

19  any  one  heareth  the  word  of  the  kingdom,  and  under- 
standeth  //  not,  then  cometh  the  wicked  one,  and 
catcheth  away  that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart.     This 

20  is  he  which  received  seed  by  the  way  side.  But  he 
that  received  the  seed  into  stony  places,  the  same  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and  anon  with  joy  receiveth  it; 


446  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  4*.  27 


yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  dureth  for  a  while:  21 
for  when  tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth  because  of 
the  word,   by  and  by  he  is  offended.      He  also  that  22 
receiveth  seed  among  the  thorns  is  he  that  heareth  the 
word;  and  the  care  of  this  world,  and  the  deceitfulness 
of  riches,  choke  the  word,  and  he  becometh  unfruitful. 
But  he  that  received  seed  into  the  good  ground  is  he  23 
that  heareth  the  word,   and   understandeth  it;  which 
also  beareth  fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  a  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

'^  And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  a  candle  brought  to  be  21  b^: 
put  under  a  bushel,  or  under  a  bed?  and  not  to  be  set 
on   a  candlestick?      For  there  is   nothing  hid,    which  22 
shall   not  be  manifested;  neither  was  any  thing  kept 
secret,  but  that  it  should  come  abroad.     If  any  man  23 
have   ears  to  hear,    let  him   hear.     And  he   said  unto  24 
them,  Take  heed  what  ye  hear.    With  what  measure  ye 
mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to  you;  and  unto  you  that 
hear  shall  more  be  given.     For  he  that  hath,   to  him  25 
shall  be  given;  and  he  that  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  even  that  which  he  hath. 

^Another  parable    put  he   forth   unto  them,  saying,  24^13 
The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man  which 
sowed  good  seed  in  his  field:  but  while  men  slept,  his  25 
enemy  came  and  sowed   tares  among  the  wheat,   and 
went  his  way.     But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up,  and  26 
brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also.     So  27 
the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and  said  unto 
him,    Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed  in   thy  field? 
from  whence  then  hath  it  tares?     He  said  unto  them,  28 
An  enemy  hath   done  this.       The  servants  said   unto 
him.  Wilt  thou  then   that  we  go  and   gather  them  up? 
But  he  said.  Nay;  lest  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  29 
root   up  also   the   wheat  with  them.      Let  both   grow  30 
together  until  the  harvest:  and  in  the  time  of  harvest 
I  will   say  to  the  reapers.  Gather  ye  together  first  the 
tares,   and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn   them:  but 
gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

*  And  he  said.  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  26  M 
should   cast  seed   into   the  ground;  and  should  sleep,  27 
and  rise  night  and  day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  and 


I3a.  41  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  447 

28  grow  up,  he  knoweth  not  how.  For  the  earth  bringeth 
forth  fruit  of  herself;  first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  after 

29  that  the  full  corn  in  the  ear.  But  when  the  fruit  is 
brought  forth,  immediately  he  putteth  in  the  sickle, 
because  the  harvest  is  come. 

30  And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we  liken  the  kingdom 
of  God?  or  with  what  comparison  shall  we  compare  it? 

31  //  IS  like  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  which,  when  it  is 
sown  in  the  earth,  is   less  than  all   the  seeds  that  be  in 

32  the  earth:  but  when  it  is  sown,  it  groweth  up,  and  be- 
cometh  greater  than  all  herbs,  and  shooteth  out  great 
branches;  so  that  the  fowls  of  the  air  may  lodge  under 
the  shadow  of  it. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  222. 

•  Matt.  13  :  33-53 ;  '^  Luke  8  :  22  ;  ^  9  ;  57-62. 

18^33  'Another  parable  spake  he  unto  them;  The  kmg- 
dom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a  woman 
took,  and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole 

34  was  leavened.  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  unto  the 
multitude  in  parables;  and  without  a  parable  spake  he 

35  not  unto  them:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying, 

I  will  open  my  mouth  in  parables; 
I  will  utter  things  which  have  been  kept  secret  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

36  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude  away,  and  went  into 
the  house:  and  his  disciples  came  unto  him,  saying. 
Declare  unto  us  the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered   and    said    unto    them,    He  that    soweth 

38  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man;  the  field  is  the 
world;  the  good  seed  are  the  children  of  the  kingdom; 

39  but  the  tares  are  the  children  of  the  wicked  one;  the 
enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil;  the  harvest  is  the 

40  end  of  the  world;  and  the  reapers  are  the  angels.  As 
therefore  the  tares  are  gathered  and  burned  in  the  fire; 

41  so  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this  world.  The  Son  of  man 
shall  send  forth  his  angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of 


448  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  gc.  6i 

his  kingdom  all  things  that  offend,  and  them  which  do 
iniquity;  and  shall    cast  them   into   a  furnace  of  fire:  42 
there  shall  be   wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth.     Then  43 
shall  the  righteous  shine  forth  as  the  sun  in  the  king- 
dom of  their  Father.     Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  treasure  44 
hid  in  a  field;  the  which  when  a  man  hath   found,  he 
hideth,  and  for  joy  thereof  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he 
hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  mer-  45 
chantman,  seeking  goodly   pearls:  who,    when   he  had  46 
found  one  pearl  of  great  price,  went  and  sold  all  that 
he  had,  and  bought  it. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  net,  that  47 
was  cast  into   the   sea,  and   gathered   of  every  kind: 
which,  when   it  was  full,  they  drew  to  shore,  and  sat  48 
down,  and  gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but  cast  the 
bad  away.     So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the  world:  the  49 
angels   shall  come   forth,   and  sever  the  wicked  from 
among  the  just,  and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  50 
fire:    there    shall  be   wailing    and   gnashing    of  teeth. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  understood  all  these  51 
things?     They  say  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord.     Then  said  he  52 
unto  them.  Therefore  every  scribe  w/iic/i  is  instructed 
unto  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is 
a  householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out  of  his  treasure 
things  new  and  old.     And   it  came  to   pass,  that  when  53 
Jesus  had  finished  these  parables,  he  departed  thence. 

'  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a  certain  day,  that  he  went  22  c% 
into  a  ship  with  his  disciples:  and   he  said  unto  them, 
Let  us  go  over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake. 

^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went  in  the  way,  57  r9 
a  certain  man  said  unto  him,  Lord,  I  will  follow  thee 
whithersoever  thou  goest.     And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  58 
Foxes  have  holes,  and  birds  of  the  air  have  nests;  but 
the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head.     And  59 
he  said  unto  another.  Follow  me.     But  he  said.  Lord, 
suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my  father.      Jesus  said  60 
unto  him,  Let  the  dead  bury  their  dead:  but  go  thou 
and  preach  the  kingdom   of  God.     And  another  also  61 


5^.  8  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  449 

said,  Lord,  I  will  follow  thee;  but  let  me  first  go  bid 
62  them  farewell,  which  are  at  home  at  my  house.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  No  man,  having  put  his  hand  to 
the  plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of 
God. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  223. 

'  Mark  4  :  36-41 ;  *  5  :  1-21. 

4<5  36      ^And  when  they  had  sent  away  the  multitude,  they 
took  him  even  as  he  was  in  the  ship.     And  there  were 

37  also  with  him  other  little  ships.  And  there  arose  a 
great  storm  of  wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into  the  ship, 

38  so  that  it  was  now  full.  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part 
of  the  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow:  and  they  awake  him, 
and  say  unto   him.   Master,   carest   thou    not   that  we 

39  perish?  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and  said 
unto  the  sea.   Peace,   be  still.     And  the  wind  ceased, 

40  and  there  was  a  great  calm.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Why  are  ye  so  fearful?    how  is  it  that  ye  have  no  faith? 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and  said  one  to  another. 
What  manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and 
the  sea  obey  him? 

63  I      ^  And  they  came  over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  sea, 

2  into  the  country  of  the  Gad'  a-renes.  And  when  he  was 
come  out  of  the  ship,  immediately  there  met  him  out 

3  of  the  tombs  a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit,  who  had  his 
dwelling  among  the  tombs;    and  no  man    could    bind 

4  him,  no,  not  with  chains:  because  that  he  had  been 
often  bound  with  fetters  and  chains,  and  the  chains 
had  been  plucked  asunder  by  him,  and  the  fetters 
broken  in  pieces:    neither  could  any  ma7i   tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he  was  in  the  mountains, 
and   in  the   tombs,    crying,    and  cutting    himself  with 

6  stones.     But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar  off,  he  ran  and 

7  worshipped  him,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said, 
What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the 
most  high  God?    I  adjure  thee  by  God,  that  thou  tor- 

8  ment  me  not.     (For  he  said  unto  him.  Come  out  of  the 


45^  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  lb.   i6 

man,  thou  unclean  spirit. )    And  he  asked  him,  What  is  thy  9 
name?     And  he  answered,  saying,  My  name  is  Legion: 
for  we  are  many.     And  he  besought  him  much  that  he  10 
would  not  send  them  away  out  of  the  country.      Now  11 
there  was  there  nigh  unto  the  mountains  a  great  herd  of 
swine  feeding.     And  all  the  devils  besought  him,  saying,  12 
Send  us  into  the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into  them. 
And  forthwith  Jesus  gave  them  leave.     And  the  unclean  13 
spirits  went  out,  and  entered  into  the  swine;    and  the 
herd  ran  violently  down  a  steep  place   into  the  sea, 
(they  were  about  two  thousand,)  and  were  choked  in 
the  sea.     And  they  that  fed  the  swine  fled,  and  told  //  14 
in  the  city,  and  in  the  country.     And  they  went  out  to 
see  what  it  was  that  was   done.     And   they  come  to  15 
Jesus,  and  see  him  that  was  possessed  with  the  devil, 
and  had  the  legion,  sitting,  and  clothed,  and  in  his  right 
mind;  and  they  were  afraid.     And  they  that  saw  //  told  16 
them  how  it  befell  to  him  that  was  possessed  with  the 
devil,  and  also  concerning  the  swine.     And  they  began  17 
to  pray  him  to  depart  out  of  their  coasts.     And  when  18 
he  was  come  into  the  ship,  he  that  had  been  possessed 
with  the  devil  prayed   him  that  he  might  be  with  him. 
Howbeit  Jesus  suffered  him  not,  but  saith  unto  him,  19 
Go  home  to  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great  things 
the  Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  compassion 
on  thee.     And  he  departed,  and   began  to  publish  in  20 
De-cap' o-lis  how  great  things  Jesus  had  done  for  him: 
and  all  men  did  marvel.     And  when  Jesus  was  passed  21 
over  again  by  ship  unto  the  other  side,  much  people 
gathered  unto  him;  and  he  was  nigh  unto  the  sea. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    224. 

'  Mark  2  :  1 5-22  ;  '^  5  :  22-43. 

*And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  15  ^2 
his  house,  many  publicans  and  sinners  sat  also  together 
with  Jesus  and  his  disciples;  for  there  were  many,  and 
they  followed   him.     And  when  the  scribes  and   Phari-  16 
sees  saw  him  eat  with  publicans  and  sinners,  they  said 


Sb.  32  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  451 

unto  his  disciples,  How  is  it  that  he  eatethand  drinketh 

17  with  publicans  and  sinners?  When  Jesus  heard  //,  he 
saith  unto  them,  They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of 
the  physician,  but   they  that  are  sick:  I   came  not  to 

18  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to  repentance.  And  the 
disciples  of  John  and  of  the  Pharisees  used  to  fast: 
and  they  come  and  say  unto  him,  Why  do  the  disciples 
of  John  and  of  the   Pharisees  fast,  but  thy  disciples 

19  fast  not?  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Can  the  children 
of  the  bridechamber  fast,  while  the  bridegroom  is  with 
them?  as  long  as  they  have  the  bridegroom  with  them, 

20  they  cannot  fast.  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from  them,  and  then 

21  shall  they  fast  in  those  days.  No  man  also  seweth  a 
piece  of  new  cloth  on  an  old  garment;  else  the  new 
piece  that  filled  it  up  taketh  away  from  the  old,  and  the 

22  rent  is  made  worse.  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  bottles;  else  the  new  wine  doth  burst  the 
bottles,  and  the  wine  is  spilled,  and  the  bottles  will  be 
marred:  but  new  wine  must  be  put  into  new  bottles. 

hb  22      ^  And,  behold,  there  cometh  one  of  the  rulers  of  the 
synagogue,   Ja-i' rus  byname;  and  when  he  saw  him, 

23  he  fell  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him  greatly,  saying. 
My  little  daughter  lieth  at  the  point  of  death:  I  pray 
thee,  come  and  lay  thy  hands  on   her,  that  she  may  be 

24  healed;  and  she  shall  live.  And  Jesus  went  with  him; 
and   much  people    followed   him,    and    thronged    him. 

25  And   a   certain  woman,   which   had   an  issue  of   blood 

26  twelve  years,  and  had  suffered  many  things  of  many 
physicians,   and  had  spent  all   that   she  had,   and  was 

27  nothing  bettered,  but  rather  grew  worse,  when  she 
had  heard  of    Jesus,    came  in  the  press  behind,    and 

28  touched  his  garment.     For  she  said,  If  I  may  touch  but 

29  his  clothes,  I  shall  be  whole.  And  straightway  the 
fountain  of  her  blood  was  dried  up;  and  she  felt  in  her 

30  body  that  she  was  healed  of  that  plague.  And  Jesus, 
immediately  knowing  in  himself  that  virtue  had  gone 
out  of  him,  turned  him  about  in   the  press,  and  said, 

31  Who  touched  my  clothes?  And  his  disciples  said  unto 
him.    Thou   seest   the   multitude    thronging   thee,    and 

32  sayest  thou.  Who  touched  me?     And  he  looked  round 


452  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  ga.  30 

about  to  see   her  that  had  done  this  thing.     But  the  2,?> 
woman  fearing  and  trembling,  knowing  what  was  done 
in  her,  came  and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told  him  all 
the  truth.     And  he  said  unto  her,  Daughter,  thy  faith  34 
hath   made   thee  whole;  go   in   peace,  and  be  whole  of 
thy  plague.      While  he  yet  spake,  there  came  from  the  35 
ruler  of  the   synagogue's  house  certai?i  which  said,  Thy 
daughter  is  dead;  why  troublest   thou   the  Master  any 
further?     As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the  word  that  was  36 
spoken,  he  saith  unto  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue.  Be 
not  afraid,  only  believe.     And   he  suffered  no  man  to  37 
follow    him,    save    Peter,    and    James,    and   John    the 
brother  of  James.     And  he  cometh  to  the  house  of  the  38 
ruler  of    the   synagogue,  and   seeth   the    tumult,   and 
them  that  wept  and  wailed  greatly.     And  when  he  was  39 
come  in,  he  saith  unto  them.  Why  make  ye  this  ado, 
and  weep?  the  damsel  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.     And  40 
they  laughed  him  to  scorn.     But  when  he  had  put  them 
all   out,    he  taketh   the  father  and   the  mother  of  the 
damsel,  and  them  that  were  with  him,  and  entereth  in 
where  the  damsel  was  lying.     And  he  took  the  damsel  41 
by  the  hand,  and  said  unto  her,  Tal' i-tha  cu'ml;  which 
is,  being  interpreted.  Damsel,  (I  say  unto  thee,)  arise. 
And  straightway  the  damsel  arose,  and  walked;  for  she  42 
was  of  the  age  of  twelve  years.     And  they  were  aston- 
ished with   a   great   astonishment.       And    he   charged  43 
them  straitly  that  no   man  should  know  it;  and  com- 
manded that  something  should  be  given  her  to  eat. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  225. 

*  Matt.  9  :  27-34  ;  ^  Mark  6:1-6;  ^  Matt.  9  :  35-38  ;  "^  10  :  i,  5-15. 

^  And  when  Jesus  departed    thence,  two  blind  men  27 
followed  him,  crying,  and  saying,   Thoic  Son  of  David, 
have  mercy  on  us.     And  when  he  was  come  into  the  28 
house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him :  and  Jesus  saith  unto 
them.  Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do  this?     They  said 
unto  him,  Yea,    Lord.     Then  touched   he   their  eyes,  29 
saying,  According  to  your  faith  be  it  unto  you.     And  30 


THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  453 


their  eyes   were   opened;    and   Jesus    straitly  charged 

31  them,  saying,  See  that  no  man  know  it.  But  they,  when 
they  were  departed,  spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that 
country. 

32  As  they   went  out,   behold,    they  brought  to  him  a 
2iZ  dumb  man  possessed  with  a  devil.     And  when  the  devil 

was   cast   out,    the    dumb    spake:  and    the    multitudes 

34  marvelled,  saying,  It  was  never  so  seen  in  Israel.     But 

the  Pharisees  said.  He  casteth  out  devils  through  the 

prince  of  the  devils. 

63  I      ^  And  he  went  out  from  thence,  and  came  into  his 

2  own  country;  and  his  disciples  follow  him.  And  when 
the  sabbath  day  was  come,  he  began  to  teach  in  the 
synagogue:  and  many  hearing  hwi  were  astonished, 
saying.  From  whence  hath  this  man  these  things?  and 
what  wisdom  is  this  which  is  given  unto  him,  that  even 

3  such  mighty  works  are  wrought  by  his  hands?  Is  not 
this  the  carpenter,  the  son  of  Mary,  the  brother  of 
James,  and  Jo'  ses,  and  of  Ju'  da,  and  Simon?  and  are 
not  his  sisters  here  with  us?     And  they  were  offended 

4  at  him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet  is  not 
without  honour,  but  in  his  own  country,  and  among  his 

5  own  kin,  and  in  his  own  house.  And  he  could  there  do 
no  mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon  a  few 

6  sick  folk,  and  healed  them.  And  he  marvelled  because 
of  their  unbelief.  And  he  went  round  about  the 
villages,  teaching. 

9^35  ^And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities  and  villages, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gospel 
of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  every  sickness  and  every 
disease  among  the  people. 

36  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was  moved  with 
compassion  on  them,  because  they  fainted,  and   were 

37  scattered  abroad,  as  sheep  having  no  shepherd.  Then 
saith  he  unto  his  disciples,  The  harvest  truly  is  plente- 

38  ous,  but  the  labourers  are  few;  pray  ye  therefore  the 
Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth  labourers 
into  his  harvest. 

10«  I  *  And  when  he  had  called  unto  hi77i  his  twelve  dis- 
ciples, he  gave  them  power  against  unclean  spirits,  to 
cast  them  out,  and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness  and 


454  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  loa.  22 

all  manner  of  disease.     These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,  5 
and  commanded  them,  saying.  Go  not  into  the  way  of 
the  Gentiles,  and  into  any  city  of  the  Samaritans  enter 
ye  not:  but  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  6 
Israel.     And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  7 
heaven  is  at  hand.      Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lepers,  8 
raise  the  dead,  cast  out  devils:  freely  ye  have  received, 
freely   give.      Provide    neither    gold,    nor    silver,    nor  9 
brass  in  your  purses;  nor  scrip  (or your  journey,  neither  10 
two  coats,  neither  shoes,  nor  yet  staves:  for  the  work- 
man is  worthy  of  his  meat.     And  into  whatsoever  city  11 
or  town  ye  shall  enter,  inquire  who  in  it  is  worthy;  and 
there  abide  till  ye  go  thence.     And  when  ye  come  into  12 
a  house,   salute  it.     And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  13 
your  peace  come  upon  it:  but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let 
your  peace  return  to  you.     And  whosoever  shall   not  14 
receive  you,  nor  hear  your  words,  when  ye  depart  out 
of  that  house  or  city,  shake  off  the  dust  of  your  feet. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  15 
land  of  Sodom  and  Go-mor'  rah  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  that  city. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  226. 

'  Matt.  10  :  16-42  ;  2  II  :  i;  3  Mark  6:12,  13. 

'  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the   midst  of  16  alO 
wolves:  be  ye  therefore  wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless 
as  doves.     But  beware  of   men:    for  they  will  deliver  17 
you  up  to  the  councils,  and  they  will  scourge  you  in 
their  synagogues;  and  ye  shall  be  brought  before  gov-  18 
ernors  and  kings  for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against 
them  and  the  Gentiles.     But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  19 
take  no  thought  how  or  what  ye  shall  speak:  for  it  shall 
be  given  you  in  that  same  hour  what  ye  shall  speak. 
For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  20 
which  speaketh  in  you.     And  the  brother  shall  deliver  21 
up  the  brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the  child:  and 
the  children   shall  rise   up   against  t/ieir  parents,    and 
cause  them  to  be  put  to  death.     And  ye  shall  be  hated  22 


loa.  41  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  455 

of  all  men  for  my  name's  sake:  but  he  that  endureth  to 

23  the  end  shall  be  saved.  But  when  they  persecute  you 
in  this  city,  flee  ye  into  another:  for  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  Ye  shall  not  have  gone  over  the  cities  of  Israel, 

24  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come.     The  disciple  is  not  above 

25  /wV  master,  nor  the  servant  above  his  lord.  It  is  enough 
for  the  disciple  that  he  be  as  his  master,  and  the  serv- 
ant as  his  lord.  If  they  have  called  the  master  of  the 
house  Be-el'  ze-bub,  how  much  more  s/m//  they  call  them 

26  of  his  household?  Fear  them  not  therefore:  for  there 
is  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed;  and  hid, 

27  that  shall  not  be  known.  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness, 
that  speak  ye  in  light:  and  what  ye  hear  in  the  ear,  that 

28  preach  ye  upon  the  housetops.  And  fear  not  them 
which  kill  the  body,  but  are  notable  to  kill  the  soul: 
but  rather  fear  him  which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul 

29  and  body  in  hell.  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a 
farthing?  and  one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on  the  ground 

30  without  your  Father.     But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head 

31  are  all  numbered.      Fear  ye  not    therefore,    ye   are  of 

32  more  value  than  many  sparrows.  Whosoever  therefore 
shall  confess  me  before  men,  him  will  I  confess  also 

33  before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  But  whosoever 
shall  deny  me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before 

34  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  Think  not  that  I  am 
come  to  send  peace  on  earth:  I  came  not  to  send  peace, 

35  but  a  sword.  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at  variance 
against  his  father,  and  the  daughter  against  her  mother, 
and    the  daughter  in  law  against  her   mother  in  law. 

36  And  a  man's   foes  shall  be  they  of  his  own  household. 

37  He  that  loveth  father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me:  and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter  more 

38  than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me.  And  he  that  taketh  not 
his  cross,  and  foUoweth  after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me. 

39  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it:  and  he  that  loseth 
his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

40  He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me;  and  he  that  re- 

41  ceiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me.  He  that 
receiveth  a  prophet  in  the  name  of  a  prophet  shall 
receive  a  prophet's  reward;  and  he  that  receiveth  a 
righteous  man  in  the  name   of  a  righteous  man  shall 


45^  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  tb.  23 

receive  a  righteous  man's  reward.  And  whosoever  42 
shall  give  to  drink  unto  one  of  these  little  ones  a  cup 
of  cold  water  only  in  the  name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward.  ^  And  it  i  aW 
came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  made  an  end  of  com- 
manding his  twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence  to 
teach  and  to  preach  in  their  cities. 

^And  they  went  out,  and  preached  that  men  should  12^6 
repent.     And  they  cast  out  many  devils,  and  anointed  13 
with  oil  many  that  were  sick,  and  healed  them. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  227. 

1  Mark  6  :  14-42  ;  "^  John  6  :  12,  13;  ^  Matt.  14  :  21 ;  *  John  6  :  14. 

^  And  king  Herod  heard  of  him;    (for  his  name  was  i4<^6 
spread  abroad;)    and   he  said,   That  John  the  Baptist 
was  risen  from  the   dead,  and  therefore  mighty  works 
do  shew  forth  themselves  in  him.     Others  said.  That  it  15 
is  Elias.     And  others  said.  That  it  is  a  prophet,  or  as 
one  of  the  prophets.     But  when  Herod  heard  thereof ^  16 
he  said,  It  is  John,  whom  I  beheaded;    he  is  risen  from 
the  dead.     For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid  17 
hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him  in  prison  for  He-ro'  di-as' 
sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife;  for  he  had  married  her. 
For  John  had  said  unto  Herod,  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  18 
to  have  thy  brother's  wife.     Therefore  He-ro' di-as  had  19 
a  quarrel  against  him,  and  would  have  killed  him;    but 
she  could  not:  for  Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that  he  20 
was  a  just  man  and  a  holy,  and   observed   him;    and 
when  he  heard  him,  he  did  many  things,  and  heard  him 
gladly.     And    when  a  convenient  day  was  come,   that  21 
Herod  on  his  birthday  made  a  supper  to  his  lords,  high 
captains,    and    chief  estates  of   Galilee;    and  when  the  22 
daughter  of  the  said  He-ro'  di-as  came  in,  and  danced, 
and  pleased  Herod   and    them  that  sat  with  him,   the 
king  said  unto  the  damsel.  Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou 
wilt,  and  I  will  give  it  thee.     And  he  sware  unto  her,  23 
Whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  //  thee, 


bb.  41  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  457 

24  unto  the  half  of  my  kingdom.  And  she  went  forth, 
and  said  unto  her  mother,  What  shall  I  ask?     And  she 

25  said,  The  head  of  John  the  Baptist.  And  she  came  in 
straightway  with  haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying, 
I  will  that  thou  give  me  by  and  by  in  a  charger  the 

26  head  of  John  the  Baptist.  And  the  king  was  exceeding 
sorry;  yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and  for  their  sakes  which 

27  sat  with  him,  he  would  not  reject  her.  And  immedi- 
ately the  king  sent  an  executioner,  and  commanded  his 
head  to  be  brought:    and  he  went  and  beheaded  him  in 

28  the  prison,  and  brought  his  head  in  a  charger,  and  gave  it 
to  the  damsel;    and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her  mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard  of  it^  they  came  and  took 

30  up  his  corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb.  And  the  apostles 
gathered  themselves  together  unto  Jesus,  and  told  him 
all  things,  both  what  they  had  done,  and  what  they  had 

31  taught.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come  ye  yourselves 
apart  into  a  desert  place,  and  rest  a  while :  for  there  were 
many  coming  and  going,  and  they  had  no  leisure   so 

32  much  as  to  eat.     And  they  departed  into  a  desert  place 

33  by  ship  privately.  And  the  people  saw  them  departing, 
and  many  knew  him,  and  ran  afoot  thither  out  of  all 
cities,  and  outwent  them,  and  came  together  unto  him. 

34  And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out,  saw  much  people,  and 
was  moved  with  compassion  toward  them,  because  they 
were  as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd:    and  he  began  to 

35  teach  them  many  things.  And  when  the  day  was  now 
far  spent,  his  disciples  came  unto  him,  and  said.  This 

2,(i  is  a  desert  place,  and  now  the  time  is  far  passed:  send 
them  away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  country  round 
about,  and  into  the  villages,  and  buy  themselves  bread: 

37  for  they  have  nothing  to  eat.  He  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Give  ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  say  unto 
him,  Shall  we  go  and  buy  two  hundred  pennyworth  of 

38  bread,  and  give  them  to  eat?  He  saith  unto  them,  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?    go  and    see.     And  when  they 

39  knew,  they  say.  Five,  and  two  fishes.  And  he  com- 
manded them  to  make  all  sit  down  by  companies  upon 

40  the   green    grass.     And    they   sat   down   in   ranks,    by 

41  hundreds,  and  by  fifties.  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  he  looked  up  to  heaven, 


45^  THE   GOSPELS    IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  14a.  31 


and  blessed,  and  brake  the  loaves,  and  gave  f/ie7n  to  his 
disciples  to  set  before  them;  and  the  two  fishes  divided 
he  among  them  all.     And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  42 
filled. 

^When  they  were  filled,  he    said   unto  his  disciples,  12^6 
Gather    up    the    fragments    that   remain,  that    nothing 
be  lost.     Therefore  they  gathered  f/iem   together,  and  13 
filled    twelve    baskets  with    the  fragments  of  the  five 
barley  loaves,  which    remained    over   and  above  unto 
them  that  had  eaten.   ^  And  they  that  had   eaten  were  21  ^14 
about  five  thousand  men,  beside  women  and  children. 

*Then  those  men,  when  they  had  seen   the  miracle  14^6 
that  Jesus  did,  said.  This  is  of  a  truth  that  Prophet  that 
should  come  unto  the  world. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  228. 

1  Matt.  14  :  22-36  ;  ^  John  6  :  22-35. 

*And  straightway  Jesus  constrained  his  disciples  to  22  al^ 
get  into  a  ship,  and  to  go  before  him  unto  the  other 
side,  while  he  sent  the  multitudes  away.     And  when  he  23 
had  sent  the  multitudes  away,  he  went  up  into  a  moun- 
tain apart  to  pray:  and  when  the  evening  was  come,  he 
was  there  alone.     But  the  ship  was  now  in  the  midst  of  24 
the  sea,  tossed  with  waves:  for  the  wind  was  contrary. 
And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  Jesus  went  unto  25 
them,  walking  on  the  sea.     And  when  the  disciples  saw  26 
him  walking  on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled,  saying,  It 
is  a  spirit;  and  they  cried  out  for  fear.     But  straight-  27 
way  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Be  of  good  cheer; 
it  is  I;  be  not  afraid.     And  Peter  answered  him  and  28 
said.  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me  come  unto  thee  on  the 
water.      And   he   said.    Come.      And   when   Peter  was  29 
come  down  out  of  the  ship,  he  walked  on  the  water,  to 
go  to  Jesus.     But  when  he  saw  the  wind  boisterous,  he  30 
was  afraid;  and  beginning   to   sink,   he  cried,    saying. 
Lord,  save  me.     And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth  31 


(id.  32  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  459 

his  hand,  and  caught  him,  and  said  unto  him,  O  thou  of 

32  little  faith,    wherefore  didst   thou  doubt?      And  when 

2il  they  were  come  into  the  ship,  the  wind  ceased.     Then 

they  that  were  in  the  ship  came  and  worshipped  him, 

saying.  Of  a  truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

34  And  when  they  were  gone  over,  they  came  into  the 

35  land  of  Gen-nes'  a-ret.  And  when  the  men  of  that  place 
had  knowledge  of  him,  they  sent  out  into  all  that  coun- 
try round  about,  and  brought  unto  him  all  that  were 

36  diseased;  and  besought  him  that  they  might  only  touch 
the  hem  of  his  garment:  and  as  many  as  touched  were 
made  perfectly  whole. 

6^22  ^The  day  following,  when  the  people,  which  stood 
on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  saw  that  there  was  none 
other  boat  there,  save  that  one  whereinto  his  disciples 
were  entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not  with  his  disciples 
into   the  boat,  but  that  his   disciples   were  gone  away 

23  alone;  howbeit  there  came  other  boats  from  Tl-be'  ri-as 
nigh  unto  the  place  where  they  did  eat  bread,  after  that 

24  the  Lord  had  given  thanks:  when  the  people  therefore 
saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there,  neither  his  disciples, 
they  also  took  shipping,  and  came   to  Ca-per'  na-um, 

25  seeking  for  Jesus.  And  when  they  had  found  him  on 
the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they  said  unto  him.  Rabbi, 

26  when  camest  thou  hither?  Jesus  answered  them  and 
said.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  seek  me,  not 
because  ye  saw  the  miracles,  but  because  ye  did  eat  of 

27  the  loaves,  and  were  filled.  Labour  not  for  the  meat 
which  perisheth,  but  for  that  meat  which  endureth  unto 
everlasting  life,  which  the  Son  of  man  shall  give  unto 

28  you:  for  him  hath  God  the  Father  sealed.  Then  said 
they  unto  him.  What  shall  we  do,  that  we  might  work 

29  the  works  of  God?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe  on  him  whom 

30  he  hath  sent.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What 
sign  shewest  thou  then,  that  we  may  see,  and  believe 

31  thee?  what  dost  thou  work?  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna 
in  the  desert;  as  it  is  written.  He  gave  them  bread  from 

32  heaven  to  eat.  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Moses  gave  you  not  that  bread 
from  heaven;  but  my  Father  giveth  you  the  true  bread 


460  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  td.  50 


from  heaven.      For  the  bread  of  God  is  he  which  cometh  33 
down   from   heaven,    and   giveth    life   unto  the   world. 
Then  said  they  unto  him,  Lord,  evermore  give  us  this  34 
bread.     And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  am  the  bread  of  35 
life:  he  that  cometh  to  me  shall  never  hunger;  and  he 
that  believeth  on  me  shall  never  thirst. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  229. 

'John  6  :  36-71  ;  "7:1. 

^But  I  said  unto  you,  That  ye  also  have  seen  me,  and  36^6 
believe  not.     All  that  the  Father  giveth  me  shall  come  37 
to  me;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no  wise 
cast  out.     For   I  came  down  from  heaven,  not  to  do  38 
mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me.     And  39 
this  is  the  Father's  will  which  hath  sent  me,  that  of  all 
which  he   hath   given   me   I   should   lose   nothing,    but 
should  raise  it  up  again  at  the  last  day.     And  this  is  40 
the   will   of   him   that  sent  me,  that   every   one   which 
seeth  the  Son,  and   believeth  on  him,  may  have  ever- 
lasting life:  and  I  will   raise  him  up  at   the  last  day. 
The  Jews  then  murmured  at  him,  because  he  said,  I  am  41 
the  bread  which  came  down  from  heaven.     And  they  42 
said.  Is  not  this  Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose  father 
and  mother  we  know?  how  is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I 
came   down   from  heaven?     Jesus    therefore  answered  43 
and   said  unto   them,  Murmur   not   among  yourselves. 
No  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the  P'ather  which  hath  44 
sent  me  draw  him:  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day.     It  is  written  in  the  prophets.  And  they  shall  be  45 
all  taught   of   God.     Every   man    therefore    that   hath 
heard,  and  hath  learned  of  the  Father,  cometh  unto  me. 
Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the  Father,  save  he  which  46 
is  of  God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father.     Verily,  verily,  I  say  47 
unto  you.  He  that  believeth  on  me  hath  everlasting  life. 
I  am  that  bread  of  life.     Your  fathers  did  eat  manna  48 
in  the   wilderness,  and   are   dead.     This   is   the   bread  49 
which  cometh  down  from  heaven,  that  a  man  may  eat  50 


U.  71  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRAVIVE.  461 

51  thereof,   and    not  die.     I  am   the    living  bread  which 
came  down  from  heaven:  if  any  man  eat  of  this  bread, 
he  shall  live  for  ever:  and  the  bread  that  I  will  give  is 
my  flesh,  which  I  will  give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  strove  among  themselves,  saying, 

53  How  can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat?  Then  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  except 
ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  drink  his  blood, 

54  ye  have  no  life  in  you.  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and 
drinketh  my  blood,  hath  eternal  life;  and  I  will  raise 

55  him  up  at  the  last  day.     For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed, 

56  and  my  blood  is  drink  indeed.  He  that  eateth  my 
flesh,  and  drinketh  my  blood,  dwelleth  in  me,  and  I  in 

57  him.  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent  me,  and  I  live  by 
the  Father;  so  he  that  eateth  me,  even  he  shall  live  by 

58  me.  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down  from  heaven  : 
not  as  your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are  dead:  he 

59  that  eateth  of  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever.  These 
things    said    he   in    the    synagogue,    as    he    taught   in 

60  Capernaum.  Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when 
they  had  heard  this,  said.  This  is  a  hard  saying;  who 

61  can  hear  it?  When  Jesus  knew  in  himself  that  his  dis- 
ciples  murmured   at  it,  he   said   unto   them,  Doth  this 

62  offend  you?      What  and  if  ye  shall  see  the   Son  of  man 
(iT^  ascend  up  where  he  was  before?     It  is  the  Spirit  that 

quickeneth;     the    flesh    profiteth    nothing:    the    words 
that  I  speak  unto  you,  they  are  spirit,  and  they  are  life. 

64  But  there  are  some  of  you  that  believe  not.  For 
Jesus  knew   from  the  beginning   who  they  were    that 

65  believed  not,  and  who  should  betray  him.  And  he 
said.  Therefore  said  I  unto  you,  that  no  man  can 
come  unto  me,  except  it  were  given  unto  him  of  my 
Father. 

66  From  that  time  many  of  his  disciples  went  back,  and 

67  walked  no  more  with  him.      Then  said  Jesus  unto  the 

68  twelve,  Will  ye  also  go  away?  Then  Simon  Peter  an- 
swered him,  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go?  thou  hast  the 

69  words  of  eternal  life.    And  we  believe  and  are  sure  that 

70  thou  art  that  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God.  Jesus 
answered  them,  Have  not  I  chosen  you  twelve,  and  one 

71  of  you  is  a  devil?     He  spake  of  Judas  Is-car'i-ot,  the  son 


462  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  -jb.  11 

of  Simon:  for  he  it  was  that  should  betray  him,  being 
one  of  the  twelve. 

^  After  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee:  for  he  i  dl 
would  not  walk  in  Jew'  ry,  because  the  Jews  sought  to 
kill  him. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    230. 
'  Mark  7  :  1-16  ;  '^  Matt.  15  :  12-28. 

^  Then  came   together  unto  him   the   Pharisees,  and  \bl 
certain   of   the    scribes,    which   came   from   Jerusalem. 
And  when  they  saw  some  of  his  disciples  eat  bread  with  2 
defiled,    that    is   to    say,    with   unwashen    hands,    they 
found  fault.      For  the   Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews,  ex-  3 
cept   they  wash   their  hands   oft,    eat  not,    holding  the 
tradition  of  the  elders.     And  when  they  come  from  the  4 
market,   except  they  wash,    they   eat  not.     And  many 
other   things   there   be,    which    they   have   received   to 
hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups,  and  pots,  brazen  vessels, 
and  of  tables.     Then   the    Pharisees  and  scribes  asked  5 
him,    Why   walk    not    thy    disciples    according   to    the 
tradition     of    the     elders,     but     eat    bread    with     un- 
washen   hands?     He   answered    and    said    unto    them,  6 
Well  hath  Esaias  prophesied  of  you  hypocrites,  as  it  is 
written. 

This  people  honoureth  me  with  their  lips, 

But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

Howbeit  in  vain  do  they  worship  me,  7 

Teaching/<?r  doctrines  the  commandments  of  men. 

For  laying  aside  the  commandment  of  God,  ye  hold  8 
the  tradition  of  men,  as  the  washing  of  pots  and  cups: 
and  many  other  such   like  things  ye  do.     And  he  said  9 
unto   them.  Full  well   ye   reject  the   commandment  of 
God,    that    ye    may  keep    your    own    tradition.       For  10 
Moses  said.  Honour   thy  father  and   thy  mother;  and, 
Whoso  curseth  father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death: 
But  ye  say.  If  a  man  shall  say  to  his  father  or  mother,  11 
//  is  Corban,  that  is  to  say,  a  gift,  by  whatsoever  thou 


iSa.  27  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  463 

12  mightest  be  profited  by  me;  he  shall  be  free.  And  ye 
suffer  him   no  more   to   do  aught  for  his  father  or  his 

13  mother;  making  the  word  of  God  of  none  effect 
through  your  tradition,  which  ye  have  delivered :  and 
many  such  Hke  things  do  ye. 

14  And  when  he  had  called  all  the  people  unto  him,  he 
said  unto  them,  Hearken  unto  me  every  one  of  you,  and 

15  understand:  There  is  nothing  from  without  a  man,  that 
entering  into  him  can  defile  him:  but  the  things  which 
come  out  of  him,  those  are  they  that  defile  the   man. 

16  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

15^12      'Then    came    his     disciples,    and    said    unto    him, 
Knowest  thou  that  the   Pharisees  were  offended,  after 

13  they  heard  this  saying?  But  he  answered  and  said. 
Every   plant,    which     my   heavenly    Father    hath    not 

14  planted,  shall  be  rooted  up.  Let  them  alone:  they  be 
blind  leaders   of  the  blind.     And  if  the  blind  lead  the 

15  blind,  both  shall  fall  into  the  ditch.  Then  answered 
Peter  and  said  unto  him,  Declare  unto  us  this  parable. 

16  And  Jesus  said.  Are  ye  also  yet  without  understanding? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand,  that  whatsoever  entereth 
in  at  the  mouth  goeth  into  the  belly,  and  is  cast  out 

18  into  the  draught?  But  those  things  which  proceed  out 
of  the   mouth  come  forth   from  the   heart;    and   they 

19  defile  the  man.  For  out  of  the  heart  proceed  evil 
thoughts,    murders,     adulteries,     fornications,    thefts, 

20  false  witness,  blasphemies:  these  are  the  things  which 
defile  a  man:  but  to  eat  with  unwashen  hands  defileth 
not  a  man. 

21  Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  departed  into  the  coasts 

22  of  Tyre  and  Sidon.  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan 
came  out  of  the  same  coasts,  and  cried  unto  him,  say- 
ing. Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  thou  Son  of  David;  my 

23  daughter  is  grievously  vexed  with  a  devil.  But  he 
answered  her  not  a  word.  And  his  disciples  came  and 
besought   him,  saying.   Send    her  away;  for  she  crieth 

24  after  us.     But  he  answered  and  said,  I  am  not  sent  but 

25  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel.     Then  came 

26  she  and  worshipped  him,  saying.  Lord,  help  me.  But 
he  answered  and  said.  It  is  not   meet  to  take   the  chil- 

27  dren's  bread,  and   to  cast  it  to  dogs.     And  she   said, 


4^4  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  8^.  2 


Truth,  Lord :  yet  the  dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall 
from  their  masters'  table.     Then   Jesus  answered  and  28 
said  unto  her,  O  woman,  great  is  thy  faith:  be  it  unto 
thee  even  as  thou  wilt.     And   her  daughter  was  made 
whole  from  that  very  hour. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    231. 

1  Mark  7  :  31-37  ;  ^  Matt.  15  :  30,  31  ;  ^  Mark  8:1-9; 
•*  Matt.  15  :  39  ;   16  :  1-12. 

^And  again,  departing  from  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  31^7 
Sidon,  he  came  unto  the  sea    of   Galilee,   through  the 
midst  of  the  coasts  of  De-cap' o-lis.     And  they  bring  32 
unto  him  one  that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in 
his  speech;  and  they  beseech  him  to  put  his  hand  upon 
him.     And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  multitude,  and  33 
put  his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and  he  spit,  and  touched 
his  tongue;   and^looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed,  and  34 
saith  unto  him,  Eph'  pha-tha,  that  is.  Be  opened.     And  35 
straightway  his  ears  were  opened,  and  the  string  of  his 
tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain.     And  he  charged  36 
them  that  they  should  tell  no  man:   but  the  more  he 
charged  them,  so  much  the  more  a  great  deal  they  pub- 
lished itj  and  were  beyond  measure  astonished,  saying,  37 
He  hath  done  all  things  well;   he  maketh  both  the  deaf 
to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak. 

^  And  great  multitudes  came  unto  him,  having  with  30  «15 
them  those  that  were  lame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and 
many  others,  and  cast  them  down  at  Jesus'  feet;  and  he 
healed  them;  insomuch  that  the  multitude  wondered,  31 
when  they  saw  the  dumb  to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be 
whole,  the  lame  to  walk,  and  the  blind  to  see:  and 
they  glorified  the  God  of  Israel. 

^  In  those  days  the  multitude  being  very  great,  and  i  ^8 
having  nothing  to  eat,  Jesus  called  his  disciples  2/^/^///w, 
and  saith  unto  them,  I  have  compassion  on  the  multi-  2 
tude,  because  they  have  now  been  with  me  three  days. 


i6a.   II  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  465 

3  and  have  nothing  to  eat:  and  if  I  send  them  away  fast- 
ing to  their  own  houses,  they  will   faint  by  the  way: 

4  for  divers  of  them  came  from  far.  And  his  disciples 
answered  him,  From  whence  can  a  man  satisfy  these 

5  men  with  bread  here  in  the  wilderness?  And  he  asked 
them.    How    many   loaves    have   ye?     And    they    said, 

6  Seven.  And  he  commanded  the  people  to  sit  down  on 
the  ground:  and  he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set 
before  f/iemj  and  they  did  set  f/iem  before  the  people. 

7  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes:  and  he  blessed,  and 

8  commanded  to  set  them  also  before  t/iem.  So  they  did 
eat,  and  were  filled:  and  they  took  up  of  the  broken 

9  meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets.     And  they  that  had 
16^^39  eaten  were  about  four  thousand.     *And  he  sent  away 

the  multitude,  and  took  ship,  and  came  into  the  coasts 
of  Mag' da-la. 
IQa  I      The  Pharisees   also  with    the   Sadducees   came,  and 
tempting  desired  him  that  he  would  shew  them  a  sign 

2  from  heaven.  He  answered  and  said  unto  them.  When 
it  is  evening,  ye  say,  //  will  be  fair  weather;  for  the  sky 

3  is  red.  And  in  the  morning,  //  will  be  foul  weather  to- 
day: for  the  sky  is  red  and  lowering.  O  ye  hypocrites, 
ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky;  but  can  ye  not  dis- 

4  cern  the  signs  of  the  times?  A  wicked  and  adulterous 
generation  seeketh  after  a  sign;  and  there  shall  no  sign 
be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas. 

5  And  he  left  them,  and  departed.  And  when  his  dis- 
ciples were  come  to  the  other  side,  they  had  forgotten 
to  take  bread. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Take  heed  and  beware 
of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees. 

7  And    they    reasoned    among   themselves,   saying,   //  is 

8  because  we  have  taken  no  bread.  Which  when  Jesus 
perceived,  he  said  unto  them,  O  ye  of  little  faith,  why 
reason  ye  among  yourselves,  because  ye  have  brought 

9  no  bread?  Do  ye  not  yet  understand,  neither  remem- 
ber the  five  loaves  of  the  five  thousand,  and  how  many 

10  baskets  ye  took  up?     Neither  the  seven  loaves  of  the 

four   thousand,  and    how   many   baskets   ye    took  up? 

u  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand  that  I  spake  it  not 


466  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  i6a.  20 

to  you  concerning  bread,  that  ye  should  beware  of  the 
leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees?     Then  12 
understood  they  how  that  he  bade  t/iem  not  beware  of 
the  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the  doctrine  of  the  Pharisees 
and  of  the  Sadducees. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    232. 
^Mark  8  :  22-26;  ^Matt.  16  :  13-28. 

^And  he   cometh  to  Beth-sa'i-da;   and  they  bring  a  22^8 
blind  man  unto  him,  and  besought  him  to  touch  him. 
And  he  took  the   blind  man  by  the  hand,  and  led  him  23 
out  of  the  town;  and  when  he  had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and 
put  his  hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw  aught. 
And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I  see  men  as  trees,  walk-  24 
ing.     After  that  he  put  /tis  hands  again  upon  his  eyes,  25 
and  made  him  look  up;  and  he  was  restored,  and  saw 
every  man  clearly.     And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  house,  26 
saying.  Neither  go  into  the  town,  nor  tell  //  to  any  in 
the  town. 

MVhen    Jesus   came    into   the    coasts   of   Ces-a-re'a  13  «16 
Phi-lip' pi,   he    asked    his  disciples,  saying,   Whom  do 
men  say  that  I,  the  Son  of  man,  am?     And  they  said,  14 
Some  say  that  thou  art  John  the  Baptist;  some,  Elias; 
and  others,  Jer-e-mi' as,  or  one  of  the  prophets.     He  15 
saith   unto   him.   But  whom   say  ye   that  I  am?     And  16 
Simon  Peter  answered  and  said.  Thou  art  the  Christ, 
the    Son  of  the  living  God.     And  Jesus   answered   and  17 
said  unto  him,  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar-jo' na:  for 
flesh  and  blood  hath  not  revealed  //  unto  thee,  but  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven.     And  I  say  also  unto  thee,  18 
That  thou  art  Peter,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my 
church;  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against 
it.     And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  19 
of  heaven:  and   whatsoever  thou  shalt  bind  on  earth 
shall  be  bound  in  heaven;  and   whatsoever  thou  shalt 
loose    on    earth    shall    be    loosed    in    heaven.     Then  20 
charged  he  his  disciples  that  they  should  tell  no  man 
that  he  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 


gc.  33  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  467 

21  From  that  time  forth  began  Jesus  to  shew  unto  his 
disciples,  how  that  he  must  go  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
suffer  many  things  of  the  elders  and  chief  priests  and 
scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  be  raised  again  the  third  day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him,  saying, 
Be  it  far  from  thee,  Lord:  this  shall  not  be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto  Peter,  Get  thee-  behind 
me,  Satan:  thou  art  an  offence  unto  me:  for  thou 
savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of  God,  but  those  that 
be  of  men. 

24  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples,  If  any  jnan  will 
come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 

25  cross,  and  follow  me.  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life 
shall  lose  it:  and  whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for    my 

26  sake  shall  find  it.  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if  he 
shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his  own  soul?   or 

27  what  shall  a  man  give  in  exchange  for  his  soul?  For 
the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father 
with  his  angels;  and  then   he  shall  reward  every  man 

28  according  to  his  works.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  There 
be  some  standing  here,  which  shall  not  taste  of  death, 
till  they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  his  kingdom. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    233. 

'  Luke  9  :  28-33  ;  "^  Matt.  17  :  5-9  ;  ^  Mark  9:10;  ^  Matt. 
17  :  10-13  ;  ^  Mark  9  :  14-29. 

9^  28      '  And  it  came  to  pass  about  an  eight  days  after  these 
sayings,  he  took  Peter  and  John  and  James,  and  went 

29  up  into  a  mountain  to  pray.  And  as  he  prayed,  the 
fashion  of  his  countenance  was  altered,  and  his  raiment 

30  7vas  white  and  glistering.     And,   behold,   there   talked 

31  with  him  two  men,  which  were  Moses  and  Elias:  who 
appeared  in  glory,  and  spake  of  his  decease  which  he 

32  should  accomplish  at  Jerusalem.  But  Peter  and  they 
that  were  with  him  were  heavy  with  sleep:  and  when 
they  were  awake,  they  saw  his  glory,  and  the  two  men 

33  that  stood  with  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
departed    from    him,    Peter   said    unto    Jesus,    Master, 


468  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  gb.  20 

it  is  good  for   us   to  be  here:  and   let  us   make  three 
tabernacles;  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and  one 
for  Elias:  not  knowing  what  he  said.     HVhile  he  yet  5^17 
spake,  behold,  a  bright  cloud  overshadowed  them:  and 
behold  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud,  which  said,  This  is  my 
beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased;  hear  ye  him. 
And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  fell  on  their  face,  6 
and  were   sore  afraid.     And  Jesus  came  and  touched  7 
them,  and   said,  Arise,  and   be   not  afraid.     And  when  8 
they   had  lifted  up  their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save 
Jesus  only.     And  as  they  came  down  from  the  moun-  9 
tain,  Jesus  charged  them,  saying.  Tell  the  vision  to  no 
man,   until   the   Son   of   man   be   risen  again   from   the 
dead.     ^And    they  kept    that  saying  with    themselves,  10  b^ 
questioning  one  with  another  what  the  rising  from  the 
dead  should  mean. 

"And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying.  Why  then  say  10  all 
the    scribes    that    Elias    must   first   come?    And    Jesus  11 
answered   and   said  unto  them,  Elias  truly  shall  first 
come,  and  restore  all  things.     But  I  say  unto  you,  That  12 
Elias  is  come  already,  and  they  knew  him  not,  but  have 
done  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed.      Likewise  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man   suffer  of  them.       Then  the  dis-  13 
ciples  understood  that  he  spake  unto  them  of  John  the 
Baptist. 

^And  when  he  came  to  his  disciples,  he  saw  a  great  14^9 
multitude  about  them,  and  the  scribes  questioning  with 
them.     And    straightway   all    the    people,    when   they  15 
beheld  him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and  running  to  hitn 
saluted  him.     And  he  asked  the  scribes.  What  question  16 
ye  with  them?  and  one  of  the  multitude  answered  and  17 
said,  Master,  I  have  brought  unto  thee  my  son,  which 
hath  a  dumb  spirit;  and  wheresoever  he  taketh  him,  he  18 
teareth   him;  and   he  foameth,  and   gnasheth  with   his 
teeth,  and  pineth   away:  and  I  spake  to  thy  disciples 
that   they  should   cast   him   out;  and   they  could   not. 
He   answereth  him,  and   saith,  O  faithless   generation,  19 
how  long  shall  I  be  with  you?  how  long  shall  I  suffer 
you?  bring  him  unto  me.     And  they  brought  him  unto  20 
him:  and  when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the  spirit  tare 
him;  and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and  wallowed  foaming. 


i-ja.  26  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  469 

21  And  he  asked  his  father,  How  long  is  it  ago  since  this 

22  came  unto  him?  And  he  said,  Of  a  child.  And  oft- 
times  it  hath  cast  him  into  the  fire,  and  into  the  waters, 
to  destroy  him:  but  if  thou  canst  do  any  thing,  have 

23  compassion  on  us,  and  help  us.  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If 
thou  canst  believe,  all  things  are  possible  to  him  that 

24  believeth.  And  straightway  the  father  of  the  child 
cried  out,  and   said   with  tears.   Lord,  I   believe;  help 

25  thou  mine  unbelief.  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  people 
came  running  together,  he  rebuked  the  foul  spirit,  say- 
ing unto  him.  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I  charge  thee, 

26  come  out  of  him,  and  enter  no  more  into  him.  And 
the  spi?'it  cried,  and  rent  him  sore,  and  came  out  of  him: 
and  he  was  as  one  dead;  insomuch  that  many  said.  He 

27  is  dead.     But  Jesus  took  him  by  the  hand,  and   lifted 

28  him  up;  and  he  arose.  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  house,  his  disciples  asked  him  privately.  Why  could 

29  not  we  cast  him  out?  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  kind 
can  come  forth  by  nothing,  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    234. 

'  Mark  9  :  30-32  ;  2  Matt.  17  :  24-27  ;  ^  Mark  9  :  33-35  ; 
4  Matt.  18  :  2-5;  5  Mark  9  :  38-50. 

9^30      ^  And    they   departed   thence,    and    passed    through 
Galilee;   and  he  would  not  that  any  man  should  know 

31  //.  For  he  taught  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  them, 
The  Son  of  man  is  delivered  into  the  hands  of  men, 
and  they  shall  kill  him;    and  after  that  he  is  killed,  he 

32  shall  rise  the  third  day.  But  they  understood  not  that 
saying,  and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 

17^24      *  And  when   they  were   come  to  Ca-per' na-um,  they 
that  received    tribute  money  came  to  Peter,   and  said, 

25  Doth  not  your  master  pay  tribute?  He  saith.  Yes. 
And  when  he  was  come  unto  the  house,  Jesus  prevented 
him,  saying.  What  thinkest  thou,  Simon?  of  whom  do 
the  kings  of  the  earth  take  custom  or  tribute?  of  their 

26  own  children,  or  of  strangers?  Peter  saith  unto  him, 
Of   strangers.     Jesus   saith   unto   him,    Then   are   the 


470  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  9^.  47 

children  free.  Notwithstanding,  lest  we  should  27 
offend  them,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  a  hook, 
and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh  up;  and  when 
thou  hast  opened  his  mouth,  thou  shalt  find  a  piece  of 
money:  that  take,  and  give  unto  them  for  me  and 
thee. 

^And  being  in  the  house  he  asked  them.  What  was  33  <^9 
it  that  5^e  disputed  among  yourselves  by  the  way?     But  34 
they  held  their  peace:    for  by  the  way  they  had  dis- 
puted among    themselves,   who  should  be  the  greatest. 
And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the  twelve,  and  saith  unto  35 
them.  If  any  man  desire  to  be  first,   the  same  shall  be 
last  of  all,   and  servant   of   all.     "And  Jesus  called  a  2^18 
little  child  unto  him,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them. 
And  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Except  ye  be  con-  3 
verted,  and  become  as  little  children,  ye  shall  not  enter 
into    the    kingdom   of    heaven.      Whosoever   therefore  4 
shall  Lumble   himself  as  this   little   child,  the  same  is 
greatest  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven.     And  whoso  shall  5 
receive  one  such  little  child  in  my  name  receiveth  me. 

^  And  John  answered  him,  saying.  Master,  we  saw  one  38^9 
casting  out  devils  in  thy  name,  and  he  followeth  not  us; 
and  we  forbade  him,  because  he  followeth  not  us.      But  39 
Jesus  said.  Forbid  him  not:    for  there  is  no  man  which 
shall  do  a  miracle  in  my  name,  that  can  lightly  speak 
evil  of   me.      For  he  that  is  not  against  us  is  on  our  40 
part.      For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup  of  water  to  41 
drink  in  my  name,  because  ye  belong  to  Christ,  verily 
I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  not  lose  his  reward.     And  who-  42 
soever  shall  offend  one  of  these  little  ones  that  believe 
in  me,  it  is  better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hanged 
about  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the  sea.     And  if  43 
thy  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it  off :    it   is   better  for  thee 
to  enter  into  life  maimed,  than  having  two  hands  to  go 
into  hell,  into  the  fire   that  never  shall  be  quenched: 
where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not  quenched.  44 
And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut  it  off:    it  is  better  for  45 
thee  to  enter  halt  into  life,  than  having  two  feet  to  be 
cast  into  hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be  quenched: 
where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not  quenched.  46 
And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out:  it  is  better  47 


iSa.   19  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  47  ^ 


for  thee  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  with  one  eye, 

48  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire:  where 
their  worm   dieth   not,  and   the  fire   is  not  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted  with  fire,  and  every  sacri- 

50  fice  shall  be  salted  with  salt.  Salt  is  good:  but  if  the 
salt  have  lost  its  saltness,  wherewith  will  ye  season  it? 
Have  salt  in  yourselves,  and  have  peace  one  with 
another. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    235. 

Matt.  18  :  10-35. 

18^  10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little 
ones;  for  I  say  unto  you.  That  in  heaven  their  angels 
do  always  behold  the  face   of  my  Father  which  is  in 

11  heaven.     For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save  that  which 

12  was  lost.  How  think  ye?  if  a  man  have  a  hundred 
sheep,  and  one  of  them  be -gone  astray,  doth  he  not 
leave  the  ninety  and   nine,  and  goeth   into  the   moun- 

13  tains,  and  seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray?  And  if 
so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth 
more  of  that  s/ieej>,  than  of  the  ninety  and  nine  which 

14  went  not  astray.  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these  little  ones 
should  perish. 

15  Moreover  if  thy  brother  shall  trespass  against  thee, 
go  and  tell  him  his  fault  between  thee  and  him  alone: 
if  he  shall  hear  thee,    thou  hast  gained   thy  brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  fAee,  then  take  with  thee  one  or 
two  more,  that  in  the  mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses 

17  every  word  may  be  established.  And  if  he  shall  neglect 
to  hear  them,  tell  //  unto  the  church:  but  if  he  neglect 
to  hear  the  church,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  a  heathen 

18  man  and  a  publican.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Whatso- 
ever ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be'  bound  in  heaven; 
and  whatsoever  ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed 

19  in  heaven.  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That  if  two  of  you 
shall  agree  on  earth  as  touching  any  thing  that  they 
shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them  of  my  Father  which 


472  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  iSa.  35 

is  in  heaven.     For  where  two   or  three  are  gathered  20 
together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

Then  came   Peter  to  him,  and   said.  Lord,  how  oft  21 
shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him?  till 
seven  times?     Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee,  22 
Until  seven  times:  but.  Until  seventy  times  seven. 

Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened  unto  a  23 
certain  king,  which  would  take  account  of  his  servants. 
And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought  24 
unto  him,  which  owed  him  ten  thousand  talents.     But  25 
forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay,  his  lord  commanded 
him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all  that 
he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made.     The  servant  there-  26 
fore  fell  down,  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have 
patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.     Then  the  27 
lord  of  that  servant  was  moved  with  compassion,  and 
loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt.     But  the  same  28 
servant  went  out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellow  servants, 
which  owed  him  a  hundred  pence:  and  he  laid  hands  on 
him,  and  took  /ti'm  by  th-e  throat,  saying,  Pay  me  that 
thou  owest.     And  his  fellow  servant  fell  down  at  his  29 
feet,   and  besought   him,   saying.    Have  patience  with 
me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.     And  he  would   not:  but  30 
went  and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the 
debt.     So  when  his  fellow  servants  saw  what  was  done,  31 
they  were  very  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto  their  lord 
all  that  was  done.     Then  his   lord,  after  that  he   had  32 
called   him,  said   unto   him,  O  thou  wicked   servant,  I 
forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou  desiredst  me: 
shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had  compassion  on  thy  33 
fellow  servant,  even  as  I  had  pity  on  thee?     And  his  34 
lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tormentors,  till 
he  should  pay  all  that  was  due  unto  him.     So  likewise  35 
shall  my  heavenly  Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from 
your  hearts    forgive  not  every  one  his   brother  their 
trespasses. 


lor.   i6  THE    GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  473 

SELECTION  NUMBER  236. 

>  Luke  lo  :  1-16  ;  ^  John  7  :  2-10  ;  '  Luke  9  :  51-56. 

lOr  I  'After  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  other  seventy 
also,  and  sent  them  two  and  two  before  his  face  into 
every  city  and   place,  whither   he  himself  would  come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  The  harvest  truly  is 
great,  but  the  labourers  are  few:  pray  ye  therefore  the 
Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  would  send  forth  labourers 

3  into  his  harvest.     Go  your  ways:  behold,  I  send  you 

4  forth  as  lambs  among  wolves.  Carry  neither  purse, 
nor  scrip,  nor  shoes:  and  salute   no  man  by  the  way. 

5  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter,  first  say,  Peace  be 

6  to  this  house.  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there,  your 
peace  shall  rest  upon  it:  if  not,    it  shall  turn  to  you 

7  again.  And  in  the  same  house  remain,  eating  and 
drinking  such   things  as  they  give:   for  the  labourer  is 

8  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from  house  to  house.  And 
into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,    and   they  receive  you, 

peat  such  things  as  are  set  before  you:  and  heal  the 
sick  that  are  therein,  and  say  unto  them.  The  kingdom 

10  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you.  But  into  whatsoever 
city  ye  enter,  and  they  receive  you  not,  go  your  ways 

11  out  into  the  streets  of  the  same,  and  say.  Even  the 
very  dust  of  your  city,  which  cleaveth  on  us,  we  do 
wipe  off  against  you:  notwithstanding,  be  ye  sure  of 
this,  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  in 

13  that  day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city.  Woe  unto  thee, 
Cho-ra' zin!  woe  unto  thee,  Beth-sa' i-da!  for  if  the 
mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which 
have  been  done  in   you,   they   had  a  great  while  ago 

14  repented,  sitting  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  But  it  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  judgment, 

15  than    for  you.      And   thou,    Ca-per'  na-um,    which    art 

16  exalted  to  heaven,  shalt  be  thrust  down  to  hell.  He 
that  heareth  you  heareth  me;  and  he  that  despiseth 
you  despiseth  me;  and  he  that  despiseth  me  despiseth 
him  that  sent  me. 


474  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  17c.  14 

^  Now  the  Jews'   feast   of  tabernacles  was  at  hand.  2  dl 
His   brethren  therefore   said  unto  him,  Depart  hence,  3 
and  go  into  Judea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may  see  the 
works  that  thou  doest.      For  ^/lere  is  no  man  i/ta/  doeth  4 
any  thing  in  secret,  and  he  himself  seeketh  to  be  known 
openly.      If  thou  do  these  things,  shew  thyself  to  the 
world.      For   neither  did   his  brethren   believe  in  him.  5 
Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  My  time  is  not  yet  come:  6 
but  your  time  is  always  ready.      The  world  cannot  hate  7 
you;  but  me  it  hateth,  because  I  testify  of  it,  that  the 
works  thereof  are  evil.     Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast:  I  go  8 
not  up  yet  unto  this  feast;  for  my  time  is  not  yet  full 
come.     When  he  had  said  these  words  unto  them,   he  9 
abode  sft'//  in  Galilee.      But  when  his   brethren  were  10 
gone  up,    then  went    he  also  up   unto  the  feast,    not 
openly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret. 

^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time  was  come  that  51  ^9 
he  should  be  received  up,  he  steadfastly  set  his  face  to 
go  to  Jerusalem,  and  sent  messengers  before  his  face:  52 
and  they  went,  and  entered  into  a  village  of  the  Samari- 
tans, to   make   ready  for  him.     And   they  did    not  re-  53 
ceive  him,  because  his  face  was  as  though  he  would  go 
to  Jerusalem.     And  when  his  disciples  James  and  John  54 
saw  t/iis,  they  said,   Lord,  wilt  thou  that  we   command 
fire   to  come   down  from   heaven,  and  consume  them, 
even  as  Elias  did?     But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them,  55 
and  said.  Ye  know  not  what  manner  of  spirit  ye  are  of. 
For  the  Son  of  man  is  not  come  to  destroy  men's  lives,  56 
but  to  save  t/iem.     And  they  went  to  another  village. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  23V. 

'Luke  17  :  11-19;  ^John  7  :  TI-31. 

^  And    it   came   to    pass,   as    he  went   to  Jerusalem,  11  rl7 
that  he  passed   through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and  Gali- 
lee.    And  as   he   entered   into  a  certain  village,  there  12 
met  him    ten  men   that  were  lepers,  which  stood  afar 
off:  and   they   lifted   up  t/iei'r  voices,   and   said,  Jesus,  13 
Master,  have  mercy  on  us.     And  when  he  saw  t/iefn^  he  14 


7^.  26  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  475 

said  unto  them,  Go  shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests. 
And    it  came  to    pass,   that,   as    they  went,   they  were 

15  cleansed.  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was 
healed,    turned  back,    and    with  a   loud   voice   glorified 

16  God,  and  fell  down  on  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him 

17  thanks:  and  he  was  a  Samaritan.  And  Jesus  answering 
said.  Were  there  not  ten  cleansed?  but  where  are  the 

18  nine?     There  are  not  found  that  returned  to  give  glory 

19  to  God,  save  this  stranger.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Arise,  go  thy  way:  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 

7^11      ^  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at  the  feast,  and   said, 

12  Where  is  he?  And  there  was  much  murmuring  among 
the  people  concerning  him:  for  some  said,  He  is  a  good 
man:  others   said.  Nay;  but  he  deceiveth  the   people. 

13  Howbeit  no  man  spake  openly  of  him  for  fear  of  the 
Jews. 

14  Now  about  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus  went  up  into 

15  the  temple,  and  taught.  And  the  Jews  marvelled,  say- 
ing.   How    knoweth    this    man    letters,    having    never 

16  learned?     Jesus  answered  them,  and  said.  My  doctrine 

17  is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me.  If  any  man  will  do 
his  will,  he  shall  know  of  the  doctrine,  whether  it  be  of 

18  God,  or  whether  I  speak  of  myself.  He  that  speaketh 
of  himself  seeketh  his  own  glory:  but  he  that  seeketh 
his  glory  that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true,  and  no  un- 

19  righteousness  is  in  him.  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the 
law,  and  yet  none  of  you  keepeth  the  law?     Why  go  ye 

20  about  to  kill  me?     The  people  answered  and  said.  Thou 

21  hast  a  devil:  who  goeth  about  to  kill  thee?  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  have  done  one  work, 

22  and  ye  all  marvel.  Moses  therefore  gave  unto  you  cir- 
cumcision; (not  because  it  is  of  Moses,  but  of  the 
fathers;)  and  ye  on  the  sabbath  day  circumcise  a  man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath  day  receive  circumcision,  that 
the  law  of  Moses  should  not  be  broken;  are  ye  angry  at 
me,  because  I   have  made  a  man  every  whit  whole  on 

24  the  sabbath   day?     Judge  not  according  to  the  appear- 

25  ance,  but  judge  righteous  judgment.  Then  said  some 
of  them  of  Jerusalem,  Is  not  this  he,  whom  they  seek 

26  to  kill?  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they  say  noth- 
ing unto    him.     Do  the  rulers   know  indeed  that  this 


476  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  id.  42 

is  the  very  Christ?     Howbeit  we  know  this  man  whence  27 
he  is:  but  when  Christ  cometh,  nomanknoweth  whence 
he  is.     Then   cried  Jesus  in  the  temple  as   he  taught,  28 
saying,  Ye  both  know  me,  and  ye  know  whence  I  am: 
and  I  am  not  come  of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is 
true,  whom  ye  know  not.     But  I  know  him;  for  I  am  29 
from  him,  and  he  hath  sent  me.     Then  they  sought  to  30 
take  him:  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him,  because  his 
hour  was    not   yet    come.     And    many    of   the    people  31 
believed  on  him,  and  said,  When  Christ  cometh,  will  he 
do  more  miracles  than  these  which  this  via7i  hath  done? 


SELECTION  NUMBER  238. 
1  John  7  :  32-53  ;  28  :  12-32. 

'  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the  people  murmured  such  32  d1 
things  concerning  him;  and  the  Pharisees  and  the  chief 
priests  sent  officers  to  take  him.     Then  said  Jesus  unto  33 
them.  Yet  a  little  while  am   I  with  you,  and  then  I  go 
unto  him  that  sent  me.     Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  34 
not  find  me:  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot  come. 
Then  said  the  Jews  among  themselves,  Whither  will  he  35 
go,  that  we  shall  not  find  him?  will  he  go  unto  the  dis- 
persed among  the   Gentiles,    and   teach   the  Gentiles? 
What  man7ier  of  saying  is  this  that  he  said.  Ye  shall  seek  36 
me,  and  shall  not  find  me:  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye 
cannot  come?     In  the  last  day,  that  great  day  of  the  37 
feast,  Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying.  If  any  man  thirst, 
let  him  come  unto  me,  and  drink.      He  that  believeth  38 
on  me,  as  the  Scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall 
flow  rivers  of  living  water.     (But  this  spake  he  of  the  39 
Spirit,  which  they  that  believe  on  him  should  receive: 
for  the  Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet  give?ij  because  that 
Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.) 

Many  of  the  people  therefore,  when  they  heard  this  40 
saying,  said.  Of  a  truth  this   is  the   Prophet.     Others  41 
said.  This  is  the  Christ.     But  some  said.  Shall  Christ 
come   out  of   Galilee?      Hath   not   the  Scripture  said,  42 
That  Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of  David,  and  out  of 


Sd.  23  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  477 

43  the  town  of  Bethlehem,  where  David   was?     So   there 

44  was  a  division  among  the  people  because  of  him.  And 
some  of  them  would  have  taken  him;  but  no  man  laid 
hands  on  him. 

45  Then  came  the  officers  to  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees;  and  they  said  unto  them,  Why  have  ye  not 

46  brought  him?     The  officers  answered.  Never  man  spake 

47  like  this  man.     Then  answered  them  the  Pharisees,  Are 

48  ye  also  deceived?     Have  any  of  the  rulers  or  of  the 

49  Pharisees   believed    on   him?      But    this     people   who 

50  knoweth  not  the  law  are  cursed.  Nic-o-de'  mus  saith 
unto  them,  (he  that  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  being  one 

51  of  them,)  Doth  our  law  judge  a?zy  man,  before  it  hear 

52  him,  and  know  what  he  doeth?  They  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  also  of  Galilee?     Search,  and 

53  look:  for  out  of  Galilee ariseth  no  prophet.  And  every 
man  went  unto  his  own  house. 

8^12      ^Then    spake  Jesus  again   unto   them,  saying,   I  am 
the  light  of  the  world:  he  that  follow^eth  me  shall  not 

13  walk  in  darkness,  but  shall  have  the  light  of  life.  The 
Pharisees  therefore  said  unto  him.  Thou  bearest  record 

14  of  thyself;  thy  record  is  not  true.  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Though  I  bear  record  of  myself,  7^/  my 
record  is  true:  for  I  know  whence  I  came,  and  whither 
I  go;  but  ye  cannot  tell  whence  I  come,  and  whither  I 

15  go.     Ye  judge  after  the  flesh;  I  judge  no  man.     And 

16  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judgment  is  true:  for  I  am  not  alone, 

17  but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent  me.     It  is  also  written 

18  in  your  law,  that  the  testimony  of  two  men  is  true.  I 
am  one  that  bear  witness  of  myself,  and  the  Father  that 

19  sent  me  beareth  witness  of  me.  Then  said  they  unto 
him.  Where  is  thy  Father?  Jesus  answered.  Ye  neither 
know  me,    nor  my  Father:    if  ye  had    known  me,    ye 

20  should  have  known  my  Father  also.  These  words 
spake  Jesus  in  the  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the  temple: 
and  no  man  laid  hands  on  him;  for  his  hour  was  not  yet 

21  come.  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto  them,  I  go  my  way, 
and  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  die  in  your  sins:  whither 

22  I  go,  ye  cannot  come.  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he 
kill  himself?  because  he  saith.  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 

23  come.     And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  from  beneath; 


478  THE  GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  Sd.  41 

I  am  from  above:  ye  are  of  this  world;  I  am  not  of  this 
world.     I  said  therefore  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  die  in  24 
your  sins:  for  if  ye  believe  not  that  I  am  /le,  ye  shall 
die  in  your  sins.     Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art  25 
thou?     And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Even  f/ie  sajne  that  I 
said  unto  you  from  the  beginning.      I  have  many  things  26 
to  say  and  to  judge  of  you:  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true; 
and   I  speak  to  the  world  those  things  which  I   have 
heard  of  him.     They  understood  not  that  he  spake  to  27 
them  of  the  Father.     Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  When  28 
ye  have  lifted  up  the  Son  of  man,  then  shall  ye  know 
that  I  am  he^  and  that\  do  nothing  of  myself;  but  as 
my  Father  hath  taught  me,  I  speak  these  things.     And  29 
he  that  sent  me  is  with  me:  the  Father  hath  not  left  me 
alone;  for  I  do   always  those  things  that  please  him. 
As   he    spake    these    words,    many   believed     on    him.  30 
Then   said    Jesus    to    those    Jews    which  believed    on  31 
him.  If  ye  continue   in  my  word,  then  are  ye   my   dis- 
ciples indeed;   and  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and   the  32 
truth  shall  make  you  free. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  239. 

John  8  :  33-59. 

They  answered    him,    We   be   Abraham's   seed,   and  ^t,  d^ 
were  never  in  bondage  to  any  man:  how  sayest  thou, 
Ye  shall  be  made  free?     Jesus  answered  them,  Verily,  34 
verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever  committeth  sin  is  the 
servant  of  sin.     And  the   servant   abideth  not  in   the  35 
house  for  ever:  but  \.\iQ  Son  abideth  ever.     If  the  Son  ^6 
therefore  shall  make  you  free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed. 
I  know  that  ye  are  Abraham's  seed;  but  ye  seek  to  kill  37 
me,  because  my  word  hath   no   place  in  you.     I  speak  38 
that  which  I  have  seen  with  my  Father:  and  ye  do  that 
which  ye  have  seen  with  your  father.     They  answered  39 
and  said  unto  him,  Abraham  is  our  father.     Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  If  ye  were  Abraham's  children,  ye  would  do 
the  works  of  Abraham.      But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  40 
a  man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth,  which  I  have  heard 
of  God:    this  did  not  Abraham.     Ye  do  the  deeds  of  41 


8^.  59  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  479 

your  father.     Then  said  they  to  him,  We  be  not  born 

42  of  fornication;  we  have  one  Fa.theT,  even  God.  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  If  God  were  your  Father,  ye  would 
love  me:  for  I  proceeded   forth  and  came  from   God; 

43  neither  came  I  of  myself,  but  he  sent  me.  Why  do  ye 
not  understand  my  speech?  even  because  ye  cannot  hear 

44  my  word.  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and  the  lusts 
of  your  father  ye  will  do:  he  was  a  murderer  from  the 
beginning,  and  abode  not  in  the  truth,  because  there  is 
no  truth  in  him.     When  he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speaketh 

45  of  his  own:  for  he  is  a  liar,  and  the  father  of  it.     And 

46  because  I  teW  you  the  truth,  ye  believe  me  not.  Which 
of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin?     And  if  I  say  the  truth, 

47  why  do  ye  not  believe  me?  He  that  is  of  God  heareth 
God's  words:  ye  therefore  hear  //lem  not,  because   ye 

48  are  not  of  God.  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto   him,  Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a  Samaritan, 

49  and  hast  a  devil?  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  devil; 
but   I    honour  my  Father,  and  ye   do   dishonour   me. 

50  And    I   seek  not   mine  own    glory:  there  is  one    that 

51  seeketh  and  judgeth.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
If   a   man   keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  see  death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now  we  know  that  thou 
hast  a  devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the  prophets;  and 
thou  sayest.  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never 

53  taste  of  death.  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abra- 
ham, which  is  dead?  and  the  prophets  are  dead:  whom 

54  makest  thou  thyself?  Jesus  answered.  If  I  honour 
myself,  my  honour  is  nothing:  it  is  my  Father  that 
honoureth  me;  of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your  God: 

55  y^t  ye  have  not  known  him;  but  I  know  him:  and  if 
I   should  say,  I  know  him   not,  I   shall  be  a    liar  like 

56  unto  you:  but  I  know  him,  and  keep  his  saying.  Your 
father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see  my  day:  and  he  saw  //, 

57  and  was  glad.  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Thou 
art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily,   verily,  I  say  unto  you, 

59  Before  Abraham  was,  I  am.  Then  took  they  up  stones 
to  cast  at  him:  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out  of 
the  temple,  going  through  the  midst  of  them,  and  so 
passed  by. 


480  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  loc.  40      ; 

SELECTION    NUMBER   240. 
'  Luke  10  :  25-42  ;  2  u  ;  1-13. 

'  And,  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up,  and  tempted  25  <rlO 
him,  saying,  Master,  what  shall  I  do   to  inherit  eter- 
nal life?     He   said    unto   him.  What  is  written  in  the  26 
law?  how  readest  thou?     And  he  answering  said,  Thou  27 
shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all   thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength,  and  with 
all  thy  mind;  and  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.     And  he  28 
said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  answered  right:  this  do,  and 
thou  shalt  live.     But  he,  willing  to  justify  himself,  said  29 
unto    Jesus,    And    who  is  my   neighbour?     And   Jesus  30 
answering  said,  A  certain  ma?z  went  down  from  Jeru- 
salem  to    Jer'i-cho,    and    fell    among   thieves,    which 
stripped  him  of   his  raiment,  and    wounded   /ii'm,  and 
departed,  leaving  /lim  half  dead.     And  by  chance  there  31 
came  down  a  certain  priest  that  way;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  passed  by  on  the  other  side.     And  likewise  a  32 
Levite,  when  he  was  at  the  place,  came  and  looked  on 
/lim,  and  passed  by  on  the  other  side.     But  a  certain  33 
Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was;  and 
when   he    saw   him,    h^   had   compassion   on  him,   and  34 
went  to  him,  and  bound  up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil 
and  wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought 
him   to   an   inn,  and   took  care  of  him.     And   on  the  35 
morrow  when  he  departed,  he  took  out  two  pence,  and 
gave  them  to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him.  Take  care  of 
him:  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest  more,  when  I  come 
again,  I  will  repay  thee.     Which  now  of  these  three,  36 
thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell  among 
the  thieves?     And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  37 
him.     Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  like- 
wise. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went,  that  he  entered  38 
into  a  certain   village;    and  a  certain    woman    named 
Martha  received  him  into  her  house.     And  she  had  a  39 
sister  called   Mary,  which  also  sat  at  Jesus'  feet,  and 
heard  his  word.     But  Martha  was  cumbered  about  much  40 


lie.   13  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  481 

serving,  and  came  to   him,  and   said,  Lord,  dost  thou 
not  care   that  my  sister  hath  left  me   to  serve  alone? 

41  bid  her  therefore  that  she  help  me.  And  Jesus  an- 
swered and   said  unto  her,   Martha,  Martha,  thou  art 

42  careful  and  troubled  about  many  things:  but  one  thing 
is  needful;  and  Mary  hath  chosen  that  good  part, 
which  shall  not  be  taken  away  from  her. 

lie  I  "^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he  was  praying  in  a 
certain  place,  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also  taught 

2  his  disciples.  And  he  said  unto  them,  When  ye  pray, 
say,  Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy 
name.     Thy  kingdom  come.     Thy  will  be  done,  as  in 

3  heaven,  so  in   earth.     Give   us  day  by  day  our  daily 

4  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  sins;  for  we  also  forgive 
every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us.     And  lead  us  not  into 

5  temptation;  but  deliver  us  from  evil.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Which  of  you  shall  have  a  friend,  and  shall  go 
unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say  unto  him.  Friend,  lend 

6  me  three  loaves;  for  a  friend  of  mine  in  his  journey  is 
come  to  me,   and  I  have  nothing  to  set  before  him? 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  answer  and  say.  Trouble  me 
not:  the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  children  are  with  me 

8  in  bed;  I  cannot  rise  and  give  thee.  I  say  unto  you. 
Though  he  will  not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  his 
friend,  yet  because  of  his  importunity  he  will  rise  and 

9  give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth.  And  I  say  unto  you. 
Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find; 

10  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you.  For  every  one 
that  asketh  receiveth;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth;  and 

11  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.  If  a  son  shall 
ask  bread  of  any  of  you  that  is  a  father,  will  he  give 
him  a  stone?  or  if  /le  ask  a  fish,  will  he  for  a  fish  give 

12  him  a  serpent?  or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg^  will  he  offer  him 

13  a  scorpion?  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give 
good  gifts  unto  your  children;  how  much  more  shall 
your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to  them  that 
ask  him? 


482  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  9^.  7 

SELECTION  NUMBER  241. 
'  Luke  10  :  17-24  ;  ^  John  9  :  1-17. 

'And   the   seventy  returned  again  with  joy,  saying,  17  ^10 
Lord,  even  the  devils  are  subject  unto  us  through  thy 
name.     And    he    said    unto    them,    I    beheld    Satan  as  18 
lightning  fall  from  heaven.     Behold,  I  give  unto  you  19 
power  to  tread  on  serpents  and  scorpions,  and  over  all 
the  power  of  the  enemy;    and   nothing  shall  by  any 
means  hurt  you.      Notwithstanding,  in  this  rejoice  not,  20 
that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you;  but  rather  rejoice, 
because  your  names  are  written  in  heaven. 

In  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  in  spirit,  and  said,  I  21 
thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and.  earth,  that 
thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent, 
and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes:  even  so.  Father; 
for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight.  All  things  are  22 
delivered  to  me  of  my  Father:  and  no  man  knoweth 
who  the  Son  is,  but  the  Father;  and  who  the  Father  is, 
but  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

And    he    turned    him    unto   his    disciples,    and    said  23 
privately.   Blessed   are  the   eyes   which   see  the  things 
that  ye  see:  for  I  tell  you, that  many  prophets  and  kings  24 
have  desired  to  see  those  things  which  ye  see,  and  have 
not  seen  them;   and  to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear, 
and  have  not  heard  them. 

^  And  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man  which  was  i  d^ 
blind  from   his  birth.     And   his   disciples   asked    him,  2 
saying.  Master,  who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  parents, 
that  he  was  born  blind?     Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath  3 
this  man  sinned,  nor  his  parents:  but  that  the  works  of 
God  should  be  made  manifest  in  him.     I  must  work  the  4 
works  of  him  that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day:    the  night 
Cometh,  when  no  man  can  work.     As  long  as  I  am  in  5 
the  world,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world.     When  he  had  6 
thus  spoken,  he  spat  on  the  ground,  and  made  clay  of 
the  spittle,  and  he  anointed  the   eyes  of  the  blind  man 
with  the  clay,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  wash  in  the  pool  of  7 
Si-lo' am,  (which  is  by  interpretation.  Sent.)     He  went 
his  way  therefore,  and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 


9^.  23  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  483 

8  The  neighbours  therefore,  and  they  which  before  had 
seen  him  that  he  was  blind,  said.  Is  not  this  he  that  sat 

9  and  begged?     Some  said,  This  is  he:  others  said^  He  is 

10  like  him:    but  he  said,   I  d^m.  he.     Therefore  said  they 

11  unto  him,  How  were  thine  eyes  opened?  He  answered 
and  said,  A  man  that  is  called  Jesus  made  clay,  and 
anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me,  Go  to  the  pool 
of  Siloam,  and  wash:    and  I  went  and  washed,  and  I 

12  received  sight.  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Where  is  he? 
He  said,  I  know  not. 

13  They  brought  to  the   Pharisees  him  that  aforetime 

14  was  blind.     And   it  was  the   sabbath  day  when  Jesus 

15  made  the  clay,  and  opened  his  eyes.  Then  again  the 
Pharisees  also  asked  him  how  he  had  received  his  sight. 
He  said   unto  them.  He  put  clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and 

16  I  washed,  and  do  see.  Therefore  said  some  of  the 
Pharisees,  This  man  is  not  of  God,  because  he  keepeth 
not  the  sabbath  day.  Others  said,  How  can  a  man  that 
is  a  sinner  do  such  miracles?     And  there  was  a  division 

17  among  them.  They  say  unto  the  blind  man  again. 
What  sayest  thou  of  him,  that  he  hath  opened  thine 
eyes?     He  said,  He  is  a  prophet. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  242. 

John  9  :  18-41. 

9^18       But  the  Jews  did  not  believe  concerning  him,  that  he 
had  been  blind,  and  received  his  sight,  until  they  called 

19  the  parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  sight.  And 
they  asked  them,  saying.  Is  this  your  son,  who  ye  say 

20  was  born  blind?  how  then  doth  he  now  see?  His  parents 
answered  them  and  said,  We  know  that  this  is  our  son, 

21  and  that  he  was  born  blind:  but  by  what  means  he  now 
seeth,  we  know  not;  .or  who  hath  opened  his  eyes,  we 
know   not:  he  is  of  age;  ask  him:  he  shall   speak  for 

22  himself.  These  ivords  spake  his  parents,  because  they 
feared  the  Jews:  for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already,  that 
if  any  man  did  confess  that  he  was  Christ,  he  should  be 

23  put  out  of  the  synagogue.     Therefore  said  his  parents, 


484  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  go'.  4! 

He  is  of  age;  ask  him.     Then  again  called  they  the  man  24 
that  was  blind,  and  said  unto  him,  Give  God  the  praise: 
we  know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner.      He  answered  and  25 
said.  Whether  he  be  a  sinner  or  no^  I  know  not:  one 
thing  I  know,  that,  whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I  see. 
Then  said  they  to  him  again,  What  did  he  to  thee?  how  26 
opened  he  thine  eyes?     He  answered  them,  I  have  told  27 
you  already,  and  ye  did  not  hear:  wherefore  would  ye 
hear  //  again?  will  ye  also  be  his  disciples?     Then  they  28 
reviled  him,  and  said.  Thou  art  his  disciple;  but  we  are 
Moses'   disciples.      We    know    that    God    spake    unto  29 
Moses:  as  for  this  fellow,  we  know  not  from  whence  he 
is.       The    man   answered    and    said    unto    them.    Why  30 
herein  is  a  marvellous  thing,  that  ye  know   not  from 
whence  he  is,  3.nd.  yet  he  hath  opened  mine  eyes.     Now  31 
we  know  that  God  heareth  not  sinners:  but  if  any  man 
be   a  worshipper  of  God,  and  doeth   his  will,  him  he 
heareth.     Since  the  world  began  was  it  not  heard  that  32 
any  man  opened  the  eyes  of  one  that  was  born  blind. 
If  this  man   were   not  of  God,  he   could  do   nothing.  33 
They  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Thou  wast  altogether  34 
born  in  sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us?     And  they  cast 
him  out.     Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him  out;  and  35 
when  he  had  found  him,  he  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou 
believe  on  the  Son  of  God?     He  answered  and  said,  Who  36 
is  he,  Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on  him?     And  Jesus  37 
said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  it  is  he 
that  talketh  with  thee.     And  he  said.  Lord,  I  believe.  38 
And  he  worshipped  him. 

And  Jesus  said.  For  judgment  I  am  come  into  this  39 
world,  that  they  which  see  not  might  see;  and  that  they 
which    see   might    be    made    blind.     And   some   of   the  40 
Pharisees  which  were  with  him  heard  these  words,  and 
said  unto  him.  Are  we  blind  also?     Jesus  said  unto  them,  41 
If  ye  were  blind,  ye  should  have  no  sin:  but  now  ye 
say.  We  see;  therefore  your  sin  remaineth. 


d 


lod.  17  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  4^5 

SELECTION  NUMBER  243. 
John  10  :  1-18. 

10^1      Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  entereth  not 
by  the  door  into  the  sheepfold,  but  climbeth  up  some 

2  other  way,  the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber.     But  he 
that   entereth  in  by  the  door   is    the  shepherd  of  the 

3  sheep.     To  him   the   porter   openeth;    and    the  sheep 
hear  his  voice:  and  he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name, 

4  and  leadeth  them  out.     And  when  he  putteth  forth  his 
own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them,  and  the  sheep  follow 

5  him:    for  they  know  his  voice.     And    a   stranger   will 
they  not  follow,  but  will  flee  from  him;  for  they  know 

6  not  the  voice  of  strangers.     This  parable  spake  Jesus 
unto  them;  but  they  understood  not  what  things  they 

7  were  which  he  spake  unto  them.     Then  said  Jesus  unto 
them  again,  Verily,  verily,    I   say  unto  you,  I  am  the 

8  door  of  the  sheep.     All  that  ever  came  before  me  are 
thieves  and  robbers:  but  the  sheep  did  not  hear  them. 

9  I  am  the  door:  by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he  shall  be 

10  saved,  and  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find  pasture.  The 
thief  Cometh  not,  but  for  to  steal,  and  to  kill,  and  to 
destroy:  I  am  come  that  they  might  have  life,  and  that 

11  they  might  have  it  more  abundantly.  I  am  the  good 
shepherd:    the  good  shepherd  giveth   his  life  for  the 

12  sheep.  But  he  that  is  a  hireling,  and  not  the  shepherd, 
whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  coming, 
and  leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth;  and  the  wolf  catcheth 

13  them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep.  The  hireling  fleeth, 
because  he  is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep. 

14  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  know  my  sheep,  and  am 

15  known  of  mine.  As  the  Father  knoweth  me,  even  so 
know  I  the  Father:    and    I    lay  down  my  life  for  the 

16  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not  of  this 
fold:  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my 
voice;    and  there    shall    be    one  fold,   and   one    shep- 

17  herd.     Therefore  doth  my  Father  love  me,  because  I 


486  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  lod.  36 

lay    down    my  life,    that    I   might    take   it  again.      No  18 
man  taketh  it  from  me,  but  I  lay  it   down   of  myself. 
I  have  power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I  have  power  to  take 
it  again.     This  commandment  have  I   received  of  my 
Father. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  244. 

John  10  :  19-42. 

There  was  a  division  therefore  again  among  the  Jews  19  ^10 
for  these  sayings.     And  many  of  them  said,  He  hath  a  20 
devil,  and    is    mad;    why  hear    ye    him?     Others    said,  21 
These  are  not  the  words  of  him  that  hath  a  devil.     Can 
a  devil  open  the  eyes  of  the  blind? 

And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the  feast  of  the  dedication,  22 
and  it  was  winter.     And  Jesus  walked  in  the  temple  in  23 
Solomon's  porch.     Then  came  the   Jews  round  about  24 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  How  long  dost  thou  make  us 
to  doubt?     If  thou  be  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly.     Jesus  25 
answered  them,   I  told  you,  and  ye  believed   not:  the 
works  that  I  do  in  my  Father's  name,  they  bear  witness 
of  me.     But  ye  believe  not,  because  ye  are  not  of  my  26 
sheep,  as  I  said  unto  you.      My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  27 
and  I  know  them,  and  they  follow  me:  and  I  give  unto  28 
them  eternal  life;  and  they  shall  never  perish,  neither 
shall  any  7?ian  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand.      My  Father  29 
which  gave  the?n  me,  is  greater  than  all;  and   no  7nan 
is  able  to  pluck  the7?i  out  of  my  Father's  hand.     I  and  30 
my  Father   are  one.     Then  the    Jews  took    up    stones  31 
again  to  stone  him.     Jesus  answered  them,  Many  good  32 
works  have  I  shewed  you  from  my  Father;  for  which 
of  those  works  do  ye  stone  me?     The  Jews  answered  33 
him,  saying.  For  a  good  work  we  stone  thee  not;  but 
for  blasphemy;    and  because  that  thou,   being  a  man, 
makest  thyself  God.     Jesus  answered  them.  Is  it  not  34 
written  in  your  law,  I  said.  Ye  are  gods?     If  he  called  35 
them  gods,  unto  whom  the  word  of  God  came,  and  the 
Scripture    cannot   be   broken;    say    ye    of   him,   whom  36 
the  Father  hath  sanctified,    and  sent   into   the  world, 


lid.  13  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  4^7 

Thou  blasphemest;  because  I   said,   I  am  the  Son  of 

37  God?     If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my  Father,  believe  me 

38  not.  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe  not  me,  believe 
the  works;    that  ye  may  know,  and   believe,   that  the 

39  Father  is  in  me,  and  I  in  him.  Therefore  they  sought 
again  to  take  him;  but  he  escaped  out  of  their  hand, 

40  and   went   away  again  beyond  Jordan   into    the  place 

41  where  John  at  first  baptized;  and  there  he  abode.  And 
many  resorted  unto  him,  and  said,  John  did  no  miracle: 
but  all  things  that  John  spake  of  this  man  were  true. 

42  And  many  believed  on  him  there. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  245. 

John  II  :  1-46. 

11^1       Now  a    certain    7na7t  was    sick,   nmjied  Laz'a-rus,    of 
Beth'  a-ny,  the  town  of  Mary   and  her  sister    Martha. 

2  (It  was  that  Mary  which  anointed  the  Lord  with  oint- 
ment, and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose  brother 

3  Laz'a-rus  was  sick.)  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto 
him,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  he  whom  thou  lovest  is  sick. 

4  When  Jesus  heard  that^  he  said.  This  sickness  is  not 
unto  death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God,  that  the  Son  of 

5  God   might   be   glorified    thereby.     Now    Jesus    loved 

6  Martha,  and  her  sister,  and  Laz'a-rus.  When  he  had 
heard  therefore  that  he  was  sick,  he  abode  two  days  still 

7  in  the  same  place  where  he  was.     Then  after  that  saith 

8  he  to  his  disciples,  Let  us  go  into  Judea  again.  His  dis- 
ciples say  unto  him.  Master,  the  Jews  of  late  sought  to 

9  stone  thee;  and  goest  thou  thither  again?  Jesus  an- 
swered, Are  there  not  twelve  hours  in  the  day?  If  any 
man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth  not,  because  he  seeth 

10  the  light  of  this  world.     But  if  a  man  walk  in  the  night, 

11  he  stumbleth,  because  there  is  no  light  in  him.  These 
things  said  he:  and  after  that  he  saith  unto  them,  Our 
friend  Lazarus  sleepeth;  but  I   go,  that  I  may  awake 

12  him  out  of  sleep.     Then  said  his  disciples.  Lord,  if  he 

13  sleep,  he  shall  do  well.  Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his 
death:  but  they  thought  that  he  had  spoken  of  taking 


488  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  iia'.  36 

of  rest  in   sleep.     Then   said   Jesus  unto  them   plainly,  14 
Lazarus  is  dead.     And  I   am  glad   for  your  sakes   that  15 
I  was  not  there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  believe;  neverthe- 
less let  us  go  unto  him.     Then  said  Thomas,  which  is  16 
called  Did'y-mus,  unto  his  fellow  disciples,  Let  us  also 
go,  that  we  may  die  with  him.     Then. when  Jesus  came,  17 
he  found  that  he  had  /ain  in  the  grave  four  days  already. 
Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  about  fifteen  18 
furlongs  off:  and  many  of  the  Jews  came  to  Martha  and  19 
Mary,    to    comfort   them     concerning    their    brother. 
Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she  heard  that  Jesus  was  com-  20 
ing,  went  and  met  him:  but  Mary  sat  sti//  in  the  house. 
Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  21 
here,  my  brother  had  not  died.     But  I  know,  that  even  22 
now,  whatsoever  thou  wilt  ask  of  God,  God  will  give  if 
thee.     Jesus   saith   unto    her,  Thy   brother   shall    rise  23 
again.     Martha  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that  he  shall  24 
rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at  the  last  day.     Jesus  25 
said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resurrection,   and  the  life:  he 
that  believeth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he 
live:  and  whosoever  liveth  and  believeth  in  me  shall  26 
never  die.     Believest  thou  this?     She  saith  unto  him,  27 
Yea,  Lord:  I  believe  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  God,  which  should  come  into  the  world.     And  when  28 
she  had  so  said,  she  went  her  way,  and  called  Mary  her 
sister  secretly,  saying,  The  Master  is  come,  and  calleth 
for  thee.     As  soon  as  she  heard  tkafj  she  arose  quickly,  29 
and  came  unto  him.     Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  30 
the  town,  but  was  in  that  place  where  Martha  met  him. 
The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  31 
comforted  her,  when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose  up 
hastily  and  went  out,   followed  her,   saying.  She  goeth 
unto  the  grave  to  weep  there.     Then  when  Mary  was  32 
come  where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  she  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  saying  unto  him,  Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here, 
my  brother  had  not  died.    When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  33 
weeping,  and  the  Jews  also  weeping  which  came  with 
her,  he   groaned  in   the  spirit,  and    was    troubled,  and  34 
said.  Where   have  ye   laid  him?     They  say  unto  him, 
Lord,  come  and  see.     Jesus  wept.     Then  said  the  Jews,  35 
Behold  how  he   loved   him!    And  some  of  them  said,  36 


lid.  52  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  489 

37  Could  not  this  man,  which  opened  the  eyes  of  the  blind, 
have  caused  that  even  this  man  should   not   have   died? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in  himself  cometh  to  the 

39  grave.  It  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone  lay  upon  it.  Jesus 
said,  Take  ye  away  the  stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of 
him  that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  by  this  time 

40  he  stinketh:  for  he  hath  been  ^<?^^  four  days.  Jesus 
saith  unto  her.  Said  I  not  unto  thee,  that,  if  thou 
wouldest  believe,  thou  shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone  from  the  place  where  the 
dead  was  laid.     And  Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said, 

42  Father,  I  thank  thee  that  thou  hast  heard  me.  And  I 
knew  that  thou  hearest  me  always:  but  because  of  the 
people  which  stand  by  I  said  //,  that  they  may  believe 

43  that  thou  hast  sent  me.     And  when  he  thus  had  spoken, 

44  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come  forth.  And 
he  that  was  dead  came  forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with 
graveclothes;  and  his  face  was  bound  about  with  a  nap- 
kin.    Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Loose  him,  and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which  came  to  Mary,  and  had 

46  seen  the  things  which  Jesus  did,  believed  on  him.  But 
some  of  them  went  their  ways  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told 
them  what  things  Jesus  had  done. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  246. 

^  John  II  :  47-54  ;  '^  Matt.  19  :  i,  2  ;  ^  Luke  13  :  10-30. 

11^47      ^Then  gathered  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  a 
council,  and  said,  What  do  we?  for  this  man  doeth  many 

48  miracles.  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  itien  will  believe 
on  him;  and    the    Romans    shall  come  and  take  away 

49  both  our  place  and  nation.  And  one  of  them,  named 
Caiaphas,  being  the  high  priest  that   same  year,   said 

50  unto  them.  Ye  know  nothing  at  all.  For  consider  that 
it  is  expedient  for  us,  that  one  man  should  die  for  the 

51  people,  and  that  the  whole  nation  perish  not.  And  this 
spake  he  not  of  himself:  but  being  high  priest  that 
year,  he  prophesied  that  Jesus  should  die  for  that  na- 

52  tion;  and  not  for  that  nation  only,  but  that  also  he  should 


490  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  13^.  23 

gather  together  in  one  the  children  of  God  that  were 
scattered  abroad.     Then  from  that  day  forth  they  took  53 
council  together  for  to  put  him  to  death.     Jesus  there-  54 
fore  walked  no  more  openly  among  the  Jews;  but  went 
thence  unto  a  country  near  to  the  wilderness,  into  a  city 
called  Ephraim,  and  there  continued  with  his  disciples. 

^And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus  had  finished  i  atl9 
these  sayings,  he  departed  from  Galilee,  and  came  into 
the  coasts  of  Judea  beyond  Jordan ;  and  great  multitudes  2 
followed  him;  and  he  healed  them  there. 

^  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on  10  cV& 
the  sabbath.     And,  behold,   there  was.  a  woman  which  11 
had  a  spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen  years,  and  was  bowed 
together,  and    could  in  no    wise  lift  up   herself.     And  12 
when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called  her  to  hif?i^  and  said  unto 
her,  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from  thine  infirmity.     And  13 
he   laid   Ms  hands    on   her;  and    immediately   she   was 
made  straight,   and  glorified    God.     And  the    ruler  of  14 
the  synagogue  answered  with  indignation,  because  that 
Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sabbath  day,  and  said  unto  the 
people.  There  are  six  days  in  which  men  ought  to  work : 
in  them  therefore  come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on  the 
sabbath  day.     The  Lord  then  answered  him,  and  said,  15 
Thou  hypocrite,  doth  not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sab- 
bath loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  htf?i 
away  to  watering?     And  ought  not  this  woman,  being  16 
a  daughter   of  Abraham,  whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo, 
these  eighteen  years,  be  loosed  from  this  bond  on  the 
sabbath  day?     And  when  he   had  said  these   things,  all  17 
his   adversaries  were  ashamed:  and  all   the   people  re- 
joiced for  all  the  glorious  things  that  were  done  by  him. 

Then  said  he,  Unto  what  is  the  kingdom  of  God  like?  18 
and  whereunto   shall  I  resemble  it?     It   is  like  a  grain  19 
of  mustard  seed,  which  a  man  took,  and  cast  into  his 
garden;  and  it  grew,  and  waxed  a  great  tree;  and  the 
fowls  of  the  air  lodged  in  the  branches  of  it.     And  again  20 
he  said,  Whereunto  shall  I  liken  the  kingdom  of  God? 
It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  woman  took  and  hid  in  three  21 
measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole  was  leavened.     And  he  22 
went    through    the    cities  and    villages,    teaching,   and 
journeying   toward    Jerusalem.     Then   said    one    unto  23 


[y.  35  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  491 

him,  Lord,  are  there  few  that  be  saved?     And  he  said 
unto  them, 

24  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate:  for  many,  I  say 
unto  you,  will  seek  to  enter  in,  and  shall  not  be  able. 

25  When  once  the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up,  and 
hath  shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand  without, 
and  to  knock  at  the  door,  saying.  Lord,  Lord,  open 
unto  us;  and  he  shall  answer  and  say  unto  you,  I  know 

26  you  not  whence  ye  are:  then  shall  ye  begin  to  say.  We 
have  eaten  and  drunk  in  thy  presence,  and  thou  hast 

27  taught  in  our  streets.  But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I 
know  you  not  whence  ye  are;  depart  from  me,  2i\\  ye 

28  workers  of  iniquity.  There  shall  be  weeping  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  and  all   the    prophets,  in  the   kingdom  of 

29  God,  and  you  yourselves  thrust  out.  And  they  shall 
come  from  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  and  from  the 
north,  and  fro7n  the  south,  and  shall  sit  down  in  the 

30  kingdom  of  God.  And,  behold,  there  are  last  which 
shall  be  first;  and  there  are  first  which  shall  be  last. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   247. 

'  Luke  13  :  31-35  ;  ^  14  :  1-24. 

13<;3i       ^  The  same  day  there  came  certain  of  the  Pharisees, 
saying  unto  him,  Get  thee  out,  and   depart  hence,   for 

32  Herod  will  kill  thee.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye, 
and  tell  that  fox.  Behold,  I  cast  out  devils,  and  I  do 
cures  to  day  and   to  morrow,  and  the  third  day  I  shall 

33  be  perfected.  Nevertheless  I  must  walk  to  day,  and  to 
morrow,  and  the  day  following:  for  it  cannot  be  that  a 

34  prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusalem.  O  Jerusalem,  Jeru- 
salem, which  killest  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them 
that  are  sent  unto  thee;  how  often  would  I  have 
gathered  thy  children  together,  as  a  hen  doth  gather  her 

35  brood  under /^<?r  wings,  and  ye  would  not!  Behold,  your 
house  is  left  unto  you  desolate :  and  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Ye  shall  not  see  me,  until  the  time  come  when  ye  shall  say, 
Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


492  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  i^c.   i8 

'And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into  the  house  of  i  rl4 
one  of  the  chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on  the  sabbath 
day,  that  they  watched  him.     And,  behold,  there  was  a  2 
certain  man  before   him  which   had   the  dropsy.     And  3 
Jesus  answering  spake  unto  the  lawyers  and  Pharisees, 
saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  day?     And  4 
they  held   their  peace.     And  he  took  /lim^  and  healed 
him,    and    let  him  go;    and    answered  them,    saying,  5 
Which  of  you  shall   have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a 
pit,  and  will  not  straightway  pull  him  out  on  the  sab- 
bath day?     And  they  could   not  answer   him  again  to  6 
these  things. 

And    he  put   forth  a  parable   to    those  which  were  7 
bidden,  when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief 
rooms;  saying  unto  them.    When   thou  art  bidden  of  8 
any  man  to   a  wedding,    sit  not   down  in  the  highest 
room;  lest  a  more  honourable  man  than  thou  be  bidden 
of  him;  and  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come  and  say  to  9 
thee.  Give  this  man  place;  and  thou  begin  with  shame 
to  take  the  lowest  room.     But  when  thou  art  bidden,  10 
go  and  sit  down  in  the  lowest  room;  that  when  he  that 
bade  thee  cometh,    he  may  say  unto  thee.   Friend,  go 
up  higher:  then  shalt  thou  have  worship  in  the  pres- 
ence of  them  that  sit  at  meat  with  thee.     For  whoso-  11 
ever  exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased;    and    he    that 
humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

Then  said  he  also  to  him  that  bade  him,  When  thou  12 
makest  a  dinner  or  a  supper,  call   not  thy  friends,  nor 
thy  brethren,  neither  thy  kinsmen,  nor  t/iy  rich  neigh- 
bours; lest  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a  recompense 
be  made  thee.     But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  call  the  13 
poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind:  and  thou  shalt  14 
be  blessed;  for  they  cannot  recompense  thee:  for  thou 
shalt  be  recompensed  at  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

And  when  one   of  them   that  sat  at  meat  with  him  15 
heard  these  things,  he  said  unto  him,  Blessed  t's  he  that 
shall  eat  bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God.     Then  said  he  16 
unto  him,  A  certain  man  made  a  great  supper,  and  bade 
many:  and   sent  his   servant  at  supper  time  to  say  to  17 
them  that  were  bidden,  Come;  for  all   things  are  now 
ready.     And   they  all  with  one  co7isent  began   to  make  18 


14^.  33  THE  GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE,  493 

excuse.     The  first  said  unto  him,  I  have  bought  a  piece 
of  ground,  and  I  must  needs  go  and  see  it:  I  pray  thee 

19  have  me  excused.  And  another  said,  I  have  bought 
five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them:  I  pray  thee 

20  have  me  excused.     And  another  said,  I  have  married  a 

21  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot  come.  So  that  servant 
came,  and  shewed  his  lord  these  things.  Then  the 
master  of  the  house  being  angry  said  to  his  servant.  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and 
bring  in  hither  the  poor,  and  the  maimed,  and  the  halt, 

22  and  the  blind.     And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  it  is  done 

23  as  thou  hast  commanded,  and  yet  there  is  room.  And 
the  lord  said  unto  the  servant,  Go  out  into  the  high- 
ways and  hedges,  and  compel  them  to  come  in,  that  my 

24  house  may  be  filled.  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  none  of 
those  men  which  were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  248. 
>  Luke  14  :  25-35  ;  '^  15  •  i-io- 

14^25      'And  there  went  great  multitudes  with  him:  and  he 

26  turned,  and  said  unto  them.  If  any  man  come  to  me, 
and  hate  not  his  father,  and  mother,  and  wife,  and  chil- 
dren, and  brethren,  and  sisters,  yea,  and  his  own  life 

27  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple.  And  whosoever  doth 
not  bear  his  cross,  and  come  after  me,  he  cannot  be  my 

28  disciple.  For  which  of  you,  intending  to  build  a  tower, 
sitteth  not  down  first,  and  counteth  the  cost,  whether 

29  he  have  sufficient  to  finish  itl  lest  haply,  after  he  hath 
laid  the  foundation,  and  is  not  able  to  finish  //,  all  that 

30  behold  //  begin  to  mock  him,  saying,  This  man  began 

31  to  build,  and  was  not  able  to  finish.  Or  what  king, 
going  to  make  war  against  another  king,  sitteth  not 
down  first,  and  consulteth  whether  he  be  able  with  ten 
thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh  against   him   with 

32  twenty  thousand?  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great 
way  off,  he  sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  desireth  condi- 

33  tions  of  peace.  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be  of  you  that 
forsaketh  not  all  that  he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 


494  THE    GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  15^.   14 

Salt  is  good:  but   if  the   salt   have   lost   his  savour,  34 
wherewith  shall  it  be  seasoned?     It  is  neither  fit  for  the  35 
land,    nor  yet   for  the  dunghill;  but  men   cast  it  out. 
He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

^  Then    drew   near    unto    him    all    the    publicans  and  i  c\h 
sinners  for  to  hear  him.     And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  2 
murmured,    saying,    This    man  receiveth    sinners,  and 
eateth  with  them. 

And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  them,  saying.  What  3 
man  of  you,  having  a  hundred   sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of  4 
them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it? 
And  when  he  hath  found  //,  he  layeth  //  on  his  shoulders,  5 
rejoicing.       And    when    he    cometh    home,    he    calleth  6 
together  his  friends  and  neighbours,  saying  unto  them. 
Rejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found  my  sheep  which  was 
lost.     I   say  unto  you,   that   likewise  joy  shall   be  in  7 
heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  more  than  over 
ninety  and  nine  just  persons,  which  need  no  repentance. 

Either  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  8 
lose  one  piece,  doth  not  light  a  candle,  and  sweep  the 
house,  and  seekdiUgently  till  she  find  it?   And  when  she  9 
hath  found  it,  she  calleth  her  friends  and  he?'  neighbours 
together,  saying.  Rejoice  with  me;   for  I  have  found  the 
piece  which  I  had  lost.     Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  there  10 
is  joy  in  the  presence  of  the  angels  of  God  over  one 
sinner  that  repenteth. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  249. 
Luke  15  :  11-32. 

And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had  two  sons:  and  the  11  c\h 

younger  of  them  said  to  his  father,  Father,  give  me  the  12 
portion   of  goods   that  falleth  to  me.     And  he  divided 
unto  them  his  living.     And  not  many  days  after  the  13 
younger    son    gathered    all    together,     and    took    his 
journey    into   a    far   country,    and    there    wasted     his 
substance    with    riotous     living.       And    when    he    had  14 
spent  all,  there  arose  a  mighty  famine  in  that  land;  and 


■Sc  32  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  495 

15  he  began  to  be  in  want.  And  he  went  and  joined  him- 
self to  a  citizen  of  that  country;    and  he  sent  him  into 

16  his  fields  to  feed  swine.  And  he  would  fain  have  filled 
his  belly  with  the  husks  that  the  swine  did  eat:  and  ho 

17  man  gave  unto  him.  And  when  he  came  to  himself,  he 
said,  How  many  hired  servants  of  my  father's  have 
bread  enough  and  to  spare,  and  I  perish  with  hunger! 

18  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will  say  unto  him, 
Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  before  thee, 

19  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son:    make  me 

20  as  one  of  thy  hired  servants.  And  he  arose,  and  came 
to  his  father.  But  when  he  was  yet  a  great  way  off,  his 
father  saw  him,  and  had  compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell 

21  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him.  And  the  son  said  unto 
him,  Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy 
sight,   and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants.  Bring  forth  the  best 
robe,  and   put  //  on  him;    and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand, 

23  and  shoes  on  his  feet:    and  bring  hither  the  fatted  calf, 

24  and  kill  itj  and  let  us  eat,  and  be  merry:  for  this  my 
son  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again;    he  was  lost,  and  is 

25  found.  And  they  began  to  be  merry.  Now  his  elder 
son  was  in  the  field:    and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to 

26  the  house,  he  heard  music  and  dancing.  And  he  called 
one  of  the  servants,  and  asked  what  these  things  meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy  brother  is  come;  and  thy 
father   hath    killed    the   fatted   calf,    because    he   hath 

28  received  him  safe  and  sound.  And  he  was  angry,  and 
would  not  go  in:    therefore  came   his  father  out,  and 

29  entreated  him.  And  he  answering  said  to  his  father, 
Lo,  these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee,  neither  trans- 
gressed I  at  any  time  thy  commandment;  and  yet  thou 
never  gavest  me  a  kid,  that  I  might  make  merry  with 

30  my  friends:  but  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was  come,  which 
hath  devoured  thy  living  with  harlots,  thou  hast  killed 

31  for  him  the  fatted  calf.     And  he  said  unto  him.  Son, 

32  thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that  I  have  is  thine.  It 
was  meet  that  we  should  make  merry,  and  be  glad;  for 
this  thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again;  and  was 
lost,  and  is  found. 


496  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  i6c.  15 

SELECTION    NUMBER   250. 
Luke  16  :  1-31. 

And  he   said  also  unto  his  disciples,  There   was  a  irl6 
certain  rich  man,  which  had  a  steward;  and  the  same 
was  accused  unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 
And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him.  How  is  it  that  I  2 
hear  this  of  thee?  give  an  account  of  thy  stewardship; 
for   thou   mayest    be    no   longer  steward.       Then    the  3 
steward  said  within  himself.  What  shall  I  do?  for  my 
lord  taketh  away  from  me  the  stewardship:  I  cannot 
dig;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed.     I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  4 
that,  when  I  am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may 
receive  me  into  their  houses.     So  he  called  every  one  5 
of  his  lord's  debtors  unto  him^  and  said  unto  the  first, 
How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord?     And  he  said,  A  6 
hundred  measures  of  oil.     And  he  said  unto  him.  Take 
thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quickly,  and  write  fifty.     Then  7 
said  he  to  another.  And  how  much  owest  thou?     And 
he  said,  A  hundred  measures  of  wheat.     And  he  said 
unto  him.  Take  thy  bill,  and  write  fourscore.     And  the  8 
lord  commended  the  unjust  steward,  because  he   had 
done  wisely:  for  the  children  of  this  world  are  in  their 
generation  wiser  than  the  children  of  light.     And  I  say  9 
unto  you.  Make  to  yourselves  friends  of  the  mammon 
of  unrighteousness;  that,  when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive 
you  into  everlasting  habitations.     He  that  is  faithful  in  10 
that  which  is  least  is  faithful  also  in  much:  and  he  that 
is  unjust  in  the  least  is  unjust  also  in  much.     If  there-  11 
fore  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  the  unrighteous  mam- 
mon, who   will  commit   to   your  trust  the  true  riches'^ 
And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  that  which  is  another  12 
man's,  who  shall  give  you  that  which  is  your  own? 

No  servant  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either  he  will  13 
hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to 
the  one,  and  despise  the  other.     Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and    mammon.       And    the    Pharisees   also,    who    were  14 
covetous,  heard  all  these  things:  and  they  derided  him. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  they  which  justify  your-  15     ^ 


j6c.  31  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  497 

selves  before  men;  but  God  knoweth  your  hearts:  for 
that  which  is  highly  esteemed  among  men  is  abomina- 

16  tion  in  the  sight  of  God.  The  law  and  the  prophets 
7£/^r<?  until  John:  since  that  time  the  kingdom  of  God  is 

17  preached,  and  every  man  presseth  into  it.  And  it  is 
easier  for  heaven  and  earth  to  pass,  than  one  tittle  of 

18  the  law  to  fail.  Whosoever  putteth  away  his  wife,  and 
marrieth  another,  committeth  adultery:  and  whosoever 
marrieth  her  that  is  put  away  from  /ler  husband  com- 
mitteth adultery. 

19  There  was  a  certain  rich  man,  which  was  clothed  in 
purple  and  fine  linen,  and  fared  sumptuously  every  day: 

20  and  there  was  a  certain  beggar  named  Lazarus,  which 

21  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores,  and  desiring  to  be  fed 
with  the  crumbs  which  fell  from  the  rich  man's  table: 

22  moreover  the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by 
the  angels  into  Abraham's  bosom:  the  rich   man  also 

23  died,  and  was  buried;  and  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
being  in  torments,   and   seeth   Abraham  afar  off,    and 

24  Lazarus  in  his  bosom.  And  he  cried  and  said.  Father 
Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus,  that  he 
may  dip  the  tip  of  his  finger  in   water,  and  cool   my 

25  tongue;  for  I  am  tormented  in  this  flame.  But 
Abraham  said.  Son,  remember  that  thou  in  thy  lifetime 
receivedst  thy  good  things,  and  likewise  Lazarus  evil 
things:    but     now    he     is    comforted,   and    thou     art 

26  tormented.  And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and  you 
there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed :  so  that  they  which  would 
pass  from  hence  to  you  cannot;  neither  can  they  pass 

27  to  us,  that  would  co7ne  from  thence.  Then  he  said,  I 
pray  thee  therefore,  father,  that  thou  wouldest  send  him 

28  to  my  father's  house:  for  I  have  five  brethren;  that  he 
may  testify  unto   them,  lest  they  also  come   into  this 

29  place  of  torment.     Abraham  saith  unto  him.  They  have 

30  Moses  and  the  prophets;  let  them  hear  them.  And  he 
said.  Nay,  father  Abraham:  but  if  one  went  unto  them 

31  from  the  dead,  they  will  repent.  And  he  said  unto 
him.  If  they  hear  not  Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither 
will  they  be  persuaded,  though  one  rose  from  the 
dead. 


49^  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  i-jc.  24 

SELECTION  NUMBER  251. 
Luke  17  :  i-io,  20-37. 

Then  said  he  unto  the  disciples,  It  is  impossible  but  irl7 
that    offences   will  come:    but   woe  unto  him^    through 
whom  they  come!     It  were  better  for  him  that  a  mill-  2 
stone  were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  cast  into  the 
sea,  than  that  he  should  offend  one  of  these  little  ones. 

Take   heed    to   yourselves:    If  thy  brother  trespass  3 
against  thee,  rebuke  him;  and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him. 
And  if  he  trespass  against  thee  seven  times  in  a  day,  4 
and  seven  times  in  a  day  turn  again  to   thee,  saying,  I 
repent;  thou  shalt  forgive  him.     And  the  apostles  said  5 
unto  the  Lord,  Increase  our  faith.     And  the  Lord  said,  6 
If  ye  had  faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  might  say 
unto   this  sycamine  tree.  Be   thou  plucked  up  by  the 
root,  and   be  thou  planted  in  the  sea;  and   it  should 
obey  you.     But  which  of  you,  having  a  servant  plough-  7 
ing  or  feeding  cattle,  will   say   unto  him  by   and    by, 
when   he  is  come  from  the  field.  Go  and  sit  down  to 
meat?     And  will  not  rather  say  unto  him.  Make  ready  8 
wherewith  I  may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  and  serve  me, 
till   I   have  eaten  and  drunken;    and    afterward  thou  • 
shalt   eat   and     drink?     Doth    he    thank    that    servant  9 
because  he  did  the  things  that  were  commanded  him? 
I  trow  not.     So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have  done  10 
all  those  things  which  are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
unprofitable    servants:    we  have  done  that  which  was 
our  duty  to  do. 

And  when  he  was  demanded  of  the  Pharisees,  when  20 
the  kingdom  of  God  should  come,  he  answered  them 
and  said.  The  kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with  observa- 
tion: neither  shall    they    say,   Lo    here!    or,    lo  there!  21 
for,  behold,  the  kingdom  of  God  is  within  you.     And  22 
he   said  unto  the  disciples.  The  days  will  come,  when 
ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man, 
and  ye  shall  not  see  it.     And  they  shall  say  to  you,  See  23 
here;  or,  see  there:  go  not  after  thern^  nor  follow  them. 
For  as  the  lightning,  that  lighteneth  out  of  the  out  pari  24 


i8^.  5  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  499 

under  heaven,  shineth  unto  the  other /«r/ under  heaven; 

25  so  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day.  But  first 
must   he    suffer   many   things,  and  be  rejected  of  this 

26  generation.     And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Noe,  so  shall 

27  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man.  They  did  eat, 
they  drank,  they  married  wives,  they  were  given  in 
marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

28  and  the  flood  came,  and  destroyed  them  all.  Likewise 
also  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Lot;  they  did  eat,  they 
drank,    they   bought,    they    sold,    they    planted,    they 

29  builded;  but  the  same  day  that  Lot  went  out  of  Sodom 
it  rained  fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and  destroyed 

30  the7n  all.     Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day  when  the 

31  Son  of  man  is  revealed.  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be 
upon  the  housetop,  and  his  stuff  in  the  house,  let  him 
not  come  down  to  take  it  away:    and   he  that  is  in  the 

32  field,   let    him    likewise    not   return   back.     Remember 
^i^i  Lot's  wife.     Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save   his  life  shall 

lose  it;  and  whosoever  shall  lose  his  life  shall  preserve 

34  it.  I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there  shall  be  two  men  in 
one  bed;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  shall  be 

35  left.     Two  women  shall  be  grinding  together;   the   one 

36  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left.  Two  men  shall  be  in 
the  field;   the  one  shall  be  taken,  and   the  other  left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Where,  Lord  ? 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Wheresoever  the  body  /V, 
thither  will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  252. 
'Luke  18  :  1-14  ;  ^  Matt.  19  :  13-30. 

18^  I       '  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to  this  e?id,  that 

2  men  ought  always  to  pray,  and  not  to  faint;  saying, 
There  was  in  a  city  a  judge,   which  feared    not  God, 

3  neither  regarded  man:  and  there  was  a  widow  in  that 
city;   and  she  came  unto  him,  saying.  Avenge  me  of 

4  mine  adversary.     And  he  would  not  for  a  while:  but 
afterward   he   said   within   himself.  Though   I   fear  not 

5  God,  nor  regard  man ;  yet  because  this  widow  troubleth 


500  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  19a.  21 

me,  I  will  avenge  her,  lest  by  her  continual  coming  she 
weary  me.     And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  what  the  unjust  6 
judge  saith.     And  shall  not  God  avenge  his  own  elect,  7 
which  cry  day  and  night  unto  him,  though  he  bear  long 
with   them?     I    tell    you    that    he   will    avenge    them  8 
speedily.     Nevertheless,  when  the  Son  of  man  cometh, 
shall  he  find   faith  on   the   earth?     And   he  spake  this  9 
parable  unto  certain  which  trusted  in  themselves  that 
they  were  righteous,  and   despised  others:  Two  men  10 
went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray;  the  one  a  Pharisee, 
and  the  other  a  publican.     The    Pharisee   stood    and  11 
prayed  thus  with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am 
not  as  other  men  are^  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers, 
or   even   as  this  publican.     I  fast  twice   in  the  week,  12 
I  give  tithes  of  all  that  I  possess.     And  the  publican,  13 
standing  afar  off,  would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes 
unto  heaven,  but  smote  upon  his  breast,  saying,  God 
be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.     I  tell  you,  this  man  went  14 
down  to  his  house  justified  rather  than  the  other:  for 
every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased;  and  he 
that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

^Then  were  there  brought  unto  him  little  children,  13^19 
that  he  should  put  his  hands  on  them,  and   pray:  and 
the  disciples  rebuked  them.     But  Jesus  said.  Suffer  little  14 
children  and  forbid  them  not,  to  come  unto  me;  for  of 
such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.     And  he  laid  his  hands  15 
on  them,  and  departed  thence. 

And,  behold,  one   came   and    said   unto   him.  Good  16 
Master,  what  good  thing  shall  I  do,  that  I  may  have 
eternal  life?     And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  17 
me  good?  there  is  none  good  but  one,  that  is,  God:  but 
if  thou  wilt  enter  into  life,  keep   the   commandments. 
He  saith  unto  him,  Which?     Jesus  said.  Thou  shalt  do  18 
no  murder,  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery.  Thou  shalt 
not  steal.  Thou   shalt  not  bear  false  witness,  Honour  19 
thy  father  and  thy  mother:  and.  Thou  shalt  love   thy 
neighbour  as  thyself.      The  young  man  saith  unto  him,  20 
All  these  things  have  I  kept  from  my  youth   up:  what 
lack  I  yet?     Jesus   said  unto  him,  If  thou  wilt  be  per-  21 
feet,  go  and  sell  that  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor, 
and  thou  shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven:  and  come  and 


2oa.  6  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  501 

22  follow  me.  But  when  the  young  man  heard  that  say- 
ing, he  went  away  sorrowful:  for  he  had  great 
possessions. 

23  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  That  a  rich  man  shall  hardly  enter  into  the  king- 

24  dom  of  heaven.  And  again  I  say  unto  you,  It  is  easier 
for  a  camel  to  go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for 

25  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  When 
his  disciples  heard  //,  they  were  exceedingly  amazed, 

26  saying.  Who  then  can  be  saved?  But  Jesus  beheld 
them,  and  said  unto  them.  With  men  this  is  impossible ; 
but  with  God  all  things  are  possible. 

27  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto  him,  Behold,  we 
have  forsaken    all,    and  followed  thee;    what  shall  we 

28  have  therefore?  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you.  That  ye  which  have  followed  me,  in 
the  regeneration  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  sit  in 
the  throne   of  his  glory,  ye  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve 

29  thrones,  judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  And 
every  one  that  hath  forsaken  houses,  or  brethren,  or 
sisters,  or  father,  or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or 
lands,  for  my  name's  sake,  shall  receive  a  hundredfold, 

30  and  shall  inherit  everlasting  life.  But  many  that  are 
first  shall  be  last;  and  the  last  shall  be  first. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  253. 

Matt.  20  :  1-28. 

20^  I       For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is 
a  householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the  morning  to 

2  hire  labourers  into   his   vineyard.      And   when   he   had 
agreed  with   the   labourers   for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent 

3  them   into  his  vineyard.     And  he  went  out  about  the 
third  hour,  and  saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  market- 

4  place,  and  said  unto  them;  Go  ye  also  into  the  vine- 
yard,  and    whatsoever  is  right  I  will  give    you.     And 

5  they  went  their  way.     Again  he  went   out   about   the 

6  sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise.     And  about  the 
eleventh  hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others  standing 


502  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  20a.  23 

idle,  and  saith   unto  them,  Why  stand   ye  here  all  the 
day   idle?     They  say  unto   him,  Because   no  man  hath  7 
hired   us.      He   saith  unto   them,  Go   ye   also   into   the 
vineyard;  and  whatsoever  is  right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 
So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  saith  8 
unto  his  steward,   Call  the    labourers,   and    give    them 
their  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first     And  9 
when  they  came  that  were  hired  about  the  eleventh  hour, 
they  received  every  man  a  penny.     But  when  the  first  10 
came,  they  supposed  that  they  should   have   received 
more;  and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a  penny. 
And  when  they  had  received  it,  they  murmured  against  11 
the   goodman   of   the    house,  saying,  These   last  have  12 
wrought  but  one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal 
unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  and  heat  of  the 
day.     But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and  said.  Friend,  13 
I  do  thee  no  wrong:  didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for 
a  penny?     Take   that  thine  is,  and   go   thy  way:  I  will  14 
give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee.     Is  it  not  lawful  15 
for  me  to  do  what  I  will  with  mine  own?     Is  thine  eye 
evil,  because  I  am  good?     So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  16 
the  first  last:  for  many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 

And   Jesus   going  up   to   Jerusalem   took  the  twelve  17 
disciples  apart  in  the  way,  and  said  unto  them.  Behold,  18 
we  go  up  to  Jerusalem;    and  the  Son  of  man  shall  be 
betrayed  unto  the  chief  priests  and  unto  the  scribes, 
and    they    shall    condemn    him   to    death,    and    shall  19 
deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles  to  mock,  and  to  scourge, 
and    to    crucify  him:   and    the    third  day  he  shall  rise 
again. 

Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  Zeb'e-dee's  children  20 
with  her  sons,  worshipping  hii7i,  and  desiring  a  certain 
thing  of  him.     And  he  said  unto  her.  What  wilt  thou?  21 
She  saith  unto  him,  Grant  that  these  my  two  sons  may 
sit,    the    one    on    thy    right    hand,    and    the    other   on 
the  left,    in   thy    kingdom.     But   Jesus    answered   and  22 
said.  Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.     Are  ye  able  to  drink 
of  the  cup  that  I  shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized  with 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with?     They  say  unto 
him,  \ye  are  able.     And   he   saith   unto  them,  Ye  shall  23 
drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized  with  the  bap- 


19^.  3  .  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  503 

tism  that  I  am  baptized  with :  but  to  sit  on  my  right 
hand,  and  on  my  left,  is  not  mine  to  give,  but  //  shall  be 
given  to  the?n  for  whom  it  is   prepared   of  my   Father. 

24  And    when    the    ten    heard   //,  they   were  moved  with 

25  indignation  against  the  two  brethren.  But  Jesus  called 
them  unto  him^  and  said.  Ye  know  that  the  princes  of 
the  Gentiles    exercise    dominion  over  them,   and  they 

26  that  are  great  exercise  authority  upon  them.  But  it 
shall  not  be  so  among  you  :  but  whosoever  will  be  great 

27  among  you,  let  him  be  your  minister;  and  whosoever 

28  will  be  chief  among  you,  let  him  be  your  servant:  even 
as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but 
to  minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  254. 

'  Mark  10 :  46-52  ;  2  Luke  19  :  2-28. 

10<^46  ^  And  they  came  to  Jericho:  and  as  he  went  out  of 
Jericho  with  his  disciples  and  a  great  number  of  people, 
blind  Bar-ti-me'  us,    the  son  of  Ti-me'  us,    sat  by    the 

47  highway  side  begging.  And  when  he  heard  that  it  was 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  began  to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus, 

48  thoic  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  many 
charged  him  that  he  should  hold  his  peace:  but  he  cried 
the  more  a  great  deal.  Thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy 

49  on  me.  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  commanded  him  to 
be  called.     And   they  call  the  blind  man,  saying  unto 

50  him.  Be  of  good  comfort,  rise;  he  calleth  thee.  And 
he,  casting  away  his  garment,  rose,  and  came  to  Jesus. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  What  wilt  thou 
that  I  should  do  unto  thee?     The  blind  man  said  unto 

52  him.  Lord,  that  I  might  receive  my  sight.  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him.  Go  thy  way;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.  And  immediately  he  received  his  sight,  and 
followed  Jesus  in  the  way. 

19r  2      ^  And,  behold,  there  zvas   a    man   named   Zac-che'  us, 

which  was  the  chief  among  the  publicans,  and  he  was 

3  rich.     And  he   sought    to   see  Jesus  who  he  was;  and 

could  not  for  the  press,  because  he  was  little  of  stature. 


504  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  19^.  22 

And  he  ran  before,  and   climbed  up  into  a   sycamore  4 
tree   to   see   him;  for  he  was   to  pass  that  way.     And  5 
when  Jesus  came  to   the  place,  he  looked  up,  and  saw 
him,  and    said   unto    him,  Zac-che' us,  make  haste,  and 
comedown;  for  to  day  I  must  abide  at  thy  house.     And  6 
he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  received  him  joy- 
fully.    And  when  they  saw  it^  they  all  murmured,  saying,  7 
That  he  was  gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner. 
And  Zac-che'  us  stood,  and  said  unto  the  Lord ;  Behold,  8 
Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I  give  to  the  poor;  and  if  I 
have  taken  any  thing  from  any  man  by  false  accusation, 
I  restore  hwi  fourfold.     And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  This  9 
day  is  salvation  come  to  this  house,  forasmuch  as  he  also 
is  a  son  of  Abraham.    For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek  10 
and  to  save  that  which  was  lost.    And  as  they  heard  these  11 
things,  he  added  and  spake  a  parable,  because  he  was 
nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and  because  they  thought  that  the 
kingdom  of  God  should  immediately  appear.     He  said  12 
therefore,  A  certain  nobleman  went  into  a  far  country 
to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom,  and  to  return.     And  13 
he    called    his  ten    servants,    and  delivered  them    ten 
pounds,  and  said  unto  them.  Occupy  till  I  come.     But  14 
his  citizens  hated  him,  and   sent  a  message  after  him 
saying.  We  will   not  have  this   7na7i  to  reign    over   us. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he  was  returned,  having  15 
received  the  kingdom,  then  he  commanded  these  serv- 
ants to  be  called  unto  him,  to  whom  he  had  given  the 
money,  that  he  might  know  how  much  every  man  had 
gained  by  trading.     Then  came  the  first,  saying.  Lord,  16 
thy  pound  hath  gained  ten  pounds.     And  he  said  unto  17 
him.  Well,  thou  good  servant;  because  thou  hast  been 
faithful  in  a  very  little,  have   thou  authority  over   ten 
cities.     And  the  second  came,  saying.  Lord,  thy  pound  18 
hath  gained  five  pounds.     And  he  said  likewise  to  him,  jq 
Be  thou  also  over  five  cities.    And  another  came,  saying,  20 
Lord,  behold,  here  is  thy  pound,  which  I  have  kept  laid 
up    in   a  napkin:  for  I  feared    thee,  because    thou    art  21 
an  austere  man:  thou  takest  up  that  thou   layedst  not 
down,    and    reapest    that   thou   didst    not    sow.     And  22 
he    saith   unto    him.   Out  of   thine    own   mouth   will  I 
judge  thee,  thou  wicked  servant.     Thou  knewest  that 


lib.  I  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE  NARRATIVE.  505 

I  was   an    austere    man,   taking   up   that   I    laid     not 

23  down,  and  reaping  that  I  did  not  sow:  wherefore 
then  gavest  not  thou  my  money  into  the  bank,  that  at 
my  coming  I  might  have  required  mine  own  with  usury? 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by.  Take  from  him 
the  pound,  and   give  //  to   him  that  hath   ten  pounds. 

26  «  *  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  unto  every  one  which 
hath  shall  be  given;  and  from  him  that  hath  not,  even 

27  that  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away  from  him.  But  those 
mine  enemies,  which  would  not  that  I  should  reign  over 
them,  bring  hither,  and  slay  them  before  me. 

28  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  went  before,  as- 
cending up  to  Jerusalem. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  255. 

*  John  II  :  55-57  ;  '^  12  :  I,  9-12;  ^Mark  11  :  i-ii  ; 
4  John  12  :  16-19. 

1^55      *  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  nigh  at  hand  :  and  many 
went  out  of  the  country  up  to  Jerusalem  before  the 

56  passover,  to  purify  themselves.  Then  sought  they  for 
Jesus,  and  spake  among  themselves,  as  they  stood  in 
the  temple.  What  think  ye,  that  he  will  not  come  to  the 

57  feast?  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  had 
given  a  commandment,  that,  if  any  man  knew  where 
he  were,  he  should  shew  //,  that  they  might  take  him. 

12^1  ^  Then  Jesus  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to 
Bethany,  where  Lazarus  was  which  had  been  dead, 
9  whom  he  raised  from  the  dead.  Much  people  of  the 
Jews  therefore  knew  that  he  was  there:  and  they  came 
not  for  Jesus'  sake  only,  but  that  they  might  see  Laza- 
rus also,  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead. 

10  But  the  chief  priests  consulted  that  they  might  put 

11  Lazarus  also  to  death;  because  that  by  reason  of  him 
many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on  Jesus. 

12  On  the  next  day  much  people  that  were  come  to  the 
feast,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jeru- 

\lb  I  salem.      ^  And  when  they  came  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  unto 
Beth' pha-ge  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  of  Olives,  he 


5o6  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  12^.  19 

sendeth  forth  two  of  his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them,  2 
Go  your  way  into  the  village  over  against  you:    and  as 
soon  as  ye  be  entered  into  it,  ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied, 
whereon  never  man  sat;  loose  him,  and  bring 7^/;;^,     And  3 
if  any  man  say  unto  you,  Why  do  ye  this?  say  ye  that  the 
Lord  hath  need  of  him;    and  straightway  he  will  send 
him  hither.     And  they  went  their  way,  and  found  the  4 
colt  tied  by  the  door  without  in  a  place  where  two  ways 
met;    and  they  loose  him.     And  certain  of  them  that  5 
stood  there  said   unto  them.  What  do  ye,  loosing  the 
colt?     And    they  said    unto    them   even  as  Jesus  had  6 
commanded:  and  they  let  them  go.     And  they  brought  7 
the  colt  to  Jesus,  and  cast  their  garments  on  him;    and 
he  sat  upon  him.     And  many  spread  their  garments  in  8 
the  way;    and  others  cut  down  branches  off  the  trees, 
and    strewed   them  in   the    way.     And    they  that  went  9 
before,  and  they  that  followed,  cried,  saying,  Hosanna; 
Blessed  is  he  that   cometh   in  the  name  of  the  Lord: 
blessed  be  the  kingdom  of  our  father  David,  that  cometh  10 
in   the   name   of  the    Lord:    Hosanna   in   the   highest. 
And  Jesus  entered  into  Jerusalem,  and  into  the  temple:  11 
and  when  he   had  looked  round  about  upon  all  things, 
and  now  the    eventide   was   come,    he  went  out  unto 
Bethany  with  the  twelve. 

*  These   things   understood    not  his   disciples  at  the  16  ^12 
first:  but  when  Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remembered 
they  that  these  things  were  written  of  him,  and  tJiat\\\t.y 
had  done  these  things  unto  him.     The  people  therefore  17 
that  was  with  him  when  he  called  Lazarus  out  of  his 
grave,    and    raised    him   from   the    dead,  bare  record. 
For  this  cause  the  people  also  met  him,  for  that  they  18 
heard  that  he  had  done  this  miracle.     The  Pharisees  19 
therefore  said  among  themselves,  Perceive  ye  how  ye 
prevail  nothing?  behold,  the  world  is  gone  after  him. 


11^.   14  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  507 


SELECTION  NUMBER  256. 

'  Luke  19  :  39-44;  ^  Matt.  21  :  10,  11,  14-17  ;  ^  Mark  11  :  12-18, 
*  Luke  21  :  37,  38  ;  ^  Mark  1 1  :  20-26. 

19<:39       ^  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from  among  the  multi- 

40  tude  said  unto  him,  Master,  rebuke  thy  disciples.  And 
he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  tell  you  that,  if  these 
should  hold  their  peace,  the  stones  would  immediately 
cry  out. 

41  And  when  he  was  come  near,  he  beheld  the  city,  and 

42  wept  over  it,  saying.  If  thou  hadst  known,  even  thou, 
at  least  in  this  thy  day,  the  things  luhich  belong  unto  thy 

43  peace!  but  now  they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes.  For  the 
days  shall  come  upon  thee,  that  thine  enemies  shall  cast 
a  trench  about  thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and  keep 

44  thee  in  on  every  side,  and  shall  lay  thee  even  with  the 
ground,  and  thy  children  within  thee;  and  they  shall 
not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another;  because  thou 
knewest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation. 

21^  10      *  And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all  the  city 

II  was  moved,  saying.  Who   is  this?     And  the   multitude 

said.  This  is  Jesus  the  prophet  of  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to  him  in  the  temple; 

15  and  he  healed  them.  And  when  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  saw  the  wonderful  things  that  he  did,  and  the 
children  crying  in  the  temple,  and  saying,  Hosanna  to 

16  the  Son  of  David;  they  were  sore  displeased,  and  said 
unto  him,  Hearest  thou  what  these  say?  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Yea;  have  ye  never  read.  Out  of  the 
mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  perfected 
praise? 

17  And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  of  the  city  into 
Bethany;  and  he  lodged  there. 

\\b  \2      ^And    on   the    morrow,  when   they  were  come  from 

13  Bethany,  he  was  hungry:  and  seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off 
having  leaves,  he  came,  if  haply  he  might  find  any  thing 
thereon:  and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found  nothing  but 

14  leaves;    for  the  time   of  figs  was  ViO\.yet.     And  Jesus 


5o8  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  ii*.  26 


answered  and   said    unto  it,  No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee 
hereafter  for  ever.     And  his  disciples  heard  //. 

And  they  come  to  Jerusalem:  and  Jesus  went  into  the  15 
temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold  and  bought 
in  the  temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the  money 
changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that  sold  doves;  and  16 
would  not  suffer  that  any  man  should  carry  a?iy  vessel 
through  the  temple.     And  he  taught,  saying  unto  them,  17 
Is  it  not  written.  My  house  shall  be  called  of  all  nations 
the  house   of  prayer?  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den   of 
thieves.     And  the  scribes  and  chief  priests  heard  //,  and  18 
sought  how  they  might  destroy  him :  for  they  feared  him, 
because  all  the  people  was  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 
*  And  in  the  daytime  he  was  teaching  in   the   temple;  37  <:21 
and  at  night  he  went  out,  and  abode  in  the  mount  that 
is  called  the  mount  of  Olives.     And  all  the  people  came  38 
early  in  the  morning  to  him  in  the  temple,  for  to  hear 
him. 

^  And  in  the  morning,  as  they  passed  by,  they  saw  the  20  311 
fig  tree  dried  up  from  the  roots.     And  Peter  calling  to  21 
remembrance  saith  unto   him.    Master,  behold,  the   fig 
tree  which  thou  cursedst  is  withered  away.     And  Jesus  22 
answering  saith  unto  them,  Have  faith  in  God.      For  23 
verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  shall   say   unto 
this  mountain,  Be  thou  removed,  and  be  thou  cast  into 
the   sea;  and   shall   not    doubt  in  his   heart,  but  shall 
believe  that  those  things  which   he  saith   shall  come  to 
pass;  he  shall  have  whatsoever  he  saith.     Therefore  I  24 
say  unto  you.  What  things   soever  ye  desire,  when  ye 
pray,  believe  that  ye  receive  them,  and   ye   shall   have 
the??t.     And  when  ye   stand  praying,  forgive,  if  ye  have  25 
aught  against  any;   that  your   Father  also  which  is  in 
heaven  may  forgive  you  your  trespasses.     But  if  ye  do  26 
not  forgive,  neither  will  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
forgive  your  trespasses. 


2ia.  35  THE   GOSPELS    IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  509 

SELECTION  NUMBER  257. 

Matt.  21  :  23-46. 

21a  23  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  temple,  the  chief 
priests  and  the  elders  of  the  people  came  unto  him  as 
he  was  teaching,  and  said,  By  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things?  and  who  gave  thee  this  authority? 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  also  will  ask 
you  one  thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me,  I  in  like  wise  will  tell 

25  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these  things.  The  baptism 
of  John,  whence  was  it?  from  heaven,  or  of  men?  And 
they  reasoned  with  themselves,  saying.  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven;  he  will  say  unto  us,  Why  did  ye  not  then 

26  believe  him?     But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men;  we  fear  the 

27  people;  for  all  hold  John  as  a  prophet.  And  they 
answered  Jesus,  and  said.  We  cannot  tell.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  authority  I 
do  these  things. 

28  But  what  think  ye?  A  rd-r/^//^ man  had  two  sons;  and 
he  came  to  the  first,  and  said,  Son,  go  work  to  day  in 

29  my  vineyard.     He  answered  and  said,  I  will  not;  but 

30  afterward  he  repented,  and  went.  And  he  came  to  the 
second,  and  said  likewise.     And  he  answered  and  said, 

31  I  go,  sir;  and  went  not.  Whether  of  them  twain  did 
the  will  of  /lis  father?  They  say  unto  him.  The  first. 
Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  the 
publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of  God 

32  before  you.  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way  of 
righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him  not;  but  the  publi- 
cans and  the  harlots  believed  him:  and  ye,  when  ye 
had  seen  //,  repented  not  afterward,  that  ye  might 
believe  him. 

33  Hear  another  parable:  There  was  a  certain  house- 
holder, which  planted  a  vineyard,  and  hedged  it  round 
about,  and  digged  a  winepress  in  it,  and  built  a  tower, 
and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into  a  far  coun- 

34  try:  and  when  the  time  of  the  fruit  drew  near,  he  sent 
his    servants    to    the   husbandmen,    that    they    might 

35  receive  the  fruits  of  it.     And  the  husbandmen  took  his 


5IO  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  22a.  4 

servants,  and  beat  one,  and  killed  another,  and  stoned 
another.     Again,    he    sent   other  servants    more    than  36 
the  first:  and  they  did  unto  them  likewise.     But  last  of  37 
all  he  sent  unto  them  his  son,  saying.  They  will  rever- 
ence my  son.     But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  the  son,  38 
they  said  among  themselves.  This  is   the   heir;  come, 
let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us  seize  on  his  inheritance.     And  39 
they  caught  him,  and  cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard,  and 
slew   hint.     When  the  lord    therefore  of   the  vineyard  40 
cometh,     what    will   he   do    unto    those    husbandmen? 
They  say  unto  him.   He  will  miserably  destroy  those  41 
wicked   men,  and  will  let  out  his  vineyard  unto  other 
husbandmen,  which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons.     Jesus  said  unto  them.  Did  ye  never  read  in  42 
the  Scriptures, 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected. 

The  same  is  become  the  head  of  the  corner; 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing. 

And  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes? 

Therefore  say  I  unto  you.  The  kingdom  of  God  shall  43 
be  taken  from  you,  and  given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth 
the    fruits  thereof.     And  whosoever  shall  fall  on  this  44 
stone  shall  be  broken:  but  on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall, 
it  will  grind  him  to  powder.     And  when  the  chief  priests  45 
and    Pharisees  had  heard  his  parables,  they  perceived 
that  he  spake  of  them.      But  when  they  sought  to  lay  46 
hands  on  him,  they  feared  the  multitude,  because  they 
took  him  for  a  prophet. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  258. 

Matt.  22  :  1-33. 

And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto  them  again  by  i  ^22 
parables,  and  said.  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  2 
certain  king,  which  made  a  marriage  for  his  son,  and  3 
sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them  that  were  bidden  to 
the   wedding:    and   they   would   not   come.     Again,   he  4 
sent  forth  other  servants,  saying.  Tell  them  which  are 
bidden.  Behold,  I  have  prepared  my  dinner:  my  oxen 


22a.  24  THE    GOSPELS    IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  511 

and  viy  fatlings   are  killed,   and   all   things  are  ready: 

5  come  unto  the  marriage.  But  they  made  light  of//,  and 
went  their  ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his  mer- 

6  chandise:    and    the    remnant    took    his    servants,    and 

7  entreated  them  spitefully,  and  slew  them.  But  when  the 
king  heard  thereof^  he  was  wroth :  and  he  sent  forth  his 
armies,  and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned  up 

8  their  city.  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants,  The  wedding 
is  ready,  but  they  which  were  bidden  were  not  worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  highways,  and  as  many  as  ye 

10  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage.  So  those  servants  went 
out  into  the  highways,  and  gathered  together  all  as 
many  as  they  found,  both  bad  and  good:  and  the  wed- 
ding was  furnished  with  guests. 

11  And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see  the  guests,  he  saw 

12  there  a  man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding  garment:  and 
he  saith  unto  him.  Friend,  how  camest  thou  in  hither 
not  having  a  wedding  garment?     And  he  was  speech- 

13  less.  Then  said  the  king  to  the  servants.  Bind  him 
hand  and  foot,  and  take  him  away,  and  cast  him  into 
outer  darkness;  there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of 

14  teeth.      For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 

15  Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how  they 

16  might  entangle  him  in  his  talk.  And  they  sent  out  unto 
him  their  disciples  with  the  He-ro 'di-ans,  saying,  Mas- 
ter, we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the  way 
of  God  in  truth,  neither  carest  thou  for  any  man:  for 

17  thou  regardest  not  the  person  of  men.  Tell  us  there- 
fore, What  thinkest  thou?     Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute 

18  unto  Cesar,  or  not?     But  Jesus  perceived  their  wicked- 

19  ness,  and  said.  Why  tempt  ye  me,  ji/^  hypocrites?  Shew 
me  the  tribute  money.     And  they  brought  unto  him  a 

20  penny.     And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whose  is  this  image 

21  and  superscription?  They  say  unto  him,  Cesar's.  Then 
saith  he  unto  them.  Render  therefore  unto  Cesar  the 
things  which  are  Cesar's;  and  unto  God  the  things  that 

22  are  God's.  When  they  had  heard  these  words ^  they  mar- 
velled, and  left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

23  The  same  day  came  to  him  the  Sadducees,  which  say 

24  that  there  is  no  resurrection,  and  asked  him,  saying, 
Master,  Moses  said,  If  a  man  shall  die,  having  no  chil- 


512  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  12b.  33 

dren,  his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto   his    brother.       Now   there   were    with    us   seven  25 
brethren:  and  the  first,  when  he  had  married  a  wife, 
deceased,  and,  having  no   issue,  left  his  wife  unto  his 
brother:  likewise  the  second  also,  and  the  third,  unto  26 
the  seventh.     And   last  of  all    the  woman   died  also.  27 
Therefore  in  the  resurrection,  whose  wife  shall  she  be  28 
of  the  seven?  for  they  all  had  her.     Jesus  answered  and  29 
said  unto  them.  Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  Scriptures, 
nor  the  power  of  God.     For  in  the  resurrection  they  30 
neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage,  but  are  as  the 
angels  of  God  in  heaven.     But  as  touching  the  resur-  31 
rection  of  the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  that  which  was 
spoken   unto   you  by  God    saying,    I  am  the   God  of  32 
Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob? 
God  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living.     And  33 
when  the  multitude  heard  this,  they  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  259. 

»  Mark  12  :  28-34  ;  2  Matt.  22  :  41-46  ;  3  Luke  20  :45,  46 
*  Matt.  23  :  1-12. 

*  And    one   of  the    scribes   came,  and   having  heard  28  bVi 
them  reasoning  together,  and  perceiving  that  he   had 
answered  them  well,  asked  him.  Which  is  the  first  com- 
mandment of  all?     And  Jesus  answered  him.  The  first  29 
of  all  the  commandments  is,  Hear,  O  Israel;   The  Lord 
our  God  is  one  Lord :  and  thou  shalt  love  the  lord  thy  30 
God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with 
all  thy  mind,  and    with   all  thy    strength:   this   is   the 
first    commandment.     And   the  second  is  like,   namely  31 
this.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.     There 
is  none  other  commandment  greater  than  these.     And  32 
the  scribe  said  unto  him.  Well,  Master,  thou  hast  said 
the   truth:  for  there  is  one  God;  and   there  is  none 
other  but  he:  and  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart,  and  33 
with  all  the  understanding,  and  with  all  the  soul,  and 
with  all  the  strength,  and  to  love  his  neighbour  as  him- 


23^.   12  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  513 

self,  is  more  than  all  whole  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  answered  discreetly,  he  said 

unto  him,  Thou  art  not  far  from  the  kingdom  of  God. 

And  no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  any  question. 

22^41      ''While  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together,  Jesus 

42  asked  them,    saying,  What  think   ye  of  Christ?  whose 

43  son  is  he?  They  say  unto  him,  The  son  of  David.  He 
saith  unto  them.  How  then  doth  David  in  spirit  call 
him  Lord,  saying, 

44  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand. 

Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool? 

45  If   David    then   call    him    Lord,    how    is    he    his   son? 

46  And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  him  a  word,  neither 
durst  any  man  from  that  day  forth  ask  him  any  more 
questions. 

20^45      'Then  in  the  audience  of  all  the  people  he  said  unto 

46  his  disciples.  Beware   of  the  scribes,    which  desire  to 

walk  in  long  robes,  and  love  greetings  in  the  markets, 

and  the  highest  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  chief 

rooms  at  feasts. 

23tf  I      *  Then  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitude,  and  to  his  dis- 

2  ciples,    saying.    The   scribes   and   the    Pharisees  sit  in 

3  Moses'  seat:  all  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you 
observe,  that  observe  and  do;  but  do  not  ye  after  their 

4  works:  for  they  say,  and  do  not.  For  they  bind  heavy 
burdens  and  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay  them  on 
men's  shoulders;  h\it\.h.^-^  themselves  will  not  move  them 

5  with  one  of  their  fingers.  But  all  their  works  they  do 
for  to  be  seen  of  men:  they  make  broad  their  phylac- 

6  teries,  and  enlarge  the  borders  of  their  garments,  and 
love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts,  and  the  chief  seats 

7  in  the  synagogues,  and  greetings  in  the  markets,  and 

8  to  be  called  of  men,  Rabbi,  Rabbi.  But  be  not  ye  called 
Rabbi:  for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ;  and  all  ye 

9  are  brethren.  And  call  no  mart  your  father  upon  the 
earth:    for   one   is   your  Father,   which    is   in  heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters:  for  one  is  your  Master, 

11  even  Christ.      But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be 

12  your  servant.  And  v/hosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be 
abased ;  and  he  that  shall  humble  himself  shall  be  exalted. 


514  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  i3a.  26 

SELECTION  NUMBER  260. 
Matt.  23  :  13-39. 

But  woe   unto   you,    scribes    and    Pharisees,    hypo-  13  a2S 
crites!  for  ye  shut  up  the   kingdom  of  heaven  against 
men :  for  ye  neither  go  in  yourselves^   neither  suffer  ye 
them  that  are  entering  to  go  in. 

Woe  unto  you,    scribes  and   Pharisees,    hypocrites!  14 
for  ye  devour  widows'  houses,  and  for  a  pretence  make 
long   prayer:    therefore   ye   shall   receive   the   greater 
damnation. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  15 
ye  compass  sea  and  land  to   make  one  proselyte;  and 
when  he  is  made,  ye  make  him  twofold  more  the  child 
of  hell  than  yourselves. 

Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say.  Whosoever  16 
shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing;  but  whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor!  17 
Ye  fools  and  blind:  for  whether  is  greater,  the  gold,  or 
the  temple  that  sanctifieth  the  gold?     And,  Whosoever  18 
shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing;  but  whosoever 
sweareth  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  guilty.      Ye  19 
fools  and  blind:  for  whether  is  greater,  the  gift,  or  the 
altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift?     Whoso  therefore  shall  20 
swear  by  the  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all   things 
thereon.     And    whoso    shall    swear    by    the    temple,  21 
sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth  therein.     And  22 
he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven,  sweareth  by  the  throne 
of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  23 
ye  pay  tithe  of  mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have 
omitted   the   weightier  matters   of  the    law,    judgment, 
mercy,  and   faith:  these  ought  ye  to   have  done,   and 
not  to  leave  the  other  undone.      Ye  blind  guides,  which  24 
strain  at  a  gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  25 
ye  make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter, 
but    within    they   are    full    of   extortion    and    excess. 
Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first  that  which  is  within  26 


23a.  39  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  515 

the  cup  and  platter,  that  the  outside   of  them   may  be 
clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites! 
for  ye  are  like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which  indeed 
appear  beautiful  outward,  but  are  within  full  of  dead 

28  jneiis  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness.  Even  so  ye  also 
outwardly  appear  righteous  unto  men,  but  within  ye  are 
full  of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

29  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites! 
because  ye  build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets,  and  garnish 

30  the  sepulchres  of  the  righteous,  and  say.  If  we  had 
been  in  the  days  of  our  fathers,  we  would  not  have 
been  partakers  with  them  in  the  blood  of  the  prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses  unto  yourselves,  that  ye  are 

32  the  children  of  them  which  killed   the   prophets.     Fill 
T^T^  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your  fathers.      Ye  serpents, 

ye  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye  escape  the  damna- 

34  tion  of  hell?  Wherefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you 
prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes:  and  some  of  them 
ye  shall  kill  and  crucify;  and  some  of  them  shall  ye 
scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  persecute  them  from 

35  city  to  city:  that  upon  you  may  come  all  the  righteous 
blood  shed  upon  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of  righteous 
Abel  unto  the  blood  of  Zach-a-rl'as  son  of  Bar-a-chi'as, 
whom    ye    slew    between    the    temple    and  the    altar. 

36  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All  these  things  shall  come 
upon  this  generation. 

37  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that  killest  the  proph- 
ets, and  stonest  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how 
often  would  I  have  gathered  thy  children  together, 
even  as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  her  wings, 

38  and  ye  would  not!     Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 

39  desolate.  For  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me 
henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say.  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


5l6  THE    GOSPELS    IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  \2d.  33 

SELECTION   NUMBER   261. 
'  Mark  12  :  41-44  ;  "^  John  12  :  20-50. 

'  And  Jesus  sat  over  against  the  treasury,  and  beheld  41  bVl 
how  the   people   cast   money  into    the    treasury:    and 
many  that  were  rich  cast  in  much.     And  there  came  42 
a   certain   poor  widow,    and    she   threw   in  two   mites, 
which  make  a  farthing.     And  he  called  ii7ito  him  his  dis-  43 
ciples,  and  saith  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That 
this  poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in,  than  all  they  which 
have  cast  into  the  treasury:  for  all  they  did  cast  in  of  44 
their  abundance;  but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that 
she  had,  even  all  her  living. 

^And  there  were  certain  Greeks   among  them  that  20^12 
came  up  to  worship  at  the  feast:  the  same  came  there-  21 
fore  to  Philip,  which  was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and 
desired  him,  saying.  Sir,  we  would   see   Jesus.     Philip  22 
cometh  and   telleth  Andrew:    and  again   Andrew  and 
Philip  tell  Jesus. 

And  Jesus  answered  them,  saying,  The  hour  is  come,  23 
that  the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified.     Verily,  verily,  24 
I  say  unto  you.  Except  a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into  the 
ground   and    die,    it   abideth   alone:    but   if   it   die,    it 
bringeth  forth  much  fruit.      He  that  loveth  his  life  shall  25 
lose  it;  and  he  that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world  shall 
keep  it  unto  life  eternal.     If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  26 
follow  me;  and  where  I  am,  there  shall  also  my  servant 
be:  if  any  man  serve  me,  him  will  77iy  Father  honour. 
Now  is  my  soul  troubled;  and  what  shall  I  say?     Father,  27 
save  me  from  this  hour:  but  for  this  cause  came  I  unto 
this    hour.       Father,    glorify    thy    name.     Then    came  28 
there  a  voice  from  heaven,  sayings  I  have  both  glorified 
it^  and  will  glorify  //  again.     The  people  therefore  that  29 
stood  by,  and  heard  //,  said  that  it  thundered:  others 
said,  An  angel  spake  to  him.     Jesus  answered  and  said,  30 
This  voice  came  not  because  of  me,  but  for  your  sakes. 
Now  is  the  judgment  of  this  world ;  now  shall  the  prince  31 
of  this  world  be  cast  out.     And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  32 
the  earth,  will   draw  all  men  unto  me.     This  he  said,  33 


I2d.  48  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  517 

34  signifying  what  death  he  should  die.  The  people 
answered  him,  We  have  heard  out  of  the  law  that  Christ 
abideth  for  ever:  and  how  sayest  thou,  The  Son  of  man 

35  must  be  lifted  up?  who  is  this  Son  of  man?  Then  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  Yet  a  little  while  is  the  light  with  you. 
Walk  while  ye  have  the  light,  lest  darkness  come  upon 
you:    for  he    that   walketh    in    darkness    knoweth    not 

2,6  whither  he  goeth.  AVhile  ye  have  the  light,  believe  in 
the  light,  that  ye  may  be  the  children  of  light.  These 
things  spake  Jesus,  and  departed,  and  did  hide  himself 
from  them. 

37  But  though  he  had  done  so  many  miracles   before 

38  them,  yet  they  believed  not  on  him:  that  the  saying  of 
Esaias  the  prophet  might  be  fulfilled,  v/hich  he  spake. 

Lord,  who  hath  believed  our  report? 
And    to    whom     hath    the    arm    of    the    Lord    been 
revealed? 

39  Therefore  they  could  not  believe,  because  that 
E-sa'ias  said  again, 

40  He    hath   blinded    their    eyes,    and    hardened    their 

heart; 

That  they  should  not  see  with  their  eyes,  nor  under- 
stand with  their  heart. 

And  be  converted. 

And  I  should  heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  Esaias,  when  he  saw  his  glory,  and 
spake  of  him. 

42  Nevertheless  among  the  chief  rulers  also  many 
believed  on  him;  but  because  of  the  Pharisees  they  did 
not  confess  hi7fi,  lest  they   should   be  put  out  of  the 

43  synagogue:  for  they  loved  the  praise  of  men  more  than 
the  praise  of  God. 

44  Jesus    cried    and    said,    He    that   believeth    on    me, 

45  believeth  not  on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me.     And  he 

46  that  seeth  me  seeth  him  that  sent  me.  I  am  come  a 
light  into  the  world,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  me 

47  should  not  abide  in  darkness.  And  if  any  man  hear  my 
words,  and  believe  not,  I  judge  him  not:  for  I  came  not 

48  to  judge  the  world,  but  to  save  the  world.  He  that 
rejecteth  me,  and  receiveth  not  my  words,  hath  one 
that  judgeth  him:  the  word  that  I  have  spoken,  the 


5i8  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  13^.  11 

same  shall  judge  him  in  the  last  day.      For  I  have  not  49 
spoken  of  myself;   but  the  Father  which   sent   me,  he 
gave  me  a  commandment,  what  I  should  say,  and  what 
I  should  speak.      And  I  know  that  his  commandment  is  50 
life  everlasting:  whatsoever  I  speak  therefore,  even  as 
the  Father  said  unto  me,  so  I  speak. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  262. 
^Matt.  24  :  1-8  ;  ^Mark  13:9,  n  ;  ^  Matt.  24  :  9-18,  20-28. 

^  And  Jesus  went  out,  and  departed  from  the  temple:  i  <224 
and  his  disciples  came  to  him  for  to  shew  him  the  build- 
ings   of  the  temple.     And  Jesus  said  unto  them,   See  2 
ye  not  all  these  things?  verily  I  say  unto  you,  There 
shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall 
not  be  thrown  down. 

And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of  Olives,  the  disciples  3 
came  unto  him  privately,   saying.    Tell  us,  when   shall 
these  things  be?  and  what  shall  be  the  sign  of  thy  com- 
ing, and  of  the  end  of  the  world?     And  Jesus  answered  4 
and  said  unto  them,   Take  heed  that  no  man  deceive 
you.     For  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I  am  5 
Christ;  and  shall  deceive  many.     And  ye  shall  hear  of  6 
wars  and  rumours  of  wars:  see  that  ye  be  not  troubled: 
for  all  these  things  must  come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is 
not  yet.     For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and  king-  7 
dom  against  kingdom:  and  there  shall  be  famines,  and 
pestilences,    and    earthquakes,    in    divers    places.     All  8 
these  are  the  beginning  of  sorrows. 

'But  take  heed  to  yourselves:  for  they  shall  deliver  9  b\^ 
you  up  to  councils;  and  in  the  synagogues  ye  shall  be 
beaten:  and  ye  shall  be  brought  before  rulers  and  kings 
for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against  them.  But  when  11 
they  shall  lead  yoi^,  and  deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought 
beforehand  what  ye  shall  speak,  neither  do  ye  premedi- 
tate: but  whatsoever  shall  be  given  you  in  that  hour, 
that  speak  ye:  for  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy 
Ghost. 


24a.  28  THE  GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  519 

24^9       ^Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  to  be  afflicted,  and 
shall  kill  you:  and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  nations  for 

10  my  name's  sake.  And  then  shall  many  be  offended, 
and   shall  betray  one  another,  and  shall   hate  one  an- 

11  other.     And   many  false  prophets  shall  rise,  and   shall 

12  deceive  many.     And  because  iniquity  shall  abound,  the 

13  love  of  many  shall  wax  cold.     But  he  that  shall  endure 

14  unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved.  And  this  gospel 
of  the  kingdom  shall  be  preached  in  all  the  world  for  a 
witness  unto  all   nations;  and  then  shall  the  end  come. 

15  When  ye  therefore  shall  see  the  abomination  of  desola- 
tion, spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand  in  the 
holy    place,     (whoso     readeth,    let    him    understand,) 

16  then  let  them   which  be  in  Judea  flee  into  the  moun- 

17  tains:  let    him    which    is    on    the    housetop    not    come 

18  down  to  take  anything  out  of  his  house:  neither  let  him 
which  is  in   the  field  return  back  to  take  his  clothes. 

20  *    *     But  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter, 

21  neither  on  the  sabbath  day:  for  then  shall  be  great 
tribulation,  such  as  was  not  since  the  beginning  of  the 

22  world  to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  And  except 
those  days  should  be  shortened,  there  should  no  flesh 
be  saved:  but  for  the  elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be 

23  shortened.     Then   if  any   man  shall  say   unto  you,  Lo, 

24  here  is  Christ,  or  there;  believe  it  not.  For  there  shall 
arise  false  Christs,  and  false  prophets,  and  shall  shew 
great   signs   and    wonders;  insomuch    that,    if   it  were 

25  possible,  they  shall  deceive  the  very  elect.     Behold,  I 

26  have  told  you  before.  Wherefore  if  they  shall  say  unto 
you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  desert;  go  not  forth:  behold, 

27  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers;  believe  //  not.  For  as  the 
lightning  cometh  out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even  unto 
the  west;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man 

28  be.  For  wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there  will  the 
eagles  be  gathered  together. 


520  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE  NARRATIVE.  13^.  35 

SELECTION  NUMBER  263. 
'  Matt.  24  :  29-41  ;  ^  Mark  13  :  33-37  ;  ^  Matt.  24  :  43-51- 

'Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of  those  days  shall  29^24 
the  sun  be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light,   and   the  stars  shall    fall  from  heaven,   and   the 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken:    and  then  shall  30 
appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heaven:  and  then 
shall  all  the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn,  and  they  shall 
see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven 
with  power  and  great  glory.     And  he  shall  send  his  31 
angels  with  a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  they  shall 
gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  one 
end   of  heaven  to  the  other.     Now  learn  a  parable  of  32 
the  fig  tree;  When  his  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth 
forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh:  so  likewise  33 
ye,  when  ye  shall  see  all   these  things,  know  that  it  is 
near,  everi  at  the  doors.     Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This  34 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  things  be  ful- 
filled.    Heaven   and    earth    shall    pass   away,    but   my  35 
words  shall  not  pass  away. 

But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  36 
the  angels  of  heaven,  but  my  Father  only.     But  as  the  37 
days  of  No'  e  were,  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son 
of  man  be.     For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before  the  38 
flood    they  were   eating   and    drinking,   marrying   and 
giving  in   marriage,    until  the  day   that  No'e  entered 
into  the  ark,  and  knew  not  until  the  flood  came,  and  39 
took  them  all  away;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son 
of  man  be.     Then  shall  two  be  in   the  field;    the  one  40 
shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left.     Two  women  shall  be  41 
grinding  at  the  mill;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
other  left. 

*Take  ye  heed,  watch   and    pray:    for  ye  know  not  33  ^13 
when  the  time  is.     For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a  man  taking  34 
a  far  journey,  who  left  his  house,  and  gave  authority  to 
his  servants,    and   to   every  man   his  work,   and  com- 
manded the  porter  to  watch.     Watch  ye  therefore:    for  35 
ye  know  not  when  the  master  of  the  house  cometh,  at 


2Sa.  9  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  52 1 

even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  the  cockcrowing,  or  in  the 

36  morning:   lest  coming  suddenly  he  find  you  sleeping. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you  I  say  unto  all,  Watch. 

24^  43  ^But  know  this,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the  house  had 
known  in  what  watch  the  thief  would  come,  he  would 
have  watched,  and  would  not  have  suffered  his  house  to 

44  be  broken  up.     Therefore  be  ye  also  ready:  for  in  such 

45  an  hour  as  ye  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh.  Who 
then  is  a  faithful  and  wise  servant,  whom  his  lord  hath 
made  ruler  over  his  household,  to  give  them  meat  in 

46  due  season?     Blessed  is  that  servant,   whom  his   lord 

47  when  he  cometh  shall  find  so  doing.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  That  he  shall  make  him  ruler  over  all  his  goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant  shall  say  in  his  heart,  My 

49  lord  delayeth  his  coming;  and  shall  begin  to  smite  his 
fellow  servants,  and  to  eat  and  drink  with  the  drunken; 

50  the  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in  a  day  when  he 
looketh  not  for  hi7?i,  and  in  an  hour  that  he  is  not  aware 

51  of,  and  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  him  his 
portion  with  the  hypocrites:  there  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   264. 

Matt.  25  :  1-30, 

2ha  I      Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto 
ten  virgins,  which  took  their  lamps,  and  went  forth  to 

2  meet   the  bridegroom.     And    five  of  them  were  wise, 

3  and   five   were   foolish.     They  that   were   foolish  took 

4  their  lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with  them:  but  the  wise 

5  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with  their  lamps.  While  the 
bridegroom  tarried,  they  all  slumbered  and  slept.     And 

■  6  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry  made.  Behold,  the  bride- 

7  groom  cometh;  go  ye  out  to  meet  him.      Then  all  those 

8  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  lamps.  And  the 
foolish  said  unto  the  wise.  Give  us  of  your  oil;  for  our 

9  lamps  are  gone  out.  But  the  wise  answered,  saying. 
Not  so  J  lest  there  be  not  enough  for  us  and  you:  but 
go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves. 


522  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  25a.  27 

And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the  bridegroom  came;  10 
and  they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  mar- 
riage: and  the  door  was  shut.  Afterward  came  also  11 
the  other  virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us.  But  12 
he  answered  and  said.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know 
you  not.  Watch  therefore;  for  ye  know  neither  the  day  13 
nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

For  the  kingdom  of  heaveti  is  as  a  man  travelling  into  14 
a  far  country,  wJw  called   his  own  servants,  and  deliv- 
ered unto  them  his  goods.     And  unto  one  he  gave  five  15 
talents,  to  another  two,  and  to  another  one;   to  every 
man  according  to  his  several  ability;  and  straightway 
took  his  journey.     Then  he  that  had  received  the  five  16 
talents  went  and  traded  with  the  same,  and  made  them 
other  five  talents.     And  likewise   he  that  had  received  17 
two,    he   also   gained    other   two.       But   he    that    had  18 
received  one  went  and  digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his 
lord's  money.     After  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  serv-  19 
ants  cometh,   and   reckoneth  with  them.     And  so   he  20 
that  had  received  five  talents  came  and  brought  other 
five    talents,   saying.    Lord,   thou    deliveredst   unto  me 
five    talents:   behold,   I  have  gained    beside   them  five 
talents  more.     His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done,  thou  21 
good  and  faithful  servant:   thou  hast  been  faithful  over 
a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over  many  things: 
enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.      He  also  that  had  22 
received  two  talents  came  and  said.  Lord,  thou  deliver- 
edst unto  me  two  talents:  behold  I  have  gained  two 
other  talents  beside    them.     His    lord  said  unto    him,  23 
Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant;  thou  hast  been 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over 
many    things:  enter    thou    into    the    joy    of   thy    lord. 
Then  he  which  had  received  the  one  talent  came  and  24 
said.  Lord,  I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  a  hard  man,  reap- 
ing where  thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gathering  where  thou 
hast  not  strewed:  and  I  was  afraid,  and  went  and   hid  25 
thy  talent  in  the  earth:  lo,  there  thou  hast  that  is  thine. 
His  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thozi  wicked  and  26 
slothful    servant,   thou    knewest    that    I    reap    where  I 
sowed  not,  and  gather  where  I  have  not  strewed:  thou  27 
oughtest   therefore    to    have    put   my    money   to   the 


2Sa.  43  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  523 

exchangers,    and    thefi   at    my    coming    I    should    have 

28  received  mine  own  with  usury.  Take  therefore  the 
talent  from  him,  and  give  //  unto  him  which  hath  ten 

29  talents.  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given, 
and  he  shall  have  abundance:  but  from  him  that  hath 

30  not  shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath.  And 
cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant  into  outer  darkness: 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  265. 

1  Matt.  25  :  31-46  ;  2  26  :  1-6;  ^John  12  :  2-6;  ''Mark  14  :  6-9. 

25^31       ^When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and 
all  the  holy  angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the 

32  throne  of  his  glory:  and  before  him  shall  be  gathered 
all  nations:  and  he  shall  separate  them  one  from 
another,   as  a  shepherd    divideth    /^/j-, sheep  from  the 

33  goats:  and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right  hand,  but 

34  the  goats  on  the  left.  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto 
them  on  his  right  hand.  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father, 
inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the  founda- 

35  tion  of  the  world  :  for  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  meat:  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink:  I  was  a 

36  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed 
me:  I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me:  I  was  in  prison,  and 

37  ye  came  unto  me.  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer 
him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  a  hungered,  and 

38  fed  thee?  or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink?  When  saw 
we   thee  a  stranger,  and   took  thee  in?  or  naked,  and 

39  clothed  thee?  or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison, 

40  and  came  unto  thee?  And  the  King  shall  answer  and 
say  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye 
have  done  //  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my  brethren, 

41  ye  have  done  //  unto  me.  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto 
them  on  the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  into 
everlasting  fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels: 

42  for  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave  me  no  meat:  I  was 

43  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink :  I  was  a  stranger,  and 
ye  took  me  not  in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not:  sick, 


524  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  14^.  9 

and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not.     Then  shall  they  44 
also   answer   him,  saying,    Lord,    when  saw  we  thee  a 
hungered,  or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick, 
or  in  prison,  and   did  not  minister  unto   thee?     Then  45 
shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  Verily  I  say   unto  you, 
Inasmuch  as  ye  did  //  not  to  one  of  the  least  of  these, 
ye  did  //  not  to  me.     And  these  shall  go  away  into  ever-  46 
lasting  punishment:  but  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

^  And  it  came   to  pass,  when  Jesus   had   finished   all  i  ^26 
these  sayings,  he  said   unto  his  disciples,  ye  know  that  2 
after  two  days  is  the  feast  of  the  passover,  and  the  Son 
of  man  is  betrayed  to  be  crucified.     Then  assembled  3 
together  the  chief  priests,   and  the   scribes,    and   the 
elders  of  the  people,  unto  the  palace  of  the  high  priest, 
who  was   called   Ca'  ia-phas,   and   consulted  that  they  4 
might  take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill  him.     But  they  5 
said,    Not  on   the  feast  day^  lest  there  be   an  uproar 
among  the  people. 

Now   when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany,   in  the  house  of  6 
Simon    the   leper,   Hhere    they   made    him   a    supper;  2  ^12 
and  Martha  served;  but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that 
sat  at  the  table  with  him.     Then  took  Mary  a  pound  of  3 
ointment  of  spikenard,    very  costly,  and  anointed  the 
feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair:  and  the 
house  was  filled  wuth  the  odour  of  the  ointment.     Then  4 
saith  one  of  his  disciples,  Judas  Is-car'i-ot,  Simon's  son^ 
which  should  betray  him,  Why  was  not  this  ointment  5 
sold  for  three  hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the  poor? 
This   he   said,    not  that  he    cared   for   the    poor;    but  6 
because  he  was  a  thief,  and  had  the  bag,  and  bare  what 
was  put  therein.     "And  Jesus  said.  Let  her  alone;  why  6  ^14 
trouble  ye  her?  she  hath  wrought  a  good  work  on  me. 
For  ye  have  the  poor  with  you  always,  and  whensoever  7 
ye  will   ye   may  do   them   good:  but   me  ye   have  not 
always.     She  hath  done  what   she  could:  she  is  come  8 
aforehand  to  anoint  my  body  to  the  burying.     Verily  I  9 
say  unto  you,  Wheresoever  this  gospel  shall  be  preached 
throughout  the  whole  world,  this  also  that  she  hath  done 
shall  be  spoken  of  for  a  memorial  of  her. 


12C.  22  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  525 

SELECTION    NUMBER    266. 
Luke  22  :  3-30. 

22^3      Then  entered  Satan  into  Judas   surnamed  Iscariot, 

4  being  of  the  number  of  the  twelve.  And  he  went  his 
way,  and  communed  with  the  chief  priests  and  captains, 

5  how  he  might  betray  him  unto  them.     And  they  were 

6  glad,  and  covenanted  to  give  him  money.  And  he 
promised,  and  sought  opportunity  to  betray  him  unto 
them  in  the  absence  of  the  multitude. 

7  Then  came   the  day  of  unleavened  bread,  when  the 

8  passover  must  be  killed.  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John, 
saying.  Go  and  prepare  us  the  passover,  that  we  may 

9  eat.     And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that  we 

10  prepare?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Behold,  when  ye  are 
entered  into  the  city,  there  shall  a  man  meet  you,  bear- 
ing a  pitcher  of  water;  follow  him  into  the  house  where 

11  he  entereth  in.  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  goodman  of 
the  house.  The  Master  saith  unto  thee.  Where  is  the 
guestchamber,  where  I  shall  eat  the  passover  with  my 

12  disciples?     And  he  shall  shew  you  a  large  upper  room 

13  furnished:  there  make  ready.  And  they  went,  and 
found  as  he  had  said  unto  them:  and  they  made  ready 

14  the   passover.     And   when  the  hour  was  come,  he  sat 

15  down,  and  the  twelve  apostles  with  him.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  With  desire  I  have  desired  to  eat  this  pass- 

16  over  with  you  before  I  suffer:  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will 
not  any  more  eat  thereof,  until   it  be   fulfilled  in   the 

17  kingdom  of  God.  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  said.  Take  this,  and  divide  //among  your- 

18  selves:  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink  of  the  fruit 
of  the  vine,  until  the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 

19  And  he  took  bread,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake  //, 
and  gave  unto  them,  saying.  This  is  my  body  which  is 

20  given  for  you:  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  Like- 
wise also  the  cup  after  supper,  saying,  This  cup  is  the 
new  testament  in  my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  you. 

21  But,  behold,  the  hand   of  him  that  betrayeth  me  is 

22  with  me  on  the  table.     And  truly  the  Son  of  man  goeth, 


526  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  13d.  8 

as  it  was  determined:  but  woe  unto  that  man  by  whom 
he  is  betrayed!     And  they   began    to    inquire    among  23 
themselves,  which  of  them  it  was  that  should  do  this 
thing. 

And  there  was  also  a  strife  among  them,  which  of  24 
them  should  be  accounted  the  greatest.     And  he  said  25 
unto  them,  The  kings  of  the  Gentiles  exercise  lordship 
over  them;  and  they  that  exercise  authority  upon  them 
are  called  benefactors.     But  ye  shall  not  be  so:  but  he  26 
that  is  greatest  among  you,  let  him  be  as  the  younger; 
and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve.      For  whether  27 
is  greater,  he  that  sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth? 
is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat?  but  I  am  among  you  as 
he  that  serveth.     Ye  are   they   which  have  continued  28 
with  me  in  my  temptations.     And  I  appoint  unto  you  a  29 
kingdom,  as  my  Father  hath  appointed  unto  me;  that  30 
ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my  table  in  my  kingdom,  and 
sit  on  thrones  judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  26V. 

'John  13  :  1-25;  2  Matt.  26  :  23-25;  ^John  13  :  26-35. 

*  Now  before  the  feast  of  the  passover,  when  Jesus  i  ^13 
knew  that  his  hour  was  come  that  he  should  depart  out 
of  this  world  unto    the  Father,   having  loved  his  own 
which  were  in  the  world,  he  loved  them  unto  the  end. 
And  supper  being  ended,  the  devil  having  now  put  into  2 
the  heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  to  betray  him; 
Jesus   knowing  that   the   Father   had    given  all  things  3 
into  his  hands,  and  that  he  was  come  from  God,  and 
went  to  God;    he  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside  his  4 
garments;  and  took  a  towel,  and  girded  himself.     After  5 
that  he  poureth  water  into  a  basin,  and  began  to  wash 
the  disciples'   feet,   and   to   wipe   the^n  with  the   towel 
wherewith  he  was  girded.     Then  cometh  he  to  Simon  6 
Peter:  and  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  dost  thou  wash 
my  feet?     Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  What  I  do  7 
thou  knowest  not  now;    but  thou  shalt  know  hereafter. 
Peter  saith  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  never  wash  my  feet.  8 


I2>d.  26  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  52? 

Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  wash  thee  not,  thou  hast  no 

9  part    with  me,       Simon    Peter    saith  unto  him.    Lord, 

not  my  feet    only,   but    also    my  hands    and   7?iy  head. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  He  that  is  washed  needeth  not 
save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit:    and  ye 

11  are  clean,  but  not  all.      For  he  knew  who  should  betray 

12  him;  therefore  said  he.  Ye  are  not  all  clean.  So  after 
he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  had  taken  his  garments, 
and  was  set  down  again,  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye 

13  what  I  have  done  to  you?    Ye  call  me  Master  and  Lord : 

14  and  ye  say  well;  for  so  I  am.  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and 
Master,  have  washed  your  feet;    ye  also  ought  to  wash 

15  one  another's  feet.     For  I  have  given  you  an  example, 

16  that  ye  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
lord;    neither  he  that  is  sent  greater  than  he  that  sent 

17  him.  If  ye  know  these  things,  happy  are  ye  if  ye  do 
them. 

18  I  speak  not  of  you  all:  I  know  whom  I  have  chosen: 
but  that  the  Scripture  may  be  fulfilled,  He  that  eateth 

19  bread  with  me  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me.  Now 
I  tell  you  before  it  come,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass, 

20  ye  may  believe  that  I  am  he.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you.  He  that  receiveth  whomsoever  I  send  receiveth 
me ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

21  When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  he  was  troubled  in  spirit,  and 
testified,  and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that 

22  one  of  you  shall  betray  me.     Then  the  disciples  looked 

23  one  on  another,  doubting  of  whom  he  spake.  Now 
there  was  leaning  on  Jesus'  bosom  one  of  his  disciples, 

24  whom  Jesus  loved.  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoned 
to  him,  that  he  should  ask  who  it  should  be  of  whom  he 

25  spake.     He  then  lying  on  Jesus'  breast  saith  unto  him, 
26^23  Lord,  who  is  it?     '^And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that 

dippeth  his  hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall 

24  betray  me.  The  Son  of  man  goeth  as  it  is  written  of 
him :  but  woe  unto  that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed!    it  had  been  good  for  that  man  if  he  had  not 

25  been  born.  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  answered 
and  said,  Master,  is  it  I?     He  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast 

13^26  said.      'Jesus  answered,  He  it  is,  to  whom  I  shall  give 


528  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  2ta.  33 

a  sop,  when  I  have  dipped  it     And  when  he  had  dipped 
the  sop,  he  gave  //  to  Judas  Is-car'  i-ot,  the  sott  of  Simon. 
And  after  the  sop  Satan  entered  into  him.     Then  said  27 
Jesus  unto  him.  That  thou  doest,  do  quickly.      Now  no  28 
man  at  the   table  knew  for  what  intent  he  spake  this 
unto  him.     For  some  of  them  thought,  because  Judas  29 
had  the  bag,  that  Jesus  had  said  unto  him.  Buy  those 
things  that  we  have  need  of  against  the  feast;    or,  that 
he  should  give  something  to  the  poor.      He  then,  having  30 
received  the  sop,   went  immediately  out;    and  it  was 
night. 

Therefore,   when  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  said.  Now  31 
is  the  Son  of  man  glorified,  and  God  is  glorified  in  him. 
If  God  be  glorified  in  him,  God  shall  also  glorify  him  32 
in  himself,   and  shall  straightway  glorify  him.      Little  33 
children,  yet  a  little   while  I  am  with  you.     Ye  shall 
seek  me;  and  as  I  said  unto  the  Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye 
cannot  come;    so  now  I  say  to  you.     A  new  command-  34 
ment  I  give  unto  you.  That  ye  love  one  another;    as  I 
have  loved  you,  that  ye  also  love  one  another.     By  this  35 
shall  all  me7i  know  that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have 
love  one  to  another. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  238. 

-  John  13  :  36,  37  ;  '  Matt.  26  :  31-33  ;  ^  Luke  22  :  31-33  ;  *  Matt.  26 : 
34,  35  ;  6  Luke  22  :  35-38  ;  e  Matt.  26  :  26  ;  '  Luke  22  :  19 ;  s  Matt.  26 : 
27  ;  9  L  Cor.  11:25;  '"  Matt.  26  :  27,  28  ;  "  L  Cor.  11:25;  ^^  Matt. 
29  :  29. 

'  Simon    Peter   said    unto    him.  Lord,   whither  goest  36  d\% 
thou?     Jesus  answered  him.  Whither  I  go,  thou  canst 
not  follow  me  now;    but  thou  shalt  follow  me  after- 
wards.    Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord,  why  cannot  I  fol-  37 
low  thee  now?     I  will  lay  down  my  life  for  thy  sake. 

""Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be  offended  31  «26 
because  of  me  this  night:   for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite 
the    Shepherd,    and    the    sheep    of    the    flock    shall    be 
scattered  abroad.     But  after  I  am  risen  again,  I  will  go  32 
before  you  into  Galilee.     Peter  answered  and  said  unto  33 


26a.  29  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  529 

him,  Though  all  men  shall  be  offended  because  of  thee, 

yet  will  I  never  be  offended. 
22*;  31       ^And  the  Lord  said,  Simon,  Simon,  behold,  Satan  hath 

desired   to  have  you,    that   he   may    sift  you   as   wheat: 
32  but  I  have  prayed  for  thee,  that  thy  faith  fail  not:  and 

when    thou    art   converted,    strengthen    thy    brethren. 
2,2,  And  he  said  unto  him,  Lord,  I  am   ready   to  go   with 

thee,  both  into  prison,  and  to  death. 
26^34      "Jesus   said  unto  him,  Verily   I  say  unto  thee.  That 

this  night,  before  the  cock  crow,   thou  shalt  deny   me 
35  thrice.      Peter  said  unto  him,  Though  I  should  die  with 

thee,  yet  will  I  not  deny  thee.     Likewise  also  said  all 

the  disciples. 
22^35       ^And  he  said  unto  them.  When  I  sent  you  without 

purse,  and  scrip,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing?     And 
^6  they  said.  Nothing.     Then  said  he  unto  them.  But  now, 

he  that  hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  //,  and   likewise  his 

scrip:  and  he  that  hath  no  sword,  let  him  sell  his  gar- 

37  ment,  and  buy  one.  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  this  that 
is  written  must  yet  be  accomplished  in  me.  And  he  was 
reckoned  among  the  transgressors:   for  the  things  con- 

38  cerning  me  have  an  end.  And  they  said.  Lord,  behold, 
here  are  two  swords.  And  he  said  unto  them.  It  is 
enough. 

26^  26      '  And    as    they  were    eating,  Jesus   took    bread,   and 

blessed  //,  and  brake  it,  and   gave  //  to  the   disciples, 

22^  19  and  said.  Take,  eat;  this  is  my  body   Vhich   is   given 

26^27  for  you:  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.     ®And  he  took 

11/25  the  cup   and  gave  thanks,  and  ^when  he  had  supped, 

26«  28  "  gave  //  to  them,  saying,  Drink  ye  all  of  it;  for  this  is 

my  blood  of  the  new  testament,  which  is  shed  for  many 

11/25  for  the  remission  of  sins.     ^^  This  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye 

26tz  29  drink  //,  in  remembrance  of  me.      ^^  But  I  say  unto  you,  I 

will  not  drink  henceforth  of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 

that  day  when  I  drink  it  new  with  you  in  my  Father's 

kingdom. 


/  I.  Cor. 


530  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  14^.  18 

SELECTION  NUMBER  269. 
John  14  :  1-31. 

Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled:  ye  believe  in  God,  i  ^14 
believe  also  in   me.     In   my  Father's  house  are  many  2 
mansions:  if  it  were  not  so^  I  would  have  told  you.     I 
go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you.     And  if  I  go  and  prepare  3 
a  place  for  you,  I  will  come  again,  and  receive  you  unto 
myself;  that  where   I  am,  there  ye  may  be  also.     And  4 
whither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the  way  ye  know.     Thomas  5 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  we  know  not  whither  thou  goest; 
and  how  can  we  know  the  way?     Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  6 
am  the  way,  the   truth,  and  the   life:  no  man   cometh 
unto  the  Father,  but  by  me.     If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  7 
should  have  known  my  Father  also:  and  from  hence- 
forth ye  know  him,  and  have  seen   him.      Philip  saith  8 
unto  him.  Lord,  shew  us  the  Father,  and  it  sufficeth  us. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Have  I  been  so  long  time  with  9 
you,  and  yet  hast  thou  not  known  me,  Philip?  he  that 
hath   seen  me  hath   seen  the  Father;  and  how  sayest 
thou  then^  Shew  us  the  Father?     Believest  thou  not  that  10 
I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  me?  the  words 
that  I  speak  unto  you  I  speak  not  of  myself:  but  the 
Father   that   dwelleth    in    me,    he    doeth    the    works. 
Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  11 
me:  or  else  believe  me  for  the  very  works' sake.     Verily,  12 
verily,  I  say  unto   you.  He   that  believeth  on  me,  the 
works  that  I  do  shall  he  do  also;  and  greater  works  than 
these  shall  he  do;  because  I  go  unto  my  Father.     And  13 
whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my   name,   that  will  I  do, 
that  the  Father  maybe  glorified  in  the  Son.     If  ye  shall  14 
ask  any  thing  in  my  name,  I  will  do  it. 

If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments.     And  I  will  15 
pray  the  Father,  and  he  shall  give  you  another  Com-  16 
forter,  that  he  may  abide  with  you  for  ever;  even  the  17 
spirit  of  truth;  whom  the  world  cannot  receive,  because 
it  seeth  him  not,  neither  knoweth  him:  but  ye  know 
him;  for  he   dwelleth  with   you,  and   shall  be   in  you. 
I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless:  I  will  come  to  you.  18 


\Sd.  3  THE    GOSPELS   IN    ONE   NARRATIVE.  53^ 


19  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  world  seeth  me  no  more;  but 

20  ye  see  me:  because  I  live,  ye  shall  live  also.  At  that 
day  ye  shall  know  that  I  ain  in  my  Father,  and  ye  in 

21  me,  and  I  in  you.  He  that  hath  my  commandments, 
and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me:  and  he  that 
loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I  will  love 

22  him,  and  will  manifest  myself  to  him.  Judas  saith 
unto  him,  not  Iscariot,  Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou  wilt 
manifest    thyself    unto    us,   and    not    unto    the    world? 

23  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  If  a  man  love  me,  he 
will  keep  my  words:  and  my  Father  will  love  him, 
and  we  will  come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with 

24  him.  He  that  loveth  me  not  keepeth  not  my  sayings: 
and  the  word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the  Father's 

25  which  sent  me.     These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 

26  being  J',?/  present  with  you.  But  the  Comforter,  which 
is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my 
name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all  things 
to  your  remembrance,  whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace  I  give  unto  you:  not 
as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.     Let  not  your 

28  heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid.  Ye  have 
heard  how  I  said  unto  you,  I  go  away,  and  come  again 
unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would  rejoice,  because  I 
said,  I  go  unto  the  Father:  for  my  Father  is  greater 

29  than  I.  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk  much  with  you:  for  the  prince 

31  of  this  world  cometh,  and  hath  nothing  in  me.  But 
that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the  Father;  and  as 
the  Father  gave  me  commandment,  even  so  I  do.  Arise, 
let  us  go  hence. 

SELECTION    NUMBER   270. 
John  15  :  1-27. 

15^1       I  am  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husband- 

2  man.      Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not  fruit  he 
taketh  away:   and   every  branch  that  beareth  fruit,  he 

3  purgeth  it,  that  it   may  bring  forth  more  fruit.     Now 


532  THE    GOSPELS   IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  i^d.  21 

ye  are   clean   through   the  word  which  I  have   spoken 
unto  you.     Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.     As  the  branch  4 
cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the  vine; 
no  more  can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me.      I  am  the  vine,  5 
ye  are  the  branches.      He  that  abideth  in  me,  and  I  in 
him,  the  same  bringeth   forth  much   fruit;  for  without 
me  ye  can  do  nothing.     If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  6 
cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered;  and  men  gather 
them,  and  cast  the?n  into  the  fire,  and  they  are  burned. 
If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  m)^  words  abide  in  you,  ye  shall  7 
ask  what  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done  unto  you.     Herein  8 
is  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye  bear  much  fruit;  so  shall 
ye  be  my  disciples.     As   the  Father  hath  loved  me,  so  9 
have  I  loved  you:  continue  ye  in  my  love.     If  ye  keep  10 
my  commandments,  ye  shall  abide  in  my  love;  even  as 
I  have  kept  my  Father's   commandments,  and  abide  in 
his  love.     These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  11 
my  joy  might  remain  in  you,  and  that  your  joy  might  be 
full.     This    is    my    commandment.   That   ye    love    one  12 
another,  as  I  have  loved  you.     Greater  love  hath  no  13 
man  than  this,  that  a  man  lay    down    his    life    for  his 
friends.     Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatsoever  I  com-  14 
mand   you.      Henceforth  I   call   you  not  servants;  for  15 
the  servant    knoweth   not  what  his  lord  doeth :  but  I 
have    called    you    friends;  for  all    things    that   I    have 
heard  of  my  Father  I  have  made  known  unto  you.     Ye  i6 
have  not  chosen  me,  but  I  have  chosen  you,   and  or- 
dained you,  that  ye  should  go  and   bring  forth   fruit, 
and  that  yoMV  fruit  should  remain;  that  whatsoever  ye 
shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he  may  give  it  you. 
These  things  I  command  you,  that  ye  love  one  another.  17 
If  the  world  hate  you,  ye  know  that  it  hated  me  before  18 
it  hated  yow.     If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the  world  would  19 
love  his  own;  but  because  ye  are  not  of  the  world,  but 
I    have   chosen   you   out   of   the   world,  therefore  the 
world  hateth    you.     Remember    the  word   that  I   said  20 
unto  you.  The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord.     If 
they  have  persecuted  me,  they  will  also  persecute  you; 
if  they  have  kept  my  saying,  they  will  keep  yours  also. 
But  all  these    things    will   they    do    unto    you   for   my  21 
name's  sake,  because  they  know  not  him  that  sent  me. 


ltd.   12  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  533 

22  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken  unto  them,  they  had  not 

23  had  sin;  but  now  they  have  no  cloak  for  their  sin.      He 

24  that  hateth  me  hateth  my  Father  also.  If  I  had  not 
done  among  them  the  works  which  none  other  man  did, 
they  had  not  had  sin:  but  now  have  they  both  seen  and 

25  hated  both  me  and  my  Father.  But  this  corneth  to  pass., 
that  the  word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their 

26  law,  They  hated  me  without  a  cause.  But  when  the 
Comforter  is  come,  whom  I  will  send  unto  you  from  the 
Father,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  which  proceedeth  from 

27  the  Father,  he  shall  testify  of  me:  and  ye  also  shall 
bear  witness,  because  ye  have  been  with  me  from  the 
beginning. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   271 

John  16  :  1-33. 

16^1      These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  ye  should 

2  not  be  offended.  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  syna- 
gogues: yea,  the  time  cometh,  that  whosoever  killeth 

3  you  will  think  that  he  doeth  God  service.  And  these 
things  will  they  do  unto   you,   because  they  have  not 

4  known  the  Father,  nor  me.  But  these  things  have  I 
told  you,  that  when  the  time  shall  come,  ye  may 
remember  that  I  told  you  of  them.  And  these 
things  I  said  not  unto  you  at  the  beginning,  because  I 

5  was  with  you.  But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him  that  sent 
me;  and  none  of  you  asketh  me,  Whither  goest  thou? 

6  But  because  I  have  said  these  things  unto  you,  sorrow 

7  hath  filled  your  heart.  Nevertheless  I  tell  you  the 
truth;  It  is  expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away:  for  if  I 
go  not  away,  the  Comforter  will   not  come  unto   you; 

8  but  if  I  depart,  I  will  send  him  unto  you.  And  when 
he  is  come,   he  will  reprove   the  world   of  sin,  and  of 

9  righteousness,  and  of  judgment:  of  sin,   because  they 

10  believe  not  on  me;  of  righteousness,  because  I  go  to 

11  my  Father,  and   ye   see  me  no  more;  of  judgment,  be- 

12  cause  the   prince  of  this  world  is  judged.     I   have  yet 
many  things  to  say  unto  you,  but  ye  cannot  bear  them 


534  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  i6d.   i8 

now.      Howbeit  when   he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come,  13 
he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth:  for  he  shall  not  speak 
of  himself;  but  whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  ///<?/ shall  he 
speak:  and  he  will  shew  you  things  to  come.      He  shall  14 
glorify  me:  for  he  shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall  shew 
//  unto  you.     All  things  that  the  Father  hath  are  mine:  15 
therefore  said   I,  that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall 
shew  //unto  you.     A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  16 
me:    and    again,   a  little  while,   and  ye    shall  see    me, 
because  I  go  to  the  Father.     Then  said  some  of  his  dis-  17 
ciples  among  themselves,   What  is   this   that  he  saith 
unto  us,  A  little  while,  and   ye  shall  not  see  me:  and 
again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me:  and,  Because 
I  go  to  the  Father?     They  said  therefore,  What  is  this  18 
that  he   saith,  A  little   while?  we  cannot  tell  what  he 
saith.      Now  Jesus  knew  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask  19 
him,  and  said  unto  them.  Do   ye  inquire  among  your- 
selves of  that  I  said,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see 
me:  and  again,   a  little   while,  and    ye    shall    see    me? 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  That  ye  shall  weep  and  20 
lament,    but   the  world   shall   rejoice;  and  ye  shall  be 
sorrowful,   but  your  sorrow  shall   be   turned  into  joy. 
A  woman  when  she  is  in  travail   hath   sorrow,  because  21 
her  hour  is  come:  but  as  soon  as  she  is  delivered  of  the 
child,  she   remembereth   no  more  the  anguish,  for  joy 
that  a  man  is  born  into  the  world.     And  ye  now  there-  22 
fore  have   sorrow:  but  I  will  see  you  again,  and  your 
heart  shall   rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  man  taketh  from 
you.      And    in    that    day    ye    shall    ask    me    nothing.  23 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will   give  if  you.     Hitherto  24 
have  ye  asked  nothing  in  my  name:  ask,  and  ye  shall 
receive,  that  your  joy  may  be  full.      These  things  have  25 
I  spoken   unto  you  in  proverbs:  but  the  time  cometh, 
when  I  shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  proverbs,  but  I 
shall   she\v  you  plainly  of  the  Father.     At  that  day  ye  26 
shall  ask  in  my  name:  and   I  say  not  unto  you,  that  I 
will   pray  the   Father  for  you:  for  the  Father  himself  27 
loveth    you,    because    ye    have    loved    me,    and    have 
believed  that  I  came  out  from  God.      I  came  forth  from  28 
the  Father,  and  am  come  into  the  world:  again,  I  leave 


i^d.   II  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  535 

29  the  world,  and  go  to  the  Father,  His  disciples  said 
unto  him,  Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest 

30  no  proverb.  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou  knowest  all 
things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee: 
by  this  we  believe   that   thou   camest  forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus   answeried   them,    Do  ye  now   believe?      Behold, 

32  the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  be 
scattered,  every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me 
alone:  and  yet   I   am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is 

T^-j^  with  me.  These  things  I  have  spoken  unto  you,  that 
in  me  ye  might  have  peace.  In  the  world  ye  shall  have 
tribulation:  but  be  of  good  cheer;  I  have  overcome 
the  world. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  272. 

John  17  :  1-26. 

17^1       These  words  spake  Jesus,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes  to 
heaven,  and  said,  Father,  the  hour  is  come;  glorify  thy 

2  Son,  that  thy  Son  also  may  glorify  thee:  as  thou  hast 
given  him  power  over  all  flesh,  that  he  should  give  eternal 

3  life  to  as  many  as  thou  hast  given  him.  And  this  is  life 
eternal,  that  they  might  know  thee  the  only  true  God, 

4  and  Jesus  Christ,  whom  thou  hast  sent.  I  have  glorified 
thee  on  tKe  earth:  I  have  finished  the  work  which  thou 

5  gavest  me  to  do.  And  now,  O  Father,  glorify  thou  me 
with  thine  own  self  with  the   glory  which  I   had  with 

6  thee  before  the  world  was.  I  have  manifested  thy 
name  unto  the  men  which  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the 
world:  thine  they  were,  and  thou  gavest  them  me;  and 

7  they  have  kept  thy  word.  Now  they  have  known  that 
all  things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given  me  are  of  thee. 

8  For  I  have  given  unto  them  the  words  which  thou 
gavest  me;  and  they  have  received  thein^  and  have 
known  surely  that  I  cam.e  out  from  thee,  and  they  have 

9  believed  that  thou  didst  send  me.  I  pray  for  them:  I 
pray  not  for  the  world,  but  for  them  which  thou  hast 

10  given  me;  for  they  are  thine.     And  all  mine  are  thine, 

11  and  thine  are  mine;  and  I  am  glorified  in  them.     And 


536  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  17^?.  26 

now  I  am  no  more  in  the  world,  but  these  are  in  the 
world,  and  I  come  to  thee.     Holy  Father,  keep  through 
thine  own  name  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me,  that 
they  may  be  one,  as  we  are.     While  I  was  with  them  in  12 
the  world,  I  kept  them  in  thy  name:  those  that  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  kept,  and  none  of  them  is  lost,  but 
the    son    of  perdition;    that   the  Scripture    might    be 
fulfilled.     And  now  come  I  to  thee;  and  these  things  I  13 
speak  in  the  world,  that  they  might  have  my  joy  fulfilled 
in  themselves.      I  have  given  them  thy  word;  and  the  14 
world   hath   hated  them,  because  they  are  not  of  the 
world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.     I  pray  not  that  15 
thou   shouldest  take   them  out  of  the  world,  but  that 
thou  shouldest  keep  them  from  the  evil.     They  are  not  16 
of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.      Sanctify  17 
them  through  thy  truth:  thy  word  is  truth.     As  thou  18 
hast  sent  me  into  the  world,  even  so  have  I  also  sent 
them  into  the  world.     And  for   their  sakes  I  sanctify  19 
myself,  that  they  also  might  be  sanctified  through  the 
truth.      Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone,  but  for   them  20 
also  which  shall  believe  onme  through  their  word;  that  21 
they  all  may  be  one;  as  thou.  Father,  artm  me,  and  I 
in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in  us:  that  the  world 
may  believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me.     And  the  glory  22 
which  thou  gavest  me  I   have   given   them;  that   they 
may  be  one,  even  as  we  are  one:  I  in  them,  and  thou  23 
in  me,  that  they  may  be  made  perfect  in  one;  and  that 
the    world    may    know  that    thou    hast    sent   me,   and 
hast  loved  them,  as  thou  hast  loved  me.     Father,  I  will  24 
that  they  also,  whom  thou  hast  given  me,  be  with  me 
where  I  am;  that   they   may   behold  my   glory,    which 
thou  hast  given  me:    for   thou   lovedst  me  before  the 
foundation    of   the    world.      O    righteous    Father,    the  25 
world  hath  not   known  thee:  but   I  have   known  thee, 
and  these  have  known  that  thou  hast  sent  me.     And  I  26 
have  declared  unto  them  thy  name,  and  will  declare  it; 
that  the  love  wherewith  thou  hast  loved  me  may  be  in 
them,  and  I  in  them. 


i8^.  3  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  537 


SELECTION  NUMBER  273. 

1  Matt.  26  :  30,  36-39  ;  2  Luke  22  :  43,  44  ;  ^Matt.  26  :  40-46  ;  ^  John 
18  :  2,  3  ;  5  Mark  14  :  43  ;  ^  John  18  :  4-9  ;  "^  Matt.  26  :  48-56. 

26^  30      '  And  when  they  had  sung  an  hymn,  they  went  out 
into  the  mount  of  Olives. 

36  _  Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto  a  place  called 
Geth-sem'a-ne,  and  saith  unto  the  disciples,  Sit  ye  here, 

37  while  I  go  and  pray  yonder.  And  he  took  with  him 
Peter  and  the  two  sons  of  Zeb'e-dee,  and  began  to  be 

38  sorrowful  and  very  heavy.  Then  saith  he  unto  them. 
My  soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful,  even  unto  death:  tarry 

39  ye  here,  and  watch  with  me.  And  he  went  a  little 
further,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my 
Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass  from   me: 

22^43  nevertheless,   '^ot   as    I  will,   but   as  thou  wilt.     '^And 

there  appeared  an  angel  unto  him  from  heaven,  strength- 
44  ening  him.     And  being  in   an  agony  he   prayed  more 

earnestly:  and  his  sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops  of 

blood  falling  down  to  the  ground. 
26^  40      ^  And    he    cometh    unto    the   disciples,    and    findeth 

them  asleep,  and  saith  unto  Peter,  What,  could  ye  not 

41  watch  with  me  one  hour?  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye 
enter  not  into  temptation:  the  spirit  indeed  /j- willing, 

42  but  the  flesh  is  weak.  He  went  away  again  the  second 
time,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father,  if  this  cup  may 
not  pass  away  from  me,  except  I  drink  it,  thy  will  be 

43  done.     And  he  came  and  found  them  asleep  again:  for 

44  their  eyes  were  heavy.  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
away  again,  and  prayed  the  third  time,  saying  the  same 

45  words.  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disciples,  and  saith 
unto  them.  Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest :  behold, 
the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed 

46  into  the  bands  of  sinners.  Rise,  let  us  be  going:  be- 
hold, he  is  at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

18^2       *  And    Judas    also,    which    betrayed    him,    knew    the 

place:  for  Jesus  ofttimes  resorted  thither  with  his  dis- 

3  ciples.     Judas  then,  having  received  a  band  of  men  and 


53^  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  26a.  56 

officers  from  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees,  cometh 
thither  with  lanterns  and  torches  and  weapons.  *  And  43  bli 
immediately,  while  he  yet  spake,  cometh  Judas,  one  of 
the  twelve,  and  with  him  a  great  multitude  with  swords 
and  staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and 
the  elders. 

®Jesus  therefore,  knowing,  all  things  that  should  come  4  ^18 
upon    him,   went    forth,    and    said    unta  them.    Whom 
seek    ye?     They    answered    him,    Jesus    of    Nazareth.  5 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  I  am  he.     And  Judas  also,  which 
betrayed  him,  stood   with   them.     As  soon  then   as  he  6 
had  said  unto  them,  I  am  he,  they  went  backward,  and 
fell  to  the  ground.     Then  asked  he  them  again,  Whom  7 
seek   ye?     And   they  said,  Jesus   of   Nazareth.     Jesus  8 
answered,  I  have   told   you  that  I  am  he:  if  therefore 
ye  seek   me,  let   these  go  their   way:    that  the  saying  9 
might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  Of  them  which  thou 
gavest  me  have  I  lost  none. 

'  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave  them  a  sign,  say-  48  «2G 
ing.  Whomsoever   I   shall   kiss,  that  same   is   he;  hold 
him  fast.     And   forthwith  he  came  to   Jesus,  and  said,  49 
Hail,  Master;  and  kissed   him.     And   Jesus   said   unto  50 
him.    Friend,   wherefore  art  thou    come?     Then   came 
they,  and   laid   hands   on  Jesus,  and  took   him.     And,  51 
behold,  one  of  them  which  were  with  Jesus  stretched 
out  his  hand,  and  drew  his  sword,  and  struck  a  servant 
of  the  high  priest,  and  smote   off  his   ear.      Then  said  52 
Jesus  unto  him.  Put  up  again  thy  sword  into  his  place: 
for  all  they  that  take   the  sword  shall  perish  with  the 
sword.     Thinkest   thou  that  I   cannot  now  pray  to  my  53 
Father,  and  he  shall  presently  give  me  more  than  twelve 
legions  of  angels?     But  how  then  shall  the  Scriptures  54 
be  fulfilled,  that  thus  it   must  be?     In  that  same  hour  55 
said    Jesus    to    the    multitudes.    Are    ye   come    out   as 
against  a  thief  with  swords  and  staves  for  to  take  me? 
I  sat  daily  with  you  teaching  in  the  temple,  and  ye  laid 
no  hold  on  me.     But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  Scrip-  56 
tures  of  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled.      Then  all  the 
disciples  forsook  him,  and  fled. 


[8^.  20  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  539 


SELECTION  NUMBER  274. 

•John  i8:  13-16,  18;  2  Mark  14:  66-72;  ^  Matt  26:  75  ;  ^  John  18: 
19-24;  °Luke  22  :  66;  « Mark  14  :  55-59;  'Matt  26  :  62-68; 
«  Luke  22  :  65. 

18^  13      '  And  led  him  away  to  An'  nas  first;  for  he  was  father 
in    law  to  Ca'ia-phas,  which  was  the   high  priest  that 

14  same  year.  Now  Ca'  ia-phas  was  he,  which  gave  counsel 
to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedient  that  one  man  should 
die  for  the  people. 

15  And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so  did  another 
disciple:  that  disciple  was  known  unto  the  high  priest, 
and  went  in  with  Jesus  into  the  palace  of  the  high  priest. 

16  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door  without.  Then  went  out 
that  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the  high 
priest,  and    spake  unto    her  that  kept  the  door,    and 

18  brought  in  Peter.     And  the  servants  and  officers  stood 

there,  who  had  made  a  fire  of  coals,  for  it  was  cold;  and 

they  warmed  themselves:  and  Peter  stood  with  them, 

and  warmed  himself. 

\^b  66      ^  And   as    Peter  was   beneath    in   the    palace,    there 

67  Cometh  one  of  the  maids  of  the  high  priest:  and  when 
she  saw  Peter  warming  himself,  she  looked  upon  him, 
and  said,  And  thou  also  wast  with.  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know  not,  neither  understand 
I  what  thou  sayest.     And  he  went  out  into  the  porch ; 

69  and  the  cock  crew.  And  a  maid  saw  him  again,  and 
began  to  say  to  them  that  stood  by,  This  is  oneoi  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again.  And  a  little  after,  they  that 
stood  by  said  again  to  Peter,  Surely  thou  art  one  of 
them:  for  thou  art  a  Galilean,  and  thy   speech   agreeth 

71  thereto.     But  he  began  to  curse  and   to   swear,  sayings  I 

72  know  not  this  man  of  whom  ye  speak.  And  the  second 
time  the  cock  crew.  And  Peter  called  to  mind  the 
word  that  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Before  the  cock  crow 
twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.     And  when  he  thought 

26^  75  thereon,  he  ^went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 
18^19      "The  high  priest  then  asked  Jesus  of  his  disciples, 
20  and    of   his   doctrine.     Jesus   answered    him,    I    spake 


54©  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  22r.  65 

openly  to  the  world;  lever  taught  in    the   synagogue, 
and  in  the  temple,  whither  the  Jews  always  resort;  and 
in  secret  have  I  said   nothing.     Why  askest   thou   me?  21 
ask  them  which  heard  me,  what  I  have  said  unto  them: 
behold,  they  know  what  I  said.     And  when  he  had  thus  22 
spoken,  one  of  the  officers  which  stood  by  struck  Jesus 
with  the  palm  of  his  hand,  saying,  Answerest  thou  the 
high  priest  so?     Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  have  spoken  23 
evil,  bear  witness  of  the  evil:  but  if  well,  why  smitest 
thou   me?     Now    Annas     had    sent   him    bound    unto  24 
Ca'  ia-phas  the  high  priest. 

^  And  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  the  elders  of  the  people  66  <r22 
and  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came  together,  and 
led  him  into  their  council,  ^  and  the  chief  priests  and  55  ^14 
all  the  council  sought  for  witness  against  Jesus  to  put 
him  to  death;  and  found  none.     For  many  bare   false  56 
witness  against  him,  but  their  witness   agreed   not  to- 
gether.    And  there  arose  certain,  and  bare  false  witness  57 
against  him,  saying.  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  destroy  58 
this  temple  that  is  made  with  hands,  and  within  three 
days  I  will   build   another  made  without   hands.     But  59 
neither  so  did  their  witness  agree  together. 

^And  the  high  priest  arose,  and  said  unto  him.  An- 62  ^26 
swerest   thou   nothing?  what  is  it  which  these  witness 
against  thee?    But  Jesus  held  his  peace.     And  the  high  6:^ 
priest  answered  and  said  unto  him,  I  adjure  thee  by  the 
living  God,  that  thou  tell  us  whether  thou  be  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  God.     Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said:  64 
nevertheless  I  say  unto  you,  Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the 
Son  of  man   sitting  on  the   right  hand  of  power,   and 
coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven.     Then  the  high  priest  65 
rent  his   clothes,    saying.  He   hath   spoken  blasphemy; 
what  further  need  have  we  of  witnesses?  behold,  now  ye 
have  heard  his  blasphemy.     What  think  ye?     They  an-  66 
swered  and  said.  He  is  guilty  of  death.     Then  did  they  67 
spit  in  his  face,  and  buffeted  him;  and  others  smote  him 
with  the  palms  of  their  hands,  saying,  Prophesy  unto  68 
us,  thou  Christ,   Who   is    he  that   smote   thee?      '  And  65  <r22 
many  other  things  blasphemously  spake  they  against 
him. 


2']a.   12  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  54^ 


SELECTION  NUMBER  275. 

•John  i8:  28-32;  '^  Luke  23:  2;  ^John  18:  33-38;  ^  Matt.  27  :  12-14; 
^Luke  23 :  4-12. 

18^28  ^Then  led  they  Jesus  from  Ca  ia-phas  unto  the  hall 
of  judgment:  and  it  was  early;  and  they  themselves 
went  not  into  the  judgment  hall,  lest  they  should  be 

29  defiled;  but  that  they  might  eat  the  passover.  Pilate 
then  went   out   unto  them,  and   said,   What  accusation 

30  bring  ye  against  this  man?  They  answered  and  said 
unto   him,  If  he  were  not  a  malefactor,  we  would  not 

31  have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee.  Then  said  Pilate 
unto  them,  Take  ye  him,  and  judge  him  according  to 
your  law.     The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him.  It  is  not 

32  lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man  to  death:  that  the  say- 
ing of  Jesus  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  signi- 
fying what  death  he  should  die. 

23^  2      ^  And  they  began    to  accuse  him,  saying,  We  found 

this  fello'La  perverting  the  nation,  and  forbidding  to  give 

tribute  to  Cesar,  saying  that  he  himself  is  Christ  a  king. 

'^^^2)3      ^Then  Pilate  entered  into  the  judgment  hall  again, 

and  called  Jesus,  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  the  King 

34  of  the  Jews?  Jesus  answered  him,  Sayest  thou  this 
thing   of   thyself,   or    did    others    tell    it    thee   of   me? 

35  Pilate  answered.  Am  I  a  Jew?  Thine  own  nation  and 
the  chief  priests  have   delivered  thee  unto  me:  what 

36  hast  thou  done?  Jesus  answered.  My  kingdom  is  not 
of  this  world:  if  my  kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then 
would  my  servants  fight,  that  I  should  not  be  delivered 
to  the  Jews:  but  now   is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  a  king  then? 
Jesus  answered.  Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a  king.  To 
this  end  was  I  born,  and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the 
world,  that  I  should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth. 
Every    one    that   is    of    the    truth    heareth    my   voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him,  What  is  truth?  And  when  he 
had  said  this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the  Jews,  and 
saith  unto  them,  I  find  in  him  no  fault  at  all. 

27a  12      *  And  when  he  was  accused  of  the  chief  pfriests  and 


542  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  27a.  16 

elders,  he  answered  nothing.       Then  said  Pilate  unto  13    • 
him,  Hearest   thou  not  how  many  things  they  witness 
against  thee?     And  he  answered  him  to  never  a  word;  14 
insomuch  that  the  governor  marvelled  greatly. 

^Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief  priests  and  to  the  peo-  4^23 
pie,  I  find  no  fault  in  this  man.    And  they  were  the  more  5 
fierce,    saying.    He    stirreth    up    the    people,    teaching 
throughout  all  Jew'  ry,  beginning  from   Galilee  to  this 
place.     When  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee,  he  asked  whether  6 
the  man  were  a  Galilean.     And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  7 
he  belonged  unto  Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  to 
Herod,  who  himself  also  was  at  Jerusalem  at  that  time. 

And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding  glad:  8 
for  he  was  desirous  to  see  him  of  a  long  season^  because 
he  had  heard  many  things  of  him;  and  he  hoped  to  have 
seen  some  miracle  done  by  him.     Then  he  questioned  9 
with  him  in  many  words;  but  he  answered  him  nothing. 
And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  stood  and  vehemently  10 
accused  him.     And  Herod  with  his  men  of  war  set  him  11 
at  nought,  and  mocked  hiin^  and  arrayed  him  in  a  gor- 
geous robe,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. 

And  the  same  day  Pilate  and  Herod  were  made  friends  12 
together;    for   before   they  were   at    enmity    between 
themselves. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  276. 

'Luke  23  :  13-16;  « Matt.  27  :  15-21  ;  2  Mark  15  :  12-14;  *  Luke  23  : 
23 ;  ^  Matt.  27  :  24-25  ;  « Luke  23  :  24-25  ;  ''  Matt.  27  :  26-30. 

'And  Pilate,  when  he  had  called  together  the  chief  13^23 
priests  and  the  rulers  and  the  people,  said  unto  them,  14 
Ye  have  brought  this  man  unto  me,  as  one  that  per- 
verteth  the  people;    and,  behold,   I,    having  examined 
him  before  you,  have  found  no  fault  in  this  man  touch- 
ing those  things  whereof  ye  accuse  him:    no,  nor  yet  15 
Herod:  for  I  sent  you  to  him;  and,  lo,  nothing  worthy 
of  death  is  done  unto   him.      I  will  therefore  chastise  16 
him,  and  release  hwi. 

^  Now  at  t/iaf  feast  the  governor  was  wont  to  release  15  a27 
unto  the  {people  a  prisoner,  whom  they  would.     And  16 


2^a.  30  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  543 

they   had  then   a   notable   prisoner,  called   Ba-rab'  bas. 

17  Therefore  when  they  were  gathered  together,  Pilate 
said  unto  them,  Whom  will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you? 

18  Ba-rab' bas,  or  Jesus  which  is  called  Christ?  For  he 
knew  that  for  envy  they  had  delivered  him. 

19  When  he  was  set  down  on  the  judgment  seat,  his  wife 
sent  unto  him,  saying,  Have  thou  nothing  to  do  with 
that  just  man:  for  I  have  suffered  many  things  this  day 

20  in  a  dream  because  of  him.  But  the  chief  priests  and 
elders  persuaded  the   multitude  that  they  should  ask 

2 1  Ba-rab'  bas,  and  destroy  Jesus.  The  governor  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye  that 

15^12  1  release  unto  you?  They  said,  Ba-rab' bas.  ^And 
Pilate  answered  and  said  again  unto  them.  What  will  ye 
then  that  I  shall  do  unto  him  whom  ye  call  the  King  of 

13  the   Jews?     And    they  cried  out   again.    Crucify    him. 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Why,  what  evil  hath  he 
done?      And    they   cried    out    the   more    exceedingly, 

23r  23  Crucify  him.  *  And  the  voices  of  them  and  of  the  chief 
priests  prevailed. 

21a  24.      ^When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  prevail  nothing,  but 

that  rather  a  tumult  was    made,    he   took  water,  and 

washed  his  hands  before   the  multitude,   saying,  I  am 

innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just  person:  see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  people,  and  said,  His  blood  be 

23<r  24  on    us,   and    on    our  children.      ^And  Pilate  gave  sen- 

25  tence   that   it   should    be  as    they  required.     And    he 

released  unto  them  him  that  for  sedition  and  murder 

was  cast  into  prison,  whom  they  had  desired:  but  he 

delivered  Jesus  to  their  will. 

21a  26  ^Then  released  he  Ba-rab' bas  unto  them:  and  when 
he  had  scourged  Jesus,  he  delivered  hi7?i  to  be  crucified. 

27  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into  the 
common  hall,  and  gathered  unto  him  the  whole  band  of 

28  soldiers.  And  they  stripped  him,  and  put  on  him  a 
scarlet  robe. 

29  And  when  they  had  platted  a  crown  of  thorns,  they 
put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a  reed  in  his  right  hand:  and 
they  bowed  the  knee  before  him,  and  mocked  him,  say- 

30  ing.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews!  And  they  spit  upon  him, 
and  took  the  reed,  and  smote  him  on  the  head. 


544  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  2^a.  3 

SELECTION  NUMBER  277. 
>  John  19  :  4-16  ;  2  Matt.  27  :  3-10,  31  ;  ^  Luke  23  :  26-32. 

*  Pilate  therefore  went  forth  again,   and  saith  unto  4  ^19 
them,  Behold,  I  bring  him  forth  to  you,  that  ye  may 
know  that  I  find  no  fault  in  him.     Then  came  Jesus  5 
forth,    wearing  the    crown   of   thorns,    and  the  purple 
robe.     And  Pilate  saith   unto    them,  Behold  the  man! 
When  the  chief  priests  therefore  and  officers  saw  him,  6 
they  cried  out,  saying.  Crucify  him,  crucify  him.     Pilate 
saith  unto  them,  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify  him:    for  I 
find  no  fault  in  him.     The  Jews  answered  him.  We  have  7 
a  law,  and  by  our  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made 
himself  the  Son  of  God. 

When    Pilate  therefore    heard    that   saying,  he   was  8 
the   more  afraid;    and   went  again   into  the  judgment  9 
hall,    and    saith    unto    Jesus,   Whence   art   thou?     But 
Jesus  gave   him   no  answer.     Then    saith  Pilate  unto  10 
him,  Speakest  thou  not  unto  me?  knowest  thou  not  that 
I  have  power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have  power  to  release 
thee?     Jesus  answered.   Thou  couldest  have  no  power  11 
at  all  against  me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from  above: 
therefore   he  that  delivereth    me  unto   thee    hath  the 
greater  sin.     And   from    thenceforth  Pilate  sought  to  12 
release  him:  but  the  Jews  cried  out,  saying,  If  thou  let 
this  man  go,   thou  art   not  Cesar's  friend:    whosoever 
maketh  himself  a  king  speaketh  against  Cesar. 

When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that  saying,  he  brought  13 
Jesus  forth,   and   sat   down   in  the  judgment  seat  in  a 
place  that  is  called  the  Pavement,  but  in  the  Hebrew, 
Gab'ba-tha.     And  it  was  the  preparation  of  the  pass-  14 
over,  and  about  the  sixth  hour:    and  he  saith  unto  the 
Jews,   Behold  your  King!     But  they  cried    out.   Away  15 
with  hi^n,    away  with    hiin,   crucify   him.      Pilate    saith 
unto  them.  Shall  I  crucify  your  King?    The  chief  priests 
answered.  We  have  no  king  but  Cesar.     Then  delivered  16 
he  him  therefore  unto  them  to  be  crucified. 

^Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed  him,  when  he  saw  3  «27 
that  he  was  condemned,  repented  himself,  and  brought 


23^.  32  THE    GOSPELS    IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  545 


again  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and 

4  elders,  saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  have  betrayed 
the  innocent  blood.     And  they  said.  What  is  that  to  us? 

5  see  thou  to  that.  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver 
in  the  temple,  and  departed,  and  went  and  hanged  him- 

6  self.  And  the  chief  priests  took  the  silver  pieces,  and 
said.  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the  treasury, 

7  because  it  is  the  price  of  blood.  And  they  took  counsel, 
and    bought   with    them    the    potter's    field,    to    bury 

8  strangers   in.     Wherefore    that   field  was  called.    The 

9  field  of  blood,  unto  this  day.  Then  was  fulfilled  that 
which  was  spoken  by  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying.  And 
they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of  him 
that  was  valued,  whom  they  of  the  children  of  Israel 

lo  did  value;    and  gave  them  for  the  potter's  field,  as  the 

Lord  appointed  me. 
31      And  after  that  they  had  mocked  him,  they  took  the 

robe  off  from  him,  and  put  his  own  raiment  on  him,  and 
23^26  led  him  away  to  crucify  hh?i.     ^And  as  they  led  him 

away,  they  laid  hold  upon  one  Simon,  a  Cy-re'ni-an, 

coming  out  of  the  country,  and  on  him  they  laid  the 

cross,  that  he  might  bear  it  after  Jesus. 

27  And  there  followed  him  a  great  company  of  people, 
and  of  women,  which  also  bewailed  and  lamented  him. 

28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them  said.  Daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem, weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves,  and 

29  for  your  children.  For,  behold,  the  days  are  coming, 
in  the  which  they  shall  say,  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and 
the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and  the  paps  which  never 

30  gave  suck.     Then  shall  they  begin  to  say  to  the  moun- 

31  tains.  Fall  on  us;  and  to  the  hills,  Cover  us.  For  if 
they  do  these  things  in  a  green  tree,  what  shall  be  done 

32  in  the  dry?  And  there  were  also  two  others,  male- 
factors, led  with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 


54*5  THE    GOSPELS   IN  ONE   NARRATIVE.  27a.  42 


SELECTION    NUMBER    278. 

*  Matt.  27:33,  34;  'Mark  15:  25,  27,  28:  ^John  19:  23,  24; 
*John  19  :  19-22;  ^Matt.  27  :  39-42;  ^  Luke  23  :  36,  37;  'Matt.  27  : 
42,  43  ;  **  Luke  23  :  39-43  ;  '  John  19  :  25-27. 

*  And   when    they   were    come   unto    a    place    called  33  a27 
Gol'  go-tha,  that  is  to  say,  a  place  of  a  skull,  they  gave  34 
him  vinegar  to  drink  mingled  with  gall:  and  when  he 

had  tasted  thereof,  he  would   not  drink.      ^  And  it  was  25  b\h 
the  third    hour,    and    they    crucified    him.     And    with  27 
him  they  crucify  two  thieves;  the  one  on  his  right  hand, 
and  the  other  on  his  left.     And  the  Scripture  was  ful-  28 
filled,    which    saith,   And    he    was    numbered    with  the 
transgressors. 

^  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had  crucified  Jesus,  23  ^19 
took  his  garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier 
a  part;  and  also  his  coat:  now  the  coat  was  without 
seam,  woven  from  the  top  throughout.  They  said  24 
therefore  among  themselves.  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but 
cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be:  that  the  Scripture 
might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith. 

They  parted  my  raiment  among  them, 

And  for  my  vesture  they  did  cast  lots. 
These  things  therefore  the  soldiers  did. 

*  And  Pilate  wrote  a  title,  and  put  //  on  the  cross.  19  ^19 
And  the  writing  was,  JESUS   OF   NAZARETH  THE 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS.     This  title  then  read  many  of  20 
the  Jews;  for  the  place  where   Jesus  was  crucified   was 

nigh  to   the  city:  and   it  was  written  in   Hebrew,  and 
Greek,  a7id  Latin.     Then   said  the  chief   priests  of  the  21 
Jews  to  Pilate,  Write  not,  The   King  of  the   Jews;  but 
that  he  said,  I  am  King  of  the  Jews.      Pilate  answered,  22 
What  I  have  written  I  have  written. 

^  And  they  that  passed  by  reviled  him,  wagging  their  39  aVl 
heads,  and  saying.   Thou  that  destroyest    the  temple,  40 
and  buildest  //  in  three  days,  save  thyself.      If  thou  be 
the  Son  of  God,  come  down  from  the  cross.     Likewise  41 
also    the  chief    priests  mocking   hi7n,   with  the  scribes 
and  elders,  said,  He  saved    others;  himself  he  cannot  42 


27«.  47  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  547 

23^36  save.      ^  And    the    soldiers    also    mocked    him,   coming 
27^42  to   him,  and    offering   him  vinegar,  and  saying,  'If  he 

be   the   King  of  Israel,  let   him  now  come  down   from 
43  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  him.     He  trusted  in  God; 

let  him  deliver  him  now,  if  he  will  have  him :  for  he  said, 

I  am  the  Son  of  God. 
2Sc  39      '^  And    one    of   the    malefactors  which    were    hanged 

railed   on   him,  saying,  If  thou  be  Christ,  save  thyself 

40  and  us.  But  the  other  answering  rebuked  him,  saying. 
Dost  not  thou  fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the  same 

41  condemnation?  And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we  receive 
the  due  reward   of  our  deeds:  but  this  man  hath   done 

42  nothing  amiss.     And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  remem- 

43  ber  me  when  thou  comest  into  thy  kingdom.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  To  day 
shalt  thou  be  with  me  in  paradise. 

19c/ 25      ^  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his  mother, 
and   his  mother's  sister,  Mary  the  av/^  of  Cle'  o-phas, 

26  and  Mary  Mag-da-le'  ne.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw 
his  mother,  and  the  disciple  standing  by,  whom  he 
loved,  he  said  unto  his  mother,  Woman,  behold  thy  son! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Behold  thy  mother! 
And  from  that  hour  that  disciple  took  her  unto  his  own 
/lome. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  279. 

'  Matt.  27  :  44-49;  -  Luke  23  :  46  ;  ^Matt.  27  :  51-56;  ^John  19  : 
31-37  ;  =  Mark  15  :  42-43  ;  "^  Luke  23  :  50-51  ;  ''  Mark  15  :  43  ;  ^  John 
19  :  38  ;  9  Mark  15  :  43-45  ;  '«  John  19  :  38  ;  >'  Mark  15  :  46 ;  ''^  John 
19  :  39-41;  '2  Matt.  27  :  60  ;  -^John  19  :  41,42;  '^Matt.  27  :  60  ; 
ifi  Luke  23  :  54-56  ;  ^"  ^L1tt.  27  :  62-66. 

la  44      ^  The    thieves  also,  which  were   crucified  with    him, 

45  cast  the  same  in  his  teeth.  Now  from  the  sixth  hour 
there  was   darkness  over   all   the  land   unto   the  ninth 

46  hour.  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  la'  ma  sa-bach-tha'  ni?  that 
is  to  say,  My  God,  my   God,  why  hast  thou   forsaken 

47  me?     Some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when  they  heard 


548  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  15^.  43 


that,  said,  This  man  calleth   for   Elias.     And   straight-  48 
way  one  of  them  ran,  and  took  a  sponge,  and  filled  it 
with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a   reed,   and  gave  him  to 
drink.     The  rest  said,  Let  be,  let  us  see  whether  Elias  49 
will  come  to  save  him. 

*And  when  Jesus    had    cried  with   a  loud   voice,  he  46  <r23 
said.   Father,  into    thy   hands  I   commend    my    spirit: 
and  having  said  thus,  he  gave  up   the    ghost.     ^And,  51^27 
behold,  the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain  from 
the  top  to  the  bottom;  and   the   earth   did   quake,  and 
the  rocks  rent;  and  the  graves  were  opened;  and  many  52 
bodies  of  the  saints  which  slept  arose,  and  came  out  53 
of  the  graves  after  his  resurrection,  and  went  into  the 
holy  city,  and   appeared   unto   many.     Now   when  the  54 
centurion,  and  they  that  were  with  him,  watching  Jesus, 
saw  the  earthquake,  and  those  things  that  were  done, 
they  feared  greatly,  saying.  Truly  this  was  the  Son  of 
God.     And    many   women   were    there    beholding  afar  55 
off,  which  followed  Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering  unto 
him:  among  which  was  Mary   Mag-da-le' ne,  and  Mary  56 
the   mother   of   James   and   Joses,  and  the  mother  of 
Zebedee's  children. 

"The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  preparation,  31  ^19 
that  the  bodies  should   not  remain   upon  the  cross  on 
the  sabbath  day,  (for  that  sabbath  day  was  a  high  day,) 
besought  Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  broken,   and 
that  they    might   be    taken    away.      Then    came    the  32 
soldiers,  and  brake  the   legs  of   the  first,  and    of   the 
other  which  was  crucified  with  him.     But  when    they  33 
came   to  Jesus,  and    saw   that  he    was  dead   already, 
they  brake  not  his  legs:    but  one  of  the  soldiers  with  34 
a  spear  pierced  his  side,  and  forthwith  came  there  out 
blood  and  water.     And  he  that  saw  //  bare  record,  and  35 
his  record  is   true;  and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true, 
that  ye   might   believe.      For  these  things  were  done,  36 
that  the  Scripture  should  be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him 
shall    not   be   broken.     And    again   another    Scripture  37 
saith,  They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierced. 

^  And  now  when  the  even  was  come,  because  it  was  42  b\h 
the  preparation,  that  is,  the  day  before  the  sabbath, 
Joseph    of    Ar-i-ma-the' a,    an    honourable    counsellor,  43 


2ia.  66  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  549 


23^50  "a  good  man,  and  a  just:  (the  same  had  not  consented 
15/^43  to  the  counsel  and  deed  of  them:)  ''which  also  waited 
19^38  for  the  kingdom  of  God,  ® being  a  disciple  of  Jesus, 
15^43  but  secretly  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  ^  came,  and  went  in 
boldly    unto    Pilate,    and   craved    the   body    of   Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he  were  already  dead :  and 
calling  unto  him  the  centurion,  he  asked  him  whether  he 

45  had  been  any  while  dead.  And  when  he  knew  //  of 
19^38  the  centurion,  he  gave  the  body  to  Joseph.  '"He 
15^46  came  therefore,  and  took  the  body  of  Jesus.  '^  And  he 
19^39  bought   ^^^   linen.      ^^  And    there   came   also    Nicode- 

mus,   (which   at   the   first   came    to    Jesus   by   night,) 
and  brought  a  mixture  of  myrrh   and  aloes,    about  a 

40  hundred  pound  weight.  Then  took  they  the  body  of 
Jesus,  and  wound  it  in  linen  clothes  with  the  spices,  as 

41  the  manner  of  the  Jews  is  to  bury.  Now  in  the  place 
where  he  was  crucified  there  was  a  garden:  and  in  the 

27<^  60  garden  a  new  sepulchre  ^^  hewn  out  in  the  rock, 
19^41  ^*  wherein  was  never  man  yet  laid.  There  laid  they 
27^260  Jesus.  '^And  he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of 
23^54  the  sepulchre,  and  departed.     '"And  that  day  was  the 

55  preparation,  and  the  sabbath  drew  on.  And  the  women 
also,  which  came  with  him  from  Galilee,  followed  after, 
and   beheld  the  sepulchre,  and  how  his  body  was  laid. 

56  And  they  returned,  and  prepared  spices  and  ointments; 
and  rested  the  sabbath  day  according  to  the  command- 
ment. 

27a  62      "Now  the  next  day,   that  followed   the  day  of  the 
preparation,    the    chief    priests    and    Pharisees    came 

63  together  unto  Pilate,  saying.  Sir,  we  remember  that 
that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  After  three 

64  days  I  will  rise  again.  Command  therefore  that  the 
sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest  his 
disciples  come  by  night,  and  steal  him  away,  and  say 
unto  the  people.  He  is  risen  from  the  dead:  so  the  last 

65  error  shall  be  worse  than  the  first.  Pilate  said  unto 
them,  Ye  have  a  watch:  go  your  way,  make  //  as  sure 

66  as  ye  can.  So  they  went,  and  made  the  sepulchre 
sure,  sealing  the  stone,  and  setting  a  watch. 


550  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  20^.  2 


SELECTION  NUMBER    280. 


'  Mark  16  :  i  ;  ^  Matt.    28  :  2-4; 

3  Mark  16:2-4;  ^  Luke  24  :  3-5  ; 

5  Matt.     28  :  5  ;    «  Mark    16  :  6,   7  ; 

:   '  Luke    24  :  6-8 ;   «  Matt.    28  :  8  ; 

^John  20  :  2-17  ;  ^°  Mark  16  :  10. 

'And  when  the  sabbath  was  past,  Mary  Mag-da-le'ne,  i  ^16 
and    Mary    the    mother    of    James,    and    Salome,    had 
bought  sweet  spices,  that  they  might  come  and  anoint 
him.     ^  And,  behold,  there  was  a  great  earthquake:  for  2  «28 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and  came 
and  rolled  back  the  stone  from  the  door,  and  sat  upon 
it.     His  countenance   was  like   lightning,   and   his  rai-  3 
ment  white  as  snow:  and  for  fear  of  him  the  keepers  4 
did  shake  and  became  as  dead  men. 

^And    very    early    in    the    morning,    the    first    day  2  b\^ 
of   the   week,    they    came   unto  the  sepulchre    at    the 
rising  of  the   sun.     And  they  said  among  themselves,  3 
Who  shall  roll  us  away  the  stone  from  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre  ?     And    when    they    looked,    they    saw    that  4 
the  stone  was  rolled  away:  for  it  was  very  great.     "And  3  <:24: 
they  entered  in,  and  found  not  the  body  of  the  Lord 
Jesus.    And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  much  perplexed  4 
thereabout,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  shining 
garments:    and    *     *     they  were   afraid,    and   bowed  5 
down  their  faces  to  the  earth,  ^and  the  angel  answered  5  ^28 
and  said  unto  the  women,  Fear  not  ye:  for  I  know  that 
*ye  seek  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  crucified:  he  is  6  <^16 
risen;  he  is  not  here:  behold  the  place  where  they  laid 
him.     But  go   your  way,    tell  his  disciples  and    Peter  7 
that  he  goeth  before  you  into  Galilee:  there  shall  ye 
see  him,  as  he  said  unto  you.     '  Remember  how  he  spake  6  r24 
unto  you  when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee,  saying,  The  Son  7 
of  man  must  be  delivered  into  the  hands  of  sinful  men, 
and  be  crucified,   and   the  third  day  rise  again.     And  8 
they    remembered    his    words.       ^And     they    departed  8  ^28 
quickly  from  the   sepulchre  with  fear  and    great   joy: 
and  did  run  to  bring  his  disciples  word  .      ^Then  she  2  ^20 
runneth  and  cometh  to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  other 
disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto  them.  They 


itb.   lo  THE  GOSPELS  IN  ONE  NARRATIVE.  55 ^ 

have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepulchre,  and  we 

3  know  not  where  they  have  laid  him.     Peter  therefore 
went  forth,  and  that  other  disciple,  and  came  to  the 

4  sepulchre.     So  they  ran  both  together:  and  the  other 
disciple  did  outrun  Peter,  and  came  first  to  the  sepul- 

5  chre.     And  he  stooping  down,  and  looking  in,  saw  the 

6  linen  clothes  lying;  yet  went  he  not  in.     Then  cometh 
Simon  Peter  following  him,  and  went  into  the  sepulchre, 

7  and  seeth  the  linen   clothes  lie,  and  the   napkin,  that 
was  about  his  head,  not  lying  with  the  linen  clothes, 

8  but  wrapped  together  in  a  place  by  itself.     Then  went 
in  also  that  other  disciple,  which  came  first  to  the  sepul- 

9  chre,  and  he  saw,  and  believed.     For  as  yet  they  knew 
not  the  Scripture,   that  he  must  rise  again  from  the 

10  dead.  Then  the  disciples  went  away  again  unto  their 
own  home. 

11  But  Mary  stood  without  at  the  sepulchre  weeping: 
and  as  she  wept,  she  stooped  down,  and  looked  into  the 

12  sepulchre,  and  seeth  two  angels  in  white  sitting,  the  one 
at  the  head,  and  the  other  at  the  feet,  where  the  body 

13  of  Jesus  had  lain.  And  they  say  unto  her.  Woman, 
why  weepest  thou?  She  saith  unto  them.  Because  they 
have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and  I  know  not  where  they 

14  have  laid  him.  And  when  she  had  thus  said,  she  turned 
herself  back,  and  saw  Jesus  standing,   and   knew  not 

15  that  it  was  Jesus.  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  why 
weepest  thou?  whom  seekest  thou?  She,  supposing 
him  to  be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  if  thou 
have  borne   him  hence,   tell  me   where  thou  hast  laid 

16  him,  and  1  will  take  him  away.  Jesus  saith  unto  her, 
Mary.      She  turned  herself,  and  said  unto  him,  Rabboni; 

17  which  is  to  say.  Master.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Touch 
me  not;  for  I  am  not  yet  ascended  to  my  Father:  but 
go  to  my  brethren,  and  say  unto  them,  I  ascend  unto 
my  Father,  and  your  Father;  and  to  my  God,  and  your 

l^b  10  God.     ^^  And  she  went  and   told  them  that  had  been 
with  him,  as  they  mourned  and  wept. 


552  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  24c.   li 


SELECTION  NUMBER  281. 

Matt.  28  :  9-15  ;  ^Luke  24  :  9-11  ;  ^  L  Cor.  15:5;  *  Luke  24  :  13-35  > 
5  Mark  16  :  13. 

'And  as  they  went  to  tell  his  disciples,  behold,  Jesus  9  a2S 
met  them,  saying,  All  hail.     And  they  came  and  held 
him  by  the  feet,  and  worshipped  him.     Then  said  Jesus  10 
unto  them,  Be  not  afraid:  go  tell  my  brethren  that  they 
go  into  Galilee,  and  there  shall  they  see  me. 

Now  when  they  were    going,   behold,   some  of    the  11 
watch  came  into  the  city,  and  shewed  unto  the  chief 
priests  all  the  things  that  were  done.     And  when  they  12 
were  assembled  with  the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel, 
they  gave  large  money  unto  the   soldiers,  saying.  Say  13 
ye.  His  disciples  came  by   night,  and   stole   him   away 
while  we   slept.     And  if  this   come  to   the   governor's  14 
ears,  we  will  persuade  him,  and  secure  you.     So  they  15 
took  the  money,  and  did  as  they  were  taught:  and  this 
saying  is  commonly  reported  among  the  Jews  until  this 
day. 

^  And  returned  from  the  sepulchre,  and  told  all  these  9  <:24 
things   unto   the  eleven,  and   to   all   the   rest.     It  was  10 
Mary  Mag-da-le'  ne,  and  Jo-an'  na,  and  Mary  t/ie  mother 
of  James,  and  other  womeji  that  were  with  them,  which 
told  these  things  unto  the  apostles.     And  their  words  11 
seemed  to  them  as  idle  tales,  and  they  believed  them 
not. 

^  And     *    *     he  was  seen  of  Cephas.  5/15 

*  And,  behold,  ^two  of  them  went  that  same  day  to  a  13  ^24 
village    called     Em' ma-us,  which   was   from   Jerusalem 
about  threescore  furlongs.     And  they   talked   together  14 
of  all  these  things  which  had  happened.     And  it  came  15 
to     pass,    that,    while    they    communed    together    and 
reasoned,  Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and  went  with  them. 
But  their  eyes  were  holden  that  they  should  not  know  16 
him.     And   he  said  unto  them.  What  manner   of  com-  17 
munications  are  these  that  ye  have  one  to  another,  as 
ye   walk,  and  are  sad?     And  the  one   of  them,  whose  18 
name  was  Cle'  o-pas,  answering  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 

/ 1.  Cor. 


i6^.   13  THE   GOSPELS    IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  553 

only  a  stranger  in  Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known  the 
things  which  are  come  to  pass  there   in  these  days? 

19  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  things?  And  they  said 
unto  him,  Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  a 
prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word  before  God  and  all 

20  the  people:  and  how  the  chief  priests  and  our  rulers 
delivered   him  to  be  condemned   to  death,    and  have 

21  crucified  him.  But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  he 
v\rhich  should  have  redeemed  Israel:  and  beside  all  this, 
to  day  is  the  third  day  since  these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  certain  women  also  of  our  company  made  us 

23  astonished,  which  were  early  at  the  sepulchre;  and 
when  they  found  not  his  body,  they  came,  saying,  that 
they  had  also  seen  a  vision  of  angels,  which  said  that  he 

24  was  alive.  And  certain  of  them  which  were  with  us 
went  to   the  sepulchre,   and   found    it  even   so  as  the 

25  women  had  said:  but  him  they  saw  not.  Then  he  said 
unto  them,  O  fools,  and  slow  of  heart   to  believe  all 

26  that  the  prophets  have  spoken:  ought  not  Christ  to 
have  suffered  these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory? 

27  And  beginning  at  Moses  and  all  the  prophets,  he 
expounded  unto  them  in  all  the  Scriptures  the  things 

28  concerning  himself.  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village,  whither  they  went:  and  he  made  as  though  he 

29  would  have  gone  further.  But  they  constrained  him, 
saying.  Abide  with  us;  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the 
day  is  far  spent.     And  he  went  in  to  tarry  with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at  meat  with  them,  he 
took   bread,   and   blessed  //,    and    brake,   and  gave   to 

31  them.     And  their   eyes  were   opened,  and   they  knew 

32  him;  and  he  vanished  out  of  their  sight.  And  they 
said  one  to  another.  Did  not  our  heart  burn  within  us, 
while  he  talked  with  us  by  the  way,  and  while  he  opened 

33  to  us  the  Scriptures?  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hour, 
and    returned    to    Jerusalem,    and     found    the    eleven 

34  gathered  together,  and  them  that  were  with  them,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  is   risen   indeed,  and  hath  appeared  to 

35  Simon.  And  they  told  what  things  were  done  in  the 
way,  and  how  he   was   known  of  them  in   breaking  of 

\^b  13  bread.     ^Neither  believed  they  them. 


554  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  ibb.  15 


SELECTION  NUMBER  282. 

J  John  20  :  19;  '  Mark  16  :  14  ;  ^  John  20  :  19  ;  *  Luke  24  :  37-40  ; 
John  20  :  20  ;  ^  Luke  24:41-49;  'Mark  16  :  15-18;  ^John  20: 
21-29. 

^  Then  the  same  day  at  evening,  being  the  first  day  19  ^20 
of  the  week,  when  the  doors  were  shut  where  the  dis- 
ciples were  assembled  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  came   Jesus 
'^unto  the  eleven    as   they  sat  at  meat,  and  upbraided  14^16 
them  with  their  unbelief  and   hardness   of  -heart,    be- 
cause they  believed  not  them  which  had  seen  him  after 
he  was  risen,  ^and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  19^20 
them.   Peace   be   unto   you.      "  But  they  were  terrified  37  ^24 
and   affrighted,   and    supposed    that   they  had    seen  a 
spirit.     And   he  said  unto  them.  Why  are  ye  troubled?  38 
and  why  do  thoughts  arise  in  your  hearts?     Behold  my  39 
hands  and  my  feet,  that  it  is  I  myself:   handle  me,  and 
see;  for  a  spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see  me 
have.      And   when    he   had    thus    spoken,    he   shewed  40 
them   his  hands   and   his   feet,   ^and    his  side.      Then  20  ^20 
were   the    disciples    glad,    when    they  saw   the    Lord. 
^  And  while    they  yet   believed  not  for  joy,   and  won-  41  c2^ 
dered,    he    said   unto   them.    Have   ye  here   any  meat? 
And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  broiled  fish,  and  of  a  42 
honeycomb.     And  he  took  //,  and  did  eat  before  them.  43 
And  he  said  unto  them,  These   ai-e  the  words  which   I  44 
spake   unto   you,    while   I   was   yet  with   you,    that  all 
things  must  be  fulfilled,  which  were  written  in  the  law 
of  Moses,  and  i?i  the  prophets,  and  in  the  psalms,  con- 
cerning me.       Then   opened   he   their    understanding,  45 
that  they   might  understand   the  Scriptures,   and  said  46 
unto   them.  Thus   it   is  written,   and   thus  it  behooved 
Christ  to  suffer,  and  to  rise   from   the  dead  the  third 
day:  and  that  repentance  and  remission  of  sins  should  47 
be  preached  in  his  name  among  all  nations,  beginning 
at  Jerusalem.     And  ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things.       48 

And,  behold,  I  send  the  promise  of  my  Father  upon  49 
you:  but  tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jerusalem,  until  ye  be 
endued  with  power  from  on  high.     ''  And  he  said  unto  15  ^16 
them,  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel 


2id.  2  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE    NARRATIVE.  555 

i6  to  every  creature.  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized 
shall    be    saved;    but   he    that   believeth   not  shall  be 

17  damned.  And  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that  be- 
lieve; In  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils;  they  shall 

18  speak  with  new  tongues;  they  shall  take  up  serpents;  and 
if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not  hurt  them; 
they  shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 

20^21       *Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace  be  unto  you: 

22  as  my  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you.  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  he  breathed  on  the7n^  and  saith 

23  unto  them.  Receive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost:  whosesoever 
sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted  unto  them;  a«^  whose- 
soever sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained. 

24  But  Thomas,  one  of  the   twelve,    called   Did'y-mus, 

25  was  not  with  them  when  Jesus  came.  The  other  dis- 
ciples therefore  said  unto  him.  We  have  seen  the  Lord. 
But  he  said  unto  them.  Except  I  shall  see  in  his  hands 
the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  finger  into  the  print 
of  the  nails,  and  thrust  my  hand  into  his  side,  I  will 
not  believe. 

26  And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were  within, 
and  Thomas  with  them:  then  came  Jesus,  the  doors 
being  shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  Peace  be 

27  unto  you.  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach  hither  thy 
finger,  and  behold  my  hands;  and  reach  hither  thy 
hand,  and  thrust  it  into  my  side;  and  be  not  faithless, 

28  but  believing.     And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto 

29  him.  My  Lord  and  my  God.  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
Thomas,  because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  be- 
lieved: blessed  ^r^they  that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have 
believed. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  283. 
John  21  :  1-24. 

21^1      After  these  things  Jesus  shewed  himself  again  to  the 

disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias ;  and  on  this  wise  shewed 

2  he  himself.     There    were    together    Simon   Peter,   and 

Thomas  called  Did'y-mus,  and  Na-than'a-el  of  Cana  in 

Galilee,  and  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his 


556  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  2\d.   17 

disciples.      Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I  go  a  fishing.  3 
They  say  unto  him,  We  also  go  with  thee.     They  went 
forth,  and  entered  into  a  ship  immediately;    and  that 
night  they  caught   nothing.       But  when  the    morning  4 
was  now  come,  Jesus  stood  on  the  shore;    but  the  dis- 
ciples knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus.     Then  Jesus  saith  5 
unto  them,  Children,  have  ye  any  meat?     They  answered 
him,  No.     And  he  said  unto  them.  Cast  the  net  on  the  6 
right  side  of  the   ship,   and  ye   shall  find.     They  cast 
therefore,  and  now  they  were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the 
multitude  of   fishes.       Therefore    that    disciple  whom  7 
Jesus  loved  saith   unto   Peter,    It  is   the  Lord.      Now 
when  Simon  Peter  heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt 
his  fisher's  coat  unto  him,  (for  he  was  naked,)  and  did 
cast  himself   into   the  sea.     And    the    other   disciples  8 
came  in  a  little  ship,  (for  they  were  not  far  from  land, 
but  as  it  were  two  hundred  cubits,)  dragging  the  net 
with  fishes.     As  soon  then  as  they  were  come  to  land,  9 
they  saw  a  fire  of  coals  there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and 
bread.     Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Bring  of  the  fish  which  10 
ye  have  now  caught.     Simon  Peter  went  up,  and  drew  n 
the  net  to  land  full  of  great  fishes,  a  hundred  and  fifty 
and  three:  and  for  all  there  were  so  many,  yet  was  not 
the  net  broken.     Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Come  and  dine.  12 
And  none  of  the  disciples  durst  ask  him,  Who  art  thou? 
knowing  that  it  was  the  Lord.     Jesus  then  cometh,  and  13 
taketh  bread,  and  giveth  them,  and  fish  likewise.     This  14 
is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus  shewed  himself  to  his 
disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen  from  the  dead. 

So  when  they  had  dined,  Jesus  saith  to  Simon  Peter,  15 
Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  more  than  these? 
He  saith  unto  him.   Yea,   Lord;    thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee.     He  saith  unto  him.   Feed  my  lambs.     He  16 
saith  to  him    again    the    second    time,    Simon,    son  of 
Jonas,  lovest  thou  me?     He  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord; 
thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.       He  saith  unto  him, 
Feed  my  sheep.      He  saith   unto   him  the  third  time,  17 
Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me?     Peter  was  grieved 
because  he  said  unto  him  the  third  time,  Lovest  thou 
me?     And  he   said  unto   him.   Lord,   thou  knowest  all 
things;    thou  knowest   that  I  love  thee.       Jesus  saith 


le.  3  THE   GOSPELS   IN   ONE   NARRATIVE.  557 

i8  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee.  When  thou  wast  young,  thou  girdedst  thyself,  and 
walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest:  but  when  thou  shalt 
be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and  another 
shall  gird  thee,  and  carry  t/iee  whither  thou  wouldest 

19  not.  This  spake  he,  signifying  by  what  death  he  should 
glorify  God.     And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith 

20  unto  him.  Follow  me.  Then  Peter,  turning  about, 
seeth  the  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  following;  which 
also  leaned  on  his   breast  at  supper,   and  said.   Lord, 

21  which  is  he  that   betrayeth    thee?     Peter    seeing   him 

22  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord,  and  what  s/ia//  this  man  do?  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what 

23  IS  that  to  thee?  follow  thou  me.  Then  went  this  saying 
abroad  among  the  brethren,  that  that  disciple  should 
not  die:  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him.  He  shall  not  die; 
but.  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to 

24  thee?  This  is  the  disciple  which  testifieth  of  these  things, 
and  wrote  these  things:  and  we  know  that  his  testimony 
is  true. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  284. 

»  Matt.  28  :  16-20;  '^  L  Cor.  15  :  6,  7  ;  ^  Acts  1:3-8;  ^  Luke  24  : 
50  ;  6  Acts  I  :  9-1 1  ;  *  Luke  24  :  52,  53  ;  ''Mark  16:20;  ^  John  20  : 
30,  31  ;  ^  21  :  25. 

;8^  16      'Then  the  eleven  disciples  went  away  into  Galilee, 

17  into  a  mountain  where  Jesus  had  appointed  them.  And 
when  they  saw  him,   they  worshipped  him:  but  some 

18  doubted.  And  Jesus  came  and  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing. All  power  is  given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth. 

19  Go  ye  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 

20  the  Holy  Ghost:  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you :  and,  lo,  I  am  with 
you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world. 

15/6      ^  After   that,    he   was    seen    of   above   five    hundred 

brethren  at  once;  of  whom  the  greater  part  remain  unto 

7  this  present,  but  some  are  fallen  asleep.     After  that,  he 

1^  3  was    seen    of   James;    then   of  all    the   apostles.     ^  To 

/I.  Cor.,  e  Acts. 


558  THE   GOSPELS   IN    ONE    NARRATIVE.  21^.  25 


whom  also  he  shewed  himself  alive  after  his  passion  by 
many  infallible  proofs,  being  seen  of  them  forty  days, 
and  speaking  of  the  things  pertaining  to  the  kingdom 
of   God:    and,    being   assembled    together   with    them^  4 
commanded  them  that   they  should   not  depart  from 
Jerusalem,    but    wait   for   the   promise   of   the   Father, 
which,  saith  he,  ye  have  heard  of  me.     For  John  truly  5 
baptized  with  water;  but  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  not  many  days  hence.     When  they  there-  6 
fore  were  come  together,  they  asked   of  him,  saying, 
Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time  restore  again  the  kingdom 
to  Israel?     And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for  you  to  7 
know  the  times  or  the  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath 
put  in  his  own  power.     But  ye  shall  receive  power,  after  8 
that  the  Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you:  and  ye  shall  be 
witnesses  unto  me  both  in  Jerusalem,and  in  all  Judea,and 
in  Samaria,  and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth. 

*And  he  led  them  out  as  far  as  to  Bethany,  and  he  50^24 
lifted  up  his  hands,  and  blessed  them.     ^And  when  he  9^1 
had  spoken  these  things,    while  they  beheld,  he  was 
taken  up;  and  a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sight. 
And  while  they  looked  steadfastly  toward  heaven  as  he  10 
went    up,   behold,    two    men   stood   by   them    in  white 
apparel;  which  also  said,  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand  11 
ye   gazing  up  into   heaven?  this  same   Jesus,  which   is 
taken  up  from  you  into  heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like 
manner  as  ye    have  seen    him  go    into  heaven.     ®And  52^24 
they  worshipped  him,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem  with 
great  joy:  and  were  continually  in  the  temple,  prais-  53 
ing   and   blessing    God.       ''And   they  went  forth,    and  20 ^16 
preached  everywhere,  the  Lord  working  with  them,  and 
confirming  the  word  with  signs  following. 

®And  many  other  signs  truly  did  Jesus  in  the  pres-  30^20 
ence  of  his  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this  book: 
but  these  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe  that  Jesus  31 
is  the  Christ,  the  Son   of  God;  and  that  believing  ye 
might  have    life    through    his    name.     ®And  there  are  25  t/21 
also  many  other  things  which  Jesus  did,  the  which,  if 
they  should  be  written  every  one,  I  suppose  that  even 
the  world  itself  could  not  contain  the  books  that  should 
be  written.     Amen. 


I.  12  THE   ACTS.  559 


THE  ACTS. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    285. 
Acts  I  :  1-26. 

1  I      The  former  treatise  have  I  made,  O  The-oph'i-lus,  of 

2  all  that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and  teach,  until  the 
day  in  which  he  was  taken  up,  after  that  he  through 
the  Holy  Ghost   had   given  commandments    unto    the 

3  apostles  whom  he  had  chosen:  to  whom  also  he 
shewed  himself  alive  after  his  passion  by  many  infallible 
proofs,  being  seen  of  them  forty  days,  and  speaking  of 

4  the  things  pertaining  to  the  kingdom  of  God:  and, 
being  assembled  together  with  tJufu,  commanded  them 
that  they  should  not  depart  from  Jerusalem,  but  wait 
for  the  promise  of  the  Father,  which,  saith  he,  ye  have 

5  heard  of  me.  For  John  truly  baptized  with  water;  but 
ye  shall  be  baptized   with   the  Holy  Ghost  not  many 

6  days  hence.  When  they  therefore  were  come  together, 
they  asked  of  him,  saying.  Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time 

7  restore  again  the  kingdom  to  Israel?  And  he  said 
unto  them.  It  is  not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or  the 
seasons,  which  the  Father  hath  put  in  his  own  power. 

8  But  ye  shall  receive  power,  after  that  the  Holy  Ghost 
is  come  upon  you:  and  ye  shall  be  witnesses  unto  me 
both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria, 

9  and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth.  And  when 
he  had  spoken  these  things,  while  they  beheld,  he  was 
taken  up;  and  a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  steadfastly  toward  heaven  as  he 
went  up,   behold,    two   men    stood   by    them    in    white 

11  apparel;  which  also  said,  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand 
ye  gazing  up  into  heaven?  this  same  Jesus,  which  is 
taken  up  from  you  into  heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like 

12  manner  as  ye  have  seen  him  go  into  heaven.  Then 
returned  they  unto  Jerusalem  from  the  mount  called 
Olivet,  which  is  from  Jerusalem  a  sabbath  day's  jour- 


56o  THE   ACTS.  I.  i6 

ney.  And  when  they  were  come  in,  they  went  up  into  13 
an  upper  room,  where  abode  both  .Peter,  and  James, 
and  John,  and  Andrew,  Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bar- 
thol'  6-mew,  and  Mat'  thew,  James  the  son  of  Al-phe'  us, 
and  Simon  Ze-lo'  tes,  and  Judas  the  brother  of  James. 
These  all  continued  with  one  accord  in  prayer  and  14 
supplication,  with  the  women,  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
Jesus,  and  with  his  brethren. 

And  in  those  days  Peter  stood  up  in  the  midst  of  the  15 
disciples,  and  said,  (the  number  of  names  together  were 
about  a  hundred  and  twenty,)   Men  and  brethren,  this  16 
Scripture   must   needs    have    been  fulfilled,    which   the 
Holy  Ghost  by  the  mouth  of  David  spake  before  con- 
cerning   Judas,   which    was  guide   to    them    that   took 
Jesus.     For  he  was  numbered  with  us,  and  had  obtained  17 
part  of  this  ministry.      Now  this  man  purchased  a  field  18 
with  the  reward  of  iniquity;  and   falling  headlong,  he 
burst  asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all  his  bowels  gushed 
out.     And  it  was  known  unto  all  the  dwellers  at  Jeru-  19 
salem;  insomuch  as  that  field  is  called,  in  their  proper 
tongue,  A-cel'  da-ma,  that  is  to  say.  The  field  of  blood. 
For  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Psalms,  20 

'Let  his  habitation  be  desolate. 

And  let  no  man  dwell  therein: 
and, 

His  bishoprick  let  another  take. 
Wherefore  of  these  men  which  have  companied  with  us  21 
all  the  time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in  and  out  among 
us,   beginning   from    the    baptism   of  John,    unto  that  22 
same  day  that  he  was  taken  up  from  us,  must  one  be 
ordained  to   be  a  witness   with   us  of  his  resurrection. 
And  they  appointed  two,  Joseph  called  Bar'sa-bas,  who  23 
was     surnamed    Jus' tus,    and    Mat-thi'as.     And    they 
prayed,    and   said,    Thou,    Lord,    which    knowest    the 
hearts  of  all  men^  shew  whether  of  these  two  thou  hast 
chosen,    that  he  may   take   part   of  this   ministry  and  25 
apostleship,    from  which   Judas  by  transgression    fell, 
that  he  might  go  to   his  own   place.     And  they  gave  16 
forth  their  lots;  and  the  lot  fell   upon  Matthias;   and 
he  was  numbered  with  the  eleven  apostles. 


2.   17  THE    ACTS.  561 

SELECTION  NUMBER  286. 
Acts  2  :  1-21. 

2  I      And  when  the  day  of  Pentecost  was  fully  come,  they 

2  were  all  with  one  accord  in  one  place.  And  suddenly 
there  came  a  sound  from  heaven  as  of  a  rushing  mighty 
wind,  and  it  filled  all  the  house  where  they  were  sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them  cloven  tongues  like  as 

4  of  fire,  and  it  sat  upon  each  of  them.  And  they  were 
all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  to  speak  with 

5  other  tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them  utterance.  And 
there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem   Jews,  devout  men, 

6  out  of  every  nation  under  heaven.  Now  when  this  was 
noised  abroad,  the  multitude  came  together,  and  were 
confounded,  because  that  every  man  heard  them  speak 

7  in  his  own  language.  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and 
marvelled,  saying  one  to  another.  Behold,  are  not  all 

8  these  which  speak  Galileans?  And  how  hear  we  every 
man   in    our   own    tongue,    wherejn     we    were    born? 

9  Par'  thi-ans,  and  Medes,  and  E'  lam-ites,  and  the 
dwellers     in    Mes-o-po-ta'  mi-a,    and    in    Ju-de'  a,    and 

10  Cap-pa-do' c!-a,  in  Pon' tus,  and  A'sia,  Phryg'i-a, 
and  Pam-phyl-i-a,  in  Egypt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Lib'  y-a 
about  Cy-re'ne,  and  strangers  of  Rome,  Jews  and  prose- 

11  lytes,  Cretes  and  A-ra' bi-ans,  we  do  hear  them  speak 

12  in  our  tongues  the  wonderful  works  of  God.  And  they 
were  all  amazed,    and  were    in  doubt,    saying  one  to 

13  another,  What  meaneth  this?  Others  mocking  said. 
These  men  are  full  of  new  wine. 

14  But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the  eleven,  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  Judea,  and  all  ye 
that  dwell  at  Jerusalem,  be  this  known  unto  you,  and 

15  hearken  to  my  words:  for  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye 

16  suppose,  seeing  it  is  duf  the  third  hour  of  the  day.  But 
this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel; 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  last  days,  saith  God, 
I  will  pour  out  of  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh: 

And  your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy, 


562  THE   ACTS.  2.  28 

And  your  young  men  shall  see  visions, 

And  your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams: 

And  on  my  servants  and  on  my  handmaidens  I  will  18 

pour  out  in  those  days  of  my  Spirit; 
And  they  shall  prophesy: 

And  I  will  shew  wonders  in  heaven  above,  19 

And  signs  in  the  earth  beneath; 
Blood,  and  fire,  and  vapour  of  smoke: 
The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  20 

And  the  moon  into  blood. 

Before  that  great  and  notable  day  of  the  Lord  come: 
And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  shall  call  21 

on  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  287. 
Acts  2  :  22-47. 

Ye    men    of    Israel,    hear    these    words;    Jesus    of  22  2 
Nazareth,    a    man    approved    of    God    among   you    by 
miracles  and  wonders  and  signs,  which  God  did  by  him 
in  the  midst  of  you,  as  ye  yourselves  also  know:  him,  23 
being  delivered  by  the  determinate  counsel  and  fore- 
knowledge of  God,  ye  have  taken,  and  by  wicked  hands 
have  crucified  and   slain:  whom   God   hath  raised   up,  24 
having  loosed  the  pains  of  death:  because  it  was  not 
possible  that  he  should  be   holden   of  it.     For  David  25 
speaketh  concerning  him, 

I  foresaw  the  Lord  always  before  my  face; 

For  he  is  on  my  right  hand,  that  I   should   not  be 

moved: 
Therefore  did  my  heart  rejoice,  and  my  tongue  was  26 

glad; 
Moreover  also  my  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope: 
Because  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell,  27 

Neither    wilt   thou    suffer    thine    Holy    One    to    see 

corruption. 
Thou  hast  made  known  to  me  the  ways  of  life;  28 

Thou  shalt  make  me  full  of  joy  with  thy  countenance. 


2.  46  THE   ACTS.  563 

29  Men  and  brethren,  let  me  freely  speak  unto  you  of  the 
patriarch   David,  that  he  is  both  dead  and  buried,  and 

30  his  sepulchre  is  with  us  unto  this  day.  Therefore 
being  a  prophet,  and  knowing  that  God  had  sworn  with 
an  oath  to  him,  that  of  the  fruit  of  his  loins,  according 
to    the   flesh,  he  would   raise  up   Christ  to  sit  on  his 

31  throne;  he,  seeing  this  before,  spake  of  the  resurrection 
of  Christ,  that  his  soul  was  not  left  in  hell,  neither  his 

32  flesh  did  see  corruption.     This  Jesus  hath  God  raised 
T^T^  up,  whereof  we  all  are  witnesses.     Therefore  being  by 

the  right  hand  of  God  exalted,  and  having  received  of 
the  Father  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  hath  shed 

34  forth  this,  which  ye  now  see  and  hear.  For  David 
is  not  ascended  into  the  heavens:  but  he  saith  himself. 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou   on  my  right 
hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy  footstool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of  Israel  know  assuredly, 
that  God  hath  made  that  same  Jesus,  whom  ye  have 
crucified,  both  Lord  and  Christ. 

37  Now  when  they  heard  this^  they  were  pricked  in  their 
heart,    and    said    unto    Peter   and   to    the   rest   of  the 

38  apostles,  Men  and  brethren,  what  shall  we  do?  Then 
Peter  said  unto  them.  Repent,  and  be  baptized  every 
one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  for  the  remis- 
sion of  sins,  and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy 

39  Ghost.  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  to  your 
children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as  many  as 

40  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call.  And  with  many  other 
words  did  he  testify  and  exhort,  saying.  Save  your- 
selves from  this  untoward  generation. 

41  Then  they  that  gladly  received  his  word  were 
baptized:  and  the  same  day  there  were  added  unto  theiti 

42  about  three  thousand  souls.  And  they  continued 
steadfastly  in  the  apostles'  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and 

43  in  breaking  of  bread,  and  in  prayers.  And  fear  came 
upon   every  soul:  and  many  wonders  and   signs   were 

44  done   by    the   apostles.     And    all    that   believed    were 

45  together,  and  had  all  things  common;  and  sold  their 
possessions  and  goods,  and  parted  them  to  all  men,  as 

46  every  man  had  need.     And  they,  continuing  daily  with 


564  THE   ACTS.  3.  13 

one  accord   in   the   temple,    and  breaking  bread    from 
house   to  house,  did  eat   their  meat  with  gladness  and 
singleness  of   heart,   praising  God,   and  having  favour  47 
with  all  the  people.     And  the  Lord  added  to  the  church 
daily  such  as  should  be  saved. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  288. 
Acts  3  :  1-26. 

Now  Peter  and  John  went  up  together  into  the  temple  i  3 
at  the  hour  of  prayer,  being  the  ninth  hour.     And  a  cer-  2 
tain   man  lame  from  his  mother's  womb    was  carried, 
whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  gate  of  the  temple  which 
is  called   Beautiful,  to  ask   alms  of  them   that   entered 
into  the  temple;  who,  seeing  Peter  and  John  about  to  3 
go  into  the  temple,  asked  an  alms.     And  Peter,  fasten-  4 
ing  his  eyes    upon    him  with  John,   said.   Look  on  us. 
And    he    gave    heed    unto    them,   expecting  to  receive  5 
something  of  them.     Then  Peter  said,  Silver  and  gold  6 
have   I   none;  but  such  as  I  have  give  I   thee:  In  the 
name  of   Jesus   Christ  of  Nazareth  rise  up    and  walk. 
And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand,  and  lifted  him  up :  7 
and    immediately   his   feet   and   ankle   bones  received 
strength.     And   he  leaping   up  stood,  and  walked,  and  8 
entered  with  them  into  the  temple,  walking,  and  leap- 
ing, and  praising  God.     And  all  the  people   saw   him  9 
walking  and  praising  God:  and  they  knew  that  it  was  10 
he  which  sat  for   alms  at    the    Beautiful    gate    of   the 
temple:  and   they  were  filled  with  wonder  and  amaze- 
ment at  that  which  had   happened   unto  him.     And   as  11 
the  lame  man  which  was  healed  held  Peter  and  John, 
all  the  people  ran  together  unto  them  in  the  porch  that 
is  called  Solomon's,  greatly  wondering. 

And  when  Peter  saw  //,  he  answered  unto  the  people,  12 
Ye  men  of  Israel,  why   marvel  ye  at  this?  or  why   look 
ye  so  earnestly  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own   power  or 
holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to  walk?     The  God  of  13 
Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of  our 


3.  26  THE   ACTS.  5^5 

fathers,  hath  glorified  his  Son  Jesus;  whom  ye  delivered 
up,  and  denied  him  in  the  presence  of  Pilate,  when  he 

14  was  determined  to  let  him  go.  But  ye  denied  the  Holy 
One  and  the  Just,  and  desired  a  murderer  to  be  granted 

15  unto  you;  and  killed  the  Prince  of  life,  whom  God 
hath  raised  from  the  dead;  whereof  we  are  witnesses. 

16  And  his  name,  through  faith  in  his  name,  hath  made 
this  man  strong,  whom  ye  see  and  know:  yea,  the  faith 
which  is  by  him  hath  given  him  this  perfect  soundness 

17  in  the  presence  of  you  all.  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot 
that    through    ignorance    ye    did    zV,   as    did  also    your 

18  rulers.  But  those  things,  which  God  before  had 
shewed  by  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets,  that  Christ 
should  suffer,  he  hath  so  fulfilled. 

19  Repent  ye  therefore,  and  be  converted,  that  your 
sins  may  be  blotted  out,  when  the  times  of  refreshing 

20  shall  come  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord;  and  he  shall 
send  Jesus  Christ,  which  before  was  preached  unto  you: 

21  whom  the  heaven  must  receive  until  the  times  of  resti- 
tution of  all  things,  which  God  hath  spoken  by  the 
mouth  of  all  his  holy  prophets  since  the  world  began. 

22  For  Moses  truly  said  unto  the  fathers,  A  Prophet  shall 
the  Lord  your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of  your  brethren, 
like  unto  me;  him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things  whatso- 

23  ever  he  shall  say  unto  you.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  soul,  which  will  not  hear  that  Prophet,  shall 

24  be  destroyed  from  among  the  people.  Yea,  and  all  the 
prophets  from  Samuel  and  those  that  follow  -fter,  as 
many  as   have  spoken,  have  likewise   foretold  of  these 

25  days.  Ye  are  the  children  of  the  prophets,  and  of  the 
covenant  which  God  made  with  our  fathers,  saying 
unto  Abraham,  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  kindreds 

26  of  the  earth  be  blessed.  Unto  you  first  God,  having 
raised  up  his  Son  Jesus,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in  turn- 
ing away  every  one  of  you  from  his  iniquities. 


566  THE   ACTS. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    289. 
Acts  4  :  I--22. 

And  as  they  spake  unto  the  people,  the  priests,  and  i  4 
the   captain   of   the   temple,  and   the   Sadducees,   came 
upon  them,  being  grieved  that  they  taught  the  people,  2 
and  preached  through  Jesus  the  resurrection  from  the 
dead.     And  they  laid   hands  on  them,  and  put  them  in  3 
hold  unto   the    next  day:    for  it  was    now  eventide. 
Howbeit  many  of  them  which  heard  the  word  believed;  4 
and  the  number  of  the  men  was  about  five  thousand. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  their  rulers,  5 
and  elders,  and  scribes,  and  Annas  the  high  priest,  and  6 
Caiaphas,   and   John,    and   Alexander,  and  as  many  as 
were  of  the  kindred  of  the  high  priest,  were  gathered 
together  at  Jerusalem.     And  when  they  had  set  them  7 
in  the  midst,  they  asked,  -By  what  power,  or  by  what 
name,  have  ye  done  this?     Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  8 
Holy  Ghost,  said   unto  them.  Ye   rulers  of  the  people, 
and  elders  of  Israel,  if  we  this  day  be  examined  of  the  9 
good  deed  done  to  the    impotent  man,  by  what  means 
he  is  made  whole;  be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all  10 
the  people  of  Israel,  that  by  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Nazareth,  whom  ye  crucified,  whom  God  raised  from 
the  dead,  even  by  him  doth  this  man  stand  here  before 
you  whole.     This  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at  nought  11 
of  you  builders,  which  is  become  the  head  of  the  corner. 
Neither  is  there   salvation  in  any  other:  for  there   is  12 
none    other   name    under  heaven  given  among   men, 
whereby  we  must  be  saved. 

Now  when  they  saw  the  boldness  of  Peter  and  John,  13 
and  perceived   that  they  were  unlearned  and  ignorant 
men,    they   marvelled;    and    they    took    knowledge    of 
them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus.     And  beholding  14 
the   man  which  was   healed   standing  with   them,   they 
could  say  nothing  against  it.     But  when  they  had  com-  15 
manded  them  to  go  aside  out  of  the  council,  they  con- 
ferred among  themselves,  saying.  What  shall  we  do  to  16 
these  men?  for  that  indeed  a  notable  miracle  hath  been 


4.  3o  THE  ACTS.  5^7 

done  by  them  is  manifest  to  all  them  that  dwell   in 

17  Jerusalem;  and  we  cannot  deny  //.  But  that  it  spread 
no  further  among  the  people,  let  us  straitly  threaten 
them,   that  they  speak   henceforth  to  no   man  in   this 

18  name.  And  they  called  them,  and  commanded  them 
not  to   speak  at  all   nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

19  But  Peter  and  John  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Whether  it  be  right  in  the  sight  of  God  to  hearken  unto 

20  you  more  than  unto  God,  judge  ye.  For  we  cannot 
but  speak  the  things  which  we  have   seen  and  heard. 

21  So  when  they  had  further  threatened  them,  they  let 
them  go,  finding  nothing  how  they  might  punish  them, 
because  of  the  people:  for  all  7ne7t  glorified  God   for 

22  that  which  was  done.  For  the  man  was  above  forty 
years  old,  on  whom  this  miracle  of  healing  was  shewed. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    290. 

Acts  4  :  23-37. 

423      And  being  let  go,  they  went  to  their  own  company, 
and  reported  all  that  the  chief  priests  and  elders  had 

24  said  unto  them.  And  when  they  heard  that,  they  lifted 
up  their  voice  to  God  with  one  accord,  and  said,  Lord, 
thou  art  God,  which  hast  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and 

25  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is;  who  by  the  mouth  of 
thy  servant  David  hast  said. 

Why  did  the  heathen  rage. 

And  the  people  imagine  vain  things? 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood  up. 

And  the  rulers  were  gathered  together 
Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  Christ. 

27  For  of  a  truth  against  thy  holy  child  Jesus,  whom  thou 
hast  anointed,  both  Herod,  and  Pon'  ti-us  Pi'  late,  with 
the  Gentiles,  and  the  people  of  Israel,  were  gathered 

28  together,  for  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand  and  thy  counsel 

29  determined  before  to  be  done.  And  now,  Lord,  behold 
their  threatenings :  and  grant  unto  thy  servants,  that  with 

30  all  boldness  they  may  speak  thy  word,  by  stretching 


568  THE   ACTS.  5.  7 

forth  thine  hand  to  heal;  and  that  signs  and  wonders 
may  be  done  by  the  name  of  thy  holy  child  Jesus. 

And  when   they  had  prayed,   the   place  was   shaken  31 
where  they  were  assembled  together;  and  they  were  all 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the  word  of 
God  with  boldness.     And  the  multitude  of  them  that  32 
believed   were  of  one  heart  and   of  one   soul:  neither 
said  any  of  t/ie?fi  that  aught  of  the  things  which  he  pos- 
sessed was  his  own;  but  they  had  all  things  common. 
And  with  great  power  gave  the  apostles  witness  of  the  33 
resurrection  of  the  Lord  Jesus:  and  great  grace   was 
upon  them  all.      Neither  was  there  any  among  them  that  34 
lacked:   for  as   many  as  were  possessors    of  lands   or 
houses  sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices  of  the  things 
that  were  sold,   and   laid   thejn   down  at   the   apostles'  35 
feet:  and  distribution  was  made  unto  every  man  accord- 
ing as  he  had  need.     And  Joses,  who  by  the  apostles  36 
was  surnamed  Bar'  na-bas,  (which  is,  being  interpreted, 
The  son  of  consolation,)  a  Levite,  and  of  the  country 
of    Cyprus,    having    land,    sold    //,    and   brought    the  37 
money,  and  laid  //  at  the  apostles'  feet. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  291. 

Acts  5  :  1-32. 

But  a  certain  man  named  An-a-ni'  as,  with  Sap-phi'  ra  i  5 
his.  wife,  sold  a  possession,  and  kept  back  pa?'t  of  the  2 
price,  his  wife  also  being  privy  to  it,  and  brought  a  cer- 
tain part,  and  laid  //  at  the  apostles'  feet.     But  Peter  3 
said,  An-a-ni' as,  why  hath  Satan  filled  thine  heart  to  lie 
to  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  keep  hdick part  oi  the  price' 
of  the  land?     While  it  remained,  was  it  not  thine  own?  4 
and  after  it  was  sold,  was  it  not  in  thine  own  power? 
why  hast  thou  conceived  this  thing  in  thine  heart?  thou 
hast  not  lied  unto  men,  but  unto  God.     And  Ananias  5 
hearing  these  words  fell  down,  and  gave  up  the  ghost: 
and  great  fear  came  on  all  them  that  heard  these  things. 
And  the  young  men  arose,  wound  him  up,  and  carried  6 
him  out,  and  buried  hi??i.     And  it  was  about  the  space  7 


5.  23 


THE   ACTS.  569 


of  three  hours  after,  when  his  wife,  not  knowing  what 

8  was  done,  came  in.  And  Peter  answered  unto  her, 
Tell  me  whether  ye  sold  the  land  for  so  much?     And 

9  she  said,  Yea,  for  so  much.  Then  Peter  said  unto  her, 
How  is  it  that  ye  have  agreed  together  to  tempt  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord?  behold,  the  feet  of  them  which  have 
buried  thy  husband  are  at  the  door,  and  shall  carry  thee 

10  out.  Then  fell  she  down  straightway  at  his  feet,  and 
yielded  up  the  ghost:  and  the  young  men  came  in,  and 
found  her  dead,  and,  carrying  her  forth,  buried  her  by 

11  her  husband.  And  great  fear  came  upon  all  the  church, 
and  upon  as  many  as  heard  these  things. 

12  And  by  the  hands  of  the  apostles  were  many  signs 
and  wonders  wrought   among  the   people;    (and   they 

13  were  all  with  one  accord  in  Solomon's  porch.  And  of 
the  rest  durst  no  man  join  himself  to  them:  but  the 

14  people  magnified  them.  And  believers  were  the  more 
added  to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men  and  women ;) 

15  insomuch  that  they  brought  forth  the  sick  into  the 
streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds  and  couches,  that  at  the 
least  the  shadow  of  Peter  passing  by  might  overshadow 

16  some  of  them.  There  came  also  a  multitude  out  of  the 
cities  round  about  unto  Jerusalem,  bringing  sick  folks, 
and  them  which  were  vexed  with  unclean  spirits:  and 
they  were  healed  every  one. 

17  Then  the  high  priest  rose  up,  and  all  they  that  were 
with  him,  (which  is  the  sect  of  the  Sadducees,)  and  were 

18  filled   with   indignation,    and   laid   their    hands   on   the 

19  apostles,  and  put  them  in  the  common  prison.  But  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  by  night  opened  the  prison   doors, 

20  and  brought  them  forth,  and  said.  Go,  stand  and  speak 
in  the  temple  to  the  people  all  the  words  of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  that,  they  entered  into  the  temple 
early  in  the  morning,  and  taught.  But  the  high  priest 
came,  and  they  were  with  him,  and  called  the  council 
together,  and  all  the  senate  of  the  children  of  Israel, 

22  and  sent  to  the  prison  to  have  them  brought.  But 
when   the   officers   came,   and   found    them   not  in   the 

23  prison,  they  returned,  and  told,  saying.  The  prison 
truly  found  we  shut  with  all  safety,  and  the  keepers 
standing  without  before  the  doors:  but  when  we  had 


570  THE  ACTS.  7.  41 

opened,  we  found  no  man  within.      Now  when  the  high  24 
priest  and   the   captain    of  the   temple    and  the  chief 
priests  heard  these  things,  they  doubted  of  them  where- 
unto  this  would  grow.     Then  came  one  and  told  them,  25 
saying.  Behold,    the   men   whom  ye   put  in  prison  are 
standing  in  the  temple,  and  teaching  the  people.     Then  26 
went  the  captain  with   the  officers,  and  brought  them 
without  violence:  for  they  feared  the  people,  lest  they 
should  have  been  stoned.     And  when  they  had  brought  27 
them,  they  set  them  before  the  council:  and  the  high 
priest  asked  them,  saying,  Did  not  we  straitly  command  28 
you  that  ye  should  not  teach  in  this  name?  and,  behold, 
ye  have  filled  Jerusalem  with  your  doctrine,  and  intend 
to  bring  this  man's  blood  upon  us. 

Then  Peter  and  the  other  apostles  answered  and  said,  29 
We  ought  to  obey  God  rather  than  men.     The  God  of  30 
our  fathers  raised   up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew  and  hanged 
on  a  tree.     Him  hath  God  exalted  with  his  right  hand  31 
to  be  a  Prince  and  a  Saviour,  for  to  give  repentance  to 
Israel,  and  forgiveness  of  sins.     And  we   are  his  wit-  32 
nesses  of  these  things;  and  so  is  also  the  Holy  Ghost, 
whom  God  hath  given  to  them  that  obey  him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  292. 
Acts  7  :  37-41,  51-60;  8  :  1-4. 

This  is  that  Moses,  which  said  unto  the  children  of  37  7 
Israel,  A  Prophet  shall  the   Lord   your  God  raise  up 
unto  you  of  your  brethren,  like  unto  me;   him  shall  ye 
hear.     This  is  he,  that  was  in  the  church  in  the  wilder-  t^2> 
ness  with  the  angel  which  spake  to  him  in  the  mount 
Sina,   and    with   our   fathers:    who  received   the   lively 
oracles  to  give  unto  us:    to  whom  our  fathers  would  39 
not  obey,  but  thrust  him  from  them,  and  in  their  hearts 
turned  back  again  into  Egypt,  saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  40 
us  gods  to  go  before  us:  for  ^^/<?r  this  Moses,  which 
brought  us  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what 
is  become  of  him.     And  they  made  a  calf  in  those  days,  41 


8.  4  THE   ACTS.  57i 

and  offered  sacrifice  unto  the  idol,  and  rejoiced  in  the 
works  of  their  own  hands.     *     * 

51  Ye  stiffnecked  and  uncircumcised  in  heart  and  ears, 
ye  do  always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost:  as  your  fathers 

52  did,  so  do  ye.  Which  of  the  prophets  have  not  your 
fathers  persecuted?  and  they  have  slain  them  which 
shewed  before  of  the  coming  of  the  Just  One;  of  whom 

53  ye  have  been  now  the  betrayers  and  murderers:  who 
have  received  the  law  by  the  disposition  of  angels,  and 
have  not  kept  it. 

54  When  they  heard  these  things,  they  were  cut  to  the 

55  heart,  and  they  gnashed  on  him  with  their  teeth.  But 
he,  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  looked  up  steadfastly 
into    heaven,   and   saw  the   glory   of   God,    and    Jesus 

56  standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God,  and  said,  Behold, 
I  see  the  heavens  opened,  and  the  Son  of  man  stand- 

57  ing  on  the  right  hand  of  God.  Then  they  cried  out 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  stopped  their  ears,  and  ran  upon 

58  him  with  one  accord,  and  cast  him  out  of  the  city,  and 
stoned  him:  and  the  witnesses  laid  down  their  clothes 

59  at  a  young  man's  feet,  whose  name  was  Saul.  And 
they   stoned   Stephen,   calling  upon    God,   and   saying, 

60  Lord  Jesus,  receive  my  spirit.  And  he  kneeled  down, 
and  cried  with  a  loud  voice.  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to 
their  charge.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell 
asleep. 

8  I  And  Saul  was  consenting  unto  his  death.  And  at  that 
time  there  was  a  great  persecution  against  the  church 
which  was  at  Jerusalem;  and  they  were  all  scattered 
abroad  throughout  the  regions  of  Judea  and  Samaria, 

2  except  the  apostles.     And  devout  men  carried  Stephen 
to  his  burial,   and   made   great    lamentation   over   him. 

3  As  for  Saul,  he  made  havoc   of  the   church,   entering 
into  every  house,  and  haling  men  and  women  committed 

4  them  to    prison.     Therefore   they  that  were  scattered 
abroad  went  every  where  preaching  the  word. 


572  THE   ACTS.  8.  21 

SELECTION  NUMBER  293. 

Acts  8  :  5-25. 

Then  Philip  went  down  to  the  city  of  Samaria,  and  5  8 
preached  Christ  unto  them.     And  the  people  with  one  6 
accord  gave  heed  unto  those  things  which  Philip  spake, 
hearing  and  seeing  the    miracles  which  he  did.       For  7 
unclean   spirits,   crying  with   loud   voice,   came  out  of 
many  that  were  possessed  with  them:   and  many  taken 
with  palsies,   and  that  were  lame,  were  healed.     And  8 
there  was  great  joy  in  that  city.     But  there  was  a  certain  9 
man,  called  Simon,  which  beforetime  in  the  same  city 
used  sorcery,   and  bewitched  the  people  of  Samaria, 
giving  out  that  himself  was  some  great  one:    to  whom"  10 
they  all  gave  heed,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest,  say- 
ing, This  man  is  the  great  power  of  God.     And  to  him  11 
they  had    regard,   because    that   of  long    time  he  had 
bewitched  them  with  sorceries.      But  when  they  believed  12 
Philip  preaching  the  things  concerning  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were  baptized, 
both  men  and  women.     Then  Simon  himself  believed  13 
also:    and   when  he  was   baptized,    he  continued  with 
Philip,  and  wondered,  beholding  the  miracles  and  signs 
which  were  done.     Now  when  the  apostles  which  were  14 
at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Samaria  had  received  the  word 
of  God,    they  sent  unto   them  Peter  and  John:    who,  15 
when  they  were  come  down,  prayed  for  them,  that  they 
might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost:  (for  as  yet  he  was  fallen  16 
upon  none  of  them:    only  they  were   baptized  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.)     Then  laid  they  their  hands  17 
on  them,  and  they  received  the  Holy  Ghost.     And  when  18 
Simon  saw  that  through  laying  on  of  the  apostles'  hands 
the   Holy  Ghost  was   given,   he   offered    them  money, 
saying,  Give  me  also  this  power,  that  on  whomsoever  19 
I   lay   hands,   he   may   receive    the    Holy   Ghost.     But  20 
Peter    said    unto    him.    Thy  money  perish    with   thee, 
because  thou  hast  thought  that  the  gift  of  God  may  be 
purchased  with  money.      Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  21 
in  this  matter:  for  thy  heart  is  not  right  in  the  sight  of 


THE   ACTS.  573 


22  God.  Repent  therefore  of  this  thy  wickedness,  and 
pray  God,  if  perhaps  the  thought  of  thine  heart  may  be 

23  forgiven  thee.     For  I  perceive  that  thou  art  in  the  gall  of 

24  bitterness,  and  iii  the  bond  of  iniquity.  Then  answered 
Simon,  and  said,  Pray  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me,  that  none 
of  these  things  which  ye  have  spoken  come  upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  testified  and  preached  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  preached 
the  gospel  in  many  villages  of  the  Samaritans. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  294. 

Acts  9  :  1-18. 

9  I      And     Saul,     yet     breathing    out    threatenings    and 
slaughter  against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord,  went  unto 

2  the  high  priest,  and  desired  of  him  letters  to  Da-mas'- 
cus  to  the  synagogues,  that  if  he  found  any  of  this  way, 
whether  they  were   men   or  women,   he   might    bring 

3  them  bound  unto  Jerusalem.  And  as  he  journeyed,  he 
came    near    Da-mas' cus:    and    suddenly   there    shined 

4  round  about  him  a  light  from  heaven:  and  he  fell  to 
the  earth,  and   heard   a  voice  saying  unto  him,    Saul, 

5  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me?  And  he  said.  Who 
art  thou.  Lord?  And  the  Lord  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom 
thou  persecutest:  //  is  hard  for  thee  to  kick  against  the 

6  pricks.  And  he  trembling  and  astonished  said,  Lord, 
what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do?  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.   Arise,  and   go   into  the  city,  and   it  shall  be  told 

7  thee  what  thou  must  do.  And  the  men  which  journeyed 
w4th  him  stood  speechless,  hearing  a  voice,  but  seeing 

8  no  man.  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth;  and  when 
his  eyes  were  opened,  he  saw  no  man:  but  they  led 
him   by  the   hand,   and  brought  him  into  Da-mas' cus. 

9  And  he  was  three  days  without  sight,  and  neither  did 
eat  nor  drink. 

10  And  there  was  a  certain  disciple  at  Damascus,  named 
Ananias;  and  to  him  said  the  Lord  in  a  vision,  Ananias. 

11  And  he  said.  Behold,    I  am  he7'e.  Lord.     And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him.  Arise,  and  go  into   the  street  which  is 


574  THE   ACTS.  9.  25 

called  Straight,  and  inquire  in  the  house  of  Judas  for 
one  called   Saul,  of  Tar'sus:    for,   behold,   he  prayeth, 
and  hath  seen  in  a  vision  a  man  named   Ananias  com-  12 
ing  in,  and   putting  his  hand  on  him,  that  he  might  re- 
ceive his  sight.      Then  Ananias  answered.  Lord,  I  have  13 
heard  by  many  of  this  man,   how  much  evil  he  hath 
done  to   thy  saints  at    Jerusalem:    and   here  he  hath  14 
authority  from  the  chief  priests  to  bind  all  that  call  on 
thy  name.     But  the  Lord   said  unto  him.  Go  thy  way:  15 
for  he   is  a  chosen  vessel  unto  me,    to   bear  my  name 
before  the    Gentiles,    and   kings,  and  the   children  of 
Israel:  for  I  will  shew  him  how  great  things  he  must  16 
suffer  for  my  name's  sake.     And  Ananias  went  his  way,  17 
and  entered   into  the  house;  and  putting  his  hands  on 
him  said,  Brother  Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Jesus,  that  ap- 
peared unto  thee  in  the  way  as  thou  camest,  hath  sent 
me,  that  thou  mightest  receive  thy  sight,  and  be  filled 
with    the    Holy   Ghost.       And  immediately   there    fell  18 
from  his  eyes  as  it  had  been  scales:  and  he  received 
sight  forthwith,  and  arose,  and  was  baptized. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    295. 
Acts  9  :  19-43. 

And  when  he  had  received  meat,  he  was  strengthened.  19  9 
Then  was   Saul  certain   days  with   the  disciples  which 
were    at    Damascus.     And    straightway    he    preached  20 
Christ  in  the  synagogues,  that  he  is  the  Son  of  God.     But  2 1 
all  that  heard  him  were  amazed,  and  said;  Is  not  this 
he  that   destroyed   them  which  called  on  this  name  in 
Jerusalem,    and   came   hither  for    that    intent,   that  he 
might  bring  them  bound  unto  the  chief  priests?     But  22 
Saul   increased  the  more   in  strength,  and   confounded 
the  Jews  which  dwelt  at  Damascus,  proving  that  this 
is  very  Christ. 

And    after  that  many  days    were   fulfilled,  the  Jews  23 
took    counsel    to  kill  him:  but  their    laying   wait  was  24 
known  of  Saul.     And  they  watched  the  gates  day  and 
night  to  kill  him.     Then  the  disciples  took  him  by  night,  25 


9.  4o  THE   ACTS.  575 

26  and  let  him  down  by  the  wall  in  a  basket.  And  when 
Saul  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to  join  himself 
to  the  disciples:  but  they  were  all  afraid  of  him,  and 

27  believed  not  that  he  was  a  disciple.  But  Barnabas  took 
him,  and  brought  him  to  the  apostles,  and  declared  unto 
them  how  he  had  seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  and  that  he 
had  spoken  to  him,  and  how  he  had  preached  boldly  at 

28  Damascus    in  the  name  of  Jesus.     And   he  was  with 

29  them  coming  in  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem.  And  he 
spake  boldly  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  dis- 
puted against  the  Grecians:    but  they  went   about  to 

30  slay  him.  Which  when  the  brethren  knew,  they 
brought  him  down  to  Ces-a-re'a,  and  sent  him  forth  to 

31  Tar' sus.  Then  had  the  churches  rest  throughout  all 
Judea  and  Galilee  and  Samaria,  and  were  edified;  and 
walking  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  comfort  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  were  multiplied. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter  passed  throughout  all 
quarters^  he  came  down  also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt 

33  at  Lyd'  da.  And  there  he  found  a  certain  man  named 
E'ne-as,  which  had  kept  his  bed  eight  years,  and  was 

34  sick  of  the  palsy.  And  Peter  said  unto  him,  E'  ne-as, 
Jesus  Christ  maketh  thee  whole:  arise,  and  make  thy 

35  bed.  And  he  arose  immediately.  And  all  that  dwelt 
at  Lyd'  da  and  Sa'  ron  saw  him,  and  turned  to  the  Lord. 

36  Now  there  was  at  Jop'  pa  a  certain  disciple  named 
Tab'i-tha,  which  by  interpretation  is  called  Dor'cas: 
this    woman    was    full    of   good  works    and   almsdeeds 

37  which  she  did.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  she  was    sick,   and   died:  whom   when   they   had 

38  washed,  they  laid  her  in  an  upper  chamber.  And  for- 
asmuch as  Lyd' da  was  nigh  to  Jop' pa,  and  the  disciples 
had  heard  that  Peter  was  there,  they  sent  unto  him 
two  men,  desiring  hii?i  that  he  would  not  delay  to  come 

39  to  them.  Then  Peter  arose  and  went  with  them. 
When  he  was  come,  they  brought  him  into  the  upper 
chamber:  and  all  the  widows  stood  by  him  weeping, 
and  shewing    the   coats    and    garments    which    Dorcas 

40  made,  while  she  was  with  them.  But  Peter  put  them 
all  forth,  and  kneeled  dowm,  and  prayed;  and  turning 
him  to  the  body  said,  Tab'  i-tha,  arise.     And  she  opened 


576  THE  ACTS.  lo.  13 

her  eyes:  and  when  she  saw  Peter,  she  sat  up.     And  41 
he  gave  her  his  hand,  and   Hfted  her  up-;  and   when  he 
had    called  the    saints  and    widows,   he    presented  her 
alive.     And  it  was  known  throughout  all  Jop'pa;  and  42 
many  believed  in  the  Lord.     And  it  came  to  pass,  that  43 
he  tarried  many  days  in  Jop'  pa  with  one  Simon  a  tanner. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    296. 
Acts  10  :  1-18,  34-48. 

There  was  a  certain    man  in  Ces-a-re' a  called  Cor-  1 10 
ne'  lius,  a  centurion  of  the  band  called  the  I-tal'  ian  band^  2 
a   devout  vian^  and  one   that    feared  God  with  all  his 
house,  which  gave  much  alms  to  the  people,  and  prayed  3 
to  God  always.      He  saw  in  a  vision  evidently,  about 
the  ninth  hour  of  the  day,  an  angel  of  God  coming  in  4 
to  him,  and  saying  unto  him,  Cor-ne'  lius.     And  when 
he  looked  on  him,  he  was  afraid,  and  said.  What  is  it, 
Lord?     And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy  prayers  and  thine 
alms  are  come  up   for  a   memorial  before   God.     And  5 
now  send  men  to  Jop'  pa,  and  call  for  one  Simon,  whose 
surname  is  Peter:  he  lodgeth  with  one  Simon  a  tanner,  6 
whose  house  is  by  the  sea  side:  he  shall  tell  thee  what 
thou  oughtest  to  do.     And  when  the  angel  which  spake  7 
unto  Cornelius  was  departed,  he  called  two  of  his  house- 
hold servants,  and  a  devout  soldier  of  them  that  waited 
on  him  continually;  and  when  he  had  declared  all  these  8 
things  unto  them,  he  sent  them  to  Joppa. 

On  the  morrow,  as  they  went  on  their  journey,  and  9 
drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  Peter  went  up  upon  the  house- 
top to  pray  about  the  sixth  hour:  and  he  became  very  10 
hungry,  and  would  have  eaten:    but  while  they  made 
ready,  he  fell  into  a  trance,  and  saw  heaven  opened,  and  11 
a  certain  vessel  descending  unto  him,  as  it  had  been  a 
great  sheet  knit  at  the  four  corners,  and  let  down  to 
the    earth:    wherein    were    all    manner    of    fourfooted  12 
beasts    of   the    earth,    and    wild    beasts,   and    creeping 
things,  and  fowls  of  the  air.     And  there  came  a  voice  13 


lo.  46  THE   ACTS.  577 

14  to  him,  Rise,  Peter;  kill,  and  eat.  But  Peter  said,  Not 
so.  Lord;  for  I  have  never  eaten  anything  that  is  com- 

15  mon  or  unclean.  And  the  voice  spake  unto  him  again 
the  second  time.  What  God  hath  cleansed,  that  call  not 

16  thou  common.      This  was  done  thrice:  and  the  vessel 

17  was  received  up  again  into  heaven.  Now  while  Peter 
doubted  in  himself  what  this  vision  which  he  had  seen 
should  mean,  behold,  the  men  which  were  sent  from 
Cornelius  had   made    inquiry    for   Simon's   house,   and 

18  stood  before  the  gate,  and  called,  and  asked  whether 
Simon,  which  was  surnamed  Peter,  were  lodged 
there.     *     * 

34  Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  I  per- 

35  ceive  that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons:  but  in  every 
nation  he  that  feareth  him,  and  worketh  righteousness, 

36  is  accepted  with  him.  The  word  which  God  sent  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  preaching  peace  by  Jesus  Christ: 

37  (he  is  Lord  of  all;)  that  word,  I  say,  ye  know,  which  was 
published  throughout  all  Judea,  and  began  from  Galilee, 

38  after  the  baptism  which  John  preached;  how  God 
anointed  Jesus  of  Nazareth  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  power:  who  went  about  doing  good,  and  healing 
all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil;  for  God  was  with 

39  him.  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he  did 
both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem;  whom 

40  they  slew  and  hanged  on  a  tree:    him  God  raised  up 

41  the  third  day,  and  shewed  him  openly;  not  to  all  the 
people,  but  unto  witnesses  chosen  before  of  God,  even 
to  us,  who   did   eat  and   drink  with  him  after  he  rose 

42  from  the  dead.  And  he  commanded  us  to  preach  unto 
the    people,    and    to    testify  that    it   is    he   which  was 

43  ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of  quick  and  dead.  To 
him  give  all  the  prophets  witness,  that  through  his 
name  whosoever  believeth  in  him  shall  receive  remis- 
sion of  sins. 

44  While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words,  the  Holy  Ghost 

45  fell  on  them  which  heard  the  word.  And  they  of  the  cir- 
cumcision which  believed  were  astonished,  as  many  as 
came  with  Peter,  because  that  on  the  Gentiles  also  was 

46  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  they  heard 
them   speak  with    tongues,    and    magnify  God.     Then 


578  THE   ACTS.  12.  II 

answered  Peter,  Can  any  man  forbid  water,  that  these  47 
should  not  be  baptized,  which  have  received  the  Holy 
Ghost  as  well  as  we?     And  he  commanded  them  to  be  48 
baptized  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.     Then  prayed  they 
him  to  tarry  certain  days. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  297. 

Acts  12  :  1-25. 

Now  about  that  time  Herod  the  king  stretched  forth  1 12 
his  hands  to  vex  certain  of  the  church.     And  he  killed  2 
James    the    brother    of   John    with    the    sword.       And  3 
because  he  saw  it  pleased  the  Jews,  he  proceeded  fur- 
ther  to   take    Peter   also.       (Then   were    the   days   of 
unleavened   bread.)     And    when   he   had  apprehended  4 
him,  he  put  him   in   prison,  and  delivered  him  to  four 
quaternions  of  soldiers   to   keep   him;  intending  after 
Easter  to  bring  him  forth  to  the  people.      Peter  there-  5 
fore  was  kept  in  prison:  but  prayer  was  made  without 
ceasing  of  the  church  unto  God  for  him.     And  when  6- 
Herod  would  have  brought  him  forth,  the  same  night 
Peter  was  sleeping  between  two  soldiers,  bound  with 
two  chains:  and  the  keepers  before  the  door  kept  the 
prison.     And,  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  upon  7 
hi77i,  and  a  light  shined  in  the  prison:  and  he   smote 
Peter  on  the  side,  and  raised  him  up,  saying.  Arise  up 
quickly.     And  his  chains  fell  off  from  his  hands.     And  8 
the  angel  said  unto  him,  Gird  thyself,  and  bind  on  thy 
sandals:  and  so  he  did.     And  he  saith  unto  him,  Cast 
thy  garment  about  thee,  and  follow  me.     And  he  went  9 
out,  and  followed  him;  and  wist  not  that  it  was  true 
which  was  done  by  the  angel;  but  thought   he   saw  a 
vision.     When   they,   were   past    the   first   and   second  10 
ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth  unto 
the  city;  which  opened  to  them  of  his  own  accord:  and 
they  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one  street;  and 
forthwith   the  angel   departed    from   him.     And    when  11 
Peter  was  come  to  himself,  he  said.  Now  I  know  of  a 
surety,  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  his  angel,  and   hath 


12.  25  THE   ACTS.  579 

delivered  me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  2,n^  from  all  the 

12  expectation  of  the  people  of  the  Jews.  And  when  he 
had  considered  the  things  he  came  to  the  house  of  Mary 
the  mother  of  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark;  where 

13  many  were  gathered  together  praying.  And  as  Peter 
knocked  at  the  door    of  the   gate,  a  damsel   came   to 

14  hearken,  named  Rhoda.  And  when  she  knew  Peter's 
voice,  she  opened  not  the  gate  for  gladness,  but  ran  in, 

15  and  told  how  Peter  stood  before  the  gate.  And  they 
said  unto  her.  Thou  art  mad.  But  she  constantly 
affirmed  that  it  was  even  so.     Then  said  they.  It  is  his 

16  angel.  But  Peter  continued  knocking:  and  when  they 
had  opened  the  door,  and  saw  him,  they  were  astonished. 

17  But  he,  beckoning  unto  them  with  the  hand  to  hold 
their  peace,  declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord  had 
brought  him  out  of  the  prison.  And  he  said.  Go  shew 
these  things  unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren.     And  he 

18  departed,  and  went  into  another  place.  Now  as  soon 
as  it  was  day,  there  was  no  small  stir  among  the  sol- 

19  diers,  what  was  become  of  Peter.  And  when  Herod 
had  sought  for  him,  and  found  him  not,  he  examined 
the  keepers,  and  commanded  that  they  should  be  put  to 
death.  And  he  went  down  from  Judea  to  Cesarea,  and 
there  abode. 

20  And  Herod  was  highly  displeased  with  them  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon :  but  they  came  with  one  accord  to  him,  and, 
having  made  Bias'  tus  the  king's  chamberlain  their 
friend,     desired     peace;     because    their    country   was 

21  nourished  by  the  king's  country.  And  upon  a  set  day 
Herod,  arrayed  in  royal  apparel,  sat  upon  his  throne, 

22.  and  made  an  oration  unto  them.  And  the  people  gave 
a  shout,  saying.  It  is  the  voice  of  a  god,  and   not  of  a 

23  man.  And  immediately  the  angel  of  the  Lord  smote 
him,  because  he  gave  not  God  the  glory:  and  he  was 
eaten  of  worms,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

24  But  the  word   of  God   grew  and   multiplied.      And 

25  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned  from  Jerusalem,  when  they 
had  fulfilled  their  ministry,  and  took  with  them  John, 
whose  surname  was  Mark. 


580  The  acts.  14.  21 


SELECTION  NUMBER  298. 
Acts  14  :  8-22. 

And  there  sat  a  certain  man  at  Lys'tra,  impotent  in  8  14 
his  feet,  being  a  cripple     *     *     who  never  had  walked: 
the  same  heard  Paul  speak:  who  steadfastly  beholding  9 
him,  and  perceiving  that    he  had  faith    to    be  healed, 
said  with  a  loud  voice,  Stand  upright  on  thy  feet.     And  10 
he  leaped  and  walked.     And  when  the  people  saw  what  11 
Paul  had  done,  they  lifted   up  their  voices,   saying  in 
the  speech  of  Lyc-a-o'  ni-a,  The  gods  are  come  down  to 
us  in  the  likeness  of  men.     And  they  called  Bar'  na~bas,  12 
Ju'pi-ter;  and  Paul,  Mer-cu' ri-us,  because  he  was  the 
chief  speaker.     Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter,  which  was  13 
before  their  city,  brought  oxen  and  garlands  unto  the 
gates,  and  would  have  done  sacrifice  with  the  people. 
Which    when  the  apostles,   Barnabas  and    Paul,   heard  14 
of^  they  rent  their  clothes,  and  ran  in  among  the  people, 
crying  out,  and  saying.  Sirs,  why  do  you  these  things?  15 
We  also  are  men  of  like  passions  with  you,  and  preach 
unto  you  that  ye  should  turn  from  these  vanities  unto 
the  living  God,  which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the 
sea,  and  all  things  that  are  therein:  who  in  times  past  16 
suffered  all  nations  to  walk  in  their  own  ways.     Never-  17 
theless   he   left   not   himself   without   witness,  in  that 
he    did    good,    and    gave    us    rain    from    heaven,    and 
fruitful    seasons,    filling   our    hearts    with     food    and 
gladness.     And   with    these   sayings  scarce   restrained  18 
they  the  people,  that  they  had  not  done  sacrifice  unto 
them. 

And  there  came  thither  certain  Jews  from  An' ti-och  19 
and  I-co'ni-um,  who  persuaded  the  people,  and,  having 
stoned  Paul,   drew  hifii  out  of  the  city,   supposing  he 
had  been  dead.      Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood  round  20 
about  him,  he  rose  up,  and  came  into  the  city:  and  the 
next  day  he  departed  with  Barnabas  to  Der'be.     And  21 
when  they  had   preached  the  gospel  to  that  city,  and 
had  taught  many,  they  returned  again  to  Lys'  tra,  and 


[6.  23  THE  ACTS.  5^1 

22  to  I-co'  ni-um,  and  An'  ti-och,  confirming  the  souls  of  the 
disciples,  ^;/^  exhorting  them  to  continue  in  the  faith, 
and  that  we  must  through  much  tribulation  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God. 


♦  SELECTION    NUMBER    299. 

Acts  1 6  :  13-40. 

16  13  And  on  the  sabbath  we  went  out  of  the  city  by  a  river 
side,  where  prayer  was  wont  to  be  made;  and  we  sat 
down,  and  spake  unto  the  women  which  resorted 
thither. 

14  And  a  certain  woman  named  Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple, 
of  the  city  of  Thy-a-tl' ra,  which  worshipped  God,  heard 
us:   whose  heart  the  Lord  opened,   that  she  attended 

15  unto  the  things  which  were  spoken  of  Paul.  And  when 
she  was  baptized,  and  her  household,  she  besought  us^ 
saying.  If  ye  have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord, 
come  into  my  house,  and  abide  thtre.  And  she  con- 
strained us, 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we  went  to  prayer,  a  certain 
damsel  possessed  with  a  spirit  of  divination  met  us, 
which  brought  her  masters  much  gain  by  soothsaying: 

17  the  same  followed  Paul  and  us,  and  cried,  saying.  These 
men  are  the  servants  of  the  most  high  God,  which  shew 

18  unto  us  the  way  of  salvation.  And  this  did  she  many 
days.  But  Paul,  being  grieved,  turned  and  said  to  the 
spirit,  I  command  thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  to 
come  out  of  her.     And  he  came  out  the  same  hour. 

19  And  when  her  masters  saw  that  the  hope  of  their 
gains  was  gone,  they  caught  Paul  and  Silas,  and  drew 

20  them  into  the  marketplace  unto  the  rulers,  and  brought 
them  to   the   magistrates,    saying,    These    men,    being 

21  Jews,  do  exceedingly  trouble  our  city,  and  teach  cus- 
toms, which  are  not  lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither  to 

22  observe,  being  Romans.  And  the  multitude  rose  up 
together  against  them;    and    the  magistrates  rent  off 

23  their  clothes,  and  commanded  to  h^dXthem.  And  when 
they  had  laid  many  stripes  upon  them,  they  cast  them 


582  THE   ACTS.  16.  40 

into  prison,    charging  the  jailer  to  keep  them  safely: 
who,  having  received  such  a  charge,  thrust  them  into  24 
the  inner  prison,  and  made  their  feet  fast  in  the  stocks. 

And  at  midnight    Paul  and    Silas  prayed,   and  sang  25 
praises  unto  God:  and  the  prisoners  heard  them.     And  26 
suddenly  there    was  a  great   earthquake,   so  that   the 
foundations  of  the  prison  were  shaken:    and   immedi- 
ately all  the  doors  were  opened,  and  every  one's  bands 
were  loosed.     And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  awaking  27 
out  of  his  sleep,  and  seeing  the  prison  doors  open,  he 
drew  out  his  sword,   and  would   have  killed  himself, 
supposing  that  the  prisoners  had  been  fled.     But  Paul  28 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,   saying.  Do  thyself  no  harm: 
for  we  are  all  here.     Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and  29 
sprang  in,  and  came  trembling,   and  fell   down  before 
Paul  and  Silas,  and  brought  them  out,  and  said.  Sirs,  30 
what  must  I  do  to  be  saved?     And  they  said.  Believe  31 
on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt  be  saved,  and 
thy  house.     And  they  spake  unto  him  the  word  of  the  32 
Lord,  and  to  all  that  were  in  his  house.     And  he  took  33 
them  the    same    hour  of  the    night,   and   washed   their 
stripes;  and  was  baptized,  he  and  all  his,  straightway. 
And  when  he  had  brought  them  into  his  house,  he  set  34 
meat  before  them,  and  rejoiced,  believing  in  God  with 
all  his  house.     And  when  it  was  day,  the  magistrates  35 
sent  the  Serjeants,  saying,  Let  those  men  go.     And  the  36 
keeper  of    the    prison    told   this  saying  to   Paul,    The 
magistrates  have  sent  to  let   you  go:    now  therefore 
depart,  and  go  in  peace.     But  Paul  said  unto  them,  They  37 
have  beaten  us  openly  uncondemned,  being  Romans,  and 
have  cast  z/j  into  prison;    and  now  do  they  thrust  us 
out  privily?    nay  verily:    but  let  them  come  themselves 
and  fetch  us  out.     And   the  Serjeants  told  these  words  38 
unto  the  magistrates:  and  they  feared,  when  they  heard 
that  they  were  Romans.     And  they  came  and  besought  39 
them,  and  brought  the77i  out,  and  desired  thetn  to  depart 
out  of  the  city.     And  they  went  out  of  the  prison,  and  40 
entered  into  the  house  of  Lydia:  and  when  they  had  seen 
the  brethren,  they  comforted  them,  and  departed. 


17.  29  THE   ACTS.  583 


SELECTION  NUMBER  300. 

Acts  17  :  16-34. 

17 16      Now  while  Paul  waited   for    them    at    Ath' ens,   his 
spirit  was  stirred  in  him,  when  he  saw  the  city  wholly 

17  given  to  idolatry.  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the  syna- 
gogue with  the  Jews,  and  with  the  devout  persons,  and 
in   the  market   daily  with   them  ^that   met    with   him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of  the  Ep-i-cu-re'  ans,  and  of 
the  Sto'  ics,  encountered  him.  And  some  said,  What 
will  this  babbler  say?  other  some,  He  seemeth  to  be  a 
setter  forth  of  strange  gods:  because  he  preached  unto 

19  them  Jesus,  and  the  resurrection.  And  they  took  him, 
and  brought*  him  unto  Ar-e-op'  a-gus,  saying.  May  we 
know  what  this  new  doctrine,  whereof  thou  speakest, 

20  is2  For  thou  bringest  certain  strange  things  to  our 
ears:  we  would  know  therefore  what  these  things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians,  and  strangers  which  were  there, 
spent  their  time  in  nothing  else,  but  either  to  tell  or  to 
hear  some  new  thing.) 

22  Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of  Mars'  hill,  and  said. 
Ye  men  of  Athens,  I  perceive  that  in  all  things  ye  are 

23  too  superstitious.  For  as  I  passed  by,  and  beheld  your 
devotions,  I  found  an  altar  with  this  inscription,  TO 
THE    UNKNOWN  GOD.     Whom  therefore  ye  igno- 

24  rantly  worship,  him  declare  I  unto  you.  God  that  made 
the  world  and  all  things  therein,  seeing  that  he  is  Lord 
of  heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth  not  in  temples  made  with 

25  hands;  neither  is  worshipped  with  men's  hands,  as 
though  he  needed  any  thing,  seeing  he  giveth  to  all  life, 

26  and  breath,  and  all  things;  and  hath  made  of  one  blood 
all  nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of  the 
earth,  and  hath  determined  the  times  before  appointed, 

27  and  the  bounds  of  their  habitation;  that  they  should 
seek  the  Lord,  if  haply  they  might  feel  after  him,  and 
find  him,  though  he  be  not  far  from  every  one  of  us: 

28  for  in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and  have  our  being;  as 
certain  also  of  your  own  poets  have  said,  For  we  are 

29  also  his  offspring.     Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the  off- 


5^4  THE   ACTS.  19.  9 

spring  of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think  that  the  Godhead 
is  like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graven  by  art  and 
man's  device.  And  the  times  of  this  ignorance  God  30 
winked  at;  but  now  commandeth  all  men  every  where 
to  repent:  because  he  hath  appointed  a  day,  in  the  31 
which  he  will  judge  the  world  in  righteousness  by  that 
man  whom  he  hath  ordained;  whereof  he  hath  given 
assurance  unto  all  men^  in  that  he  hath  raised  him  from 
the  dead. 

And  when  they  heard  of  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  32 
some  mocked:  and  others  said,  We  will  hear  thee  again 
of  this  matte?'.      So  Paul   departed   from  among  them,  t^t^ 
Howbeit  certain   men  clave    unto   him,   and  believed:  34 
among  the  which  zvas  Dl-6-nys' i-us  the  Ar-e-op' a-gite. 
and  a  woman  named  Dam'a-ris,  and  others  with  them. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  301. 

Acts  19  :  1-20. 

And  it  came  to   pass,    that,    while   Apollos  was   at  i  19 
Corinth,  Paul   having  passed  through  the  upper  coasts 
came   to    Eph'e-sus;    and   finding  certain   disciples,  he  2 
said  unto  them.  Have  ye  received  the  Holy  Ghost  since 
ye  believed?     And  they  said    unto    him.   We  have  not 
so  much  as   heard  whether  there  be  any  Holy  Ghost. 
And   he  said   unto  them.  Unto  what  then  were  ye  bap-  3 
tized?     And  they   said,   Unto  John's  baptism.      Then  4 
said  Paul,  John  verily  baptized  with  the  baptism  of  re- 
pentance,   saying  unto   the   people,    that    they    should 
believe  on  him  which  should  come  after  him,  that  is,  on 
Christ  Jesus.     When  they  heard  this,  they  were  baptized  5 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord   Jesus.     And  when   Paul  had  6 
laid    his  hands  upon  them,    the    Holy  Ghost  came   on 
them;  and  they  spake  with  tongues,    and   prophesied. 
And  all  the  men  were  about  twelve.     And  he  went  into  7 
the  synagogue,  and  spake  boldly  for  the  space  of  three  8 
months,  disputing  and   persuading  the  things  concern- 
ing the  kingdom  of  God.     But  when  divers  were  hard-  9 


20.  i8  THE   ACTS.  5^5 

ened,  and  believed  not,  but  spake  evil  of  that  way 
before  the  multitude,  he  departed  from  them,-  and 
separated   the   disciples,  disputing  daily  in   the   school 

10  of  one  Ty-ran'  us.  And  this  continued  by  the  space  of 
two  years;  so  that  all  they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard 
the  word  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  both  Jews  and  Greeks. 

11  And    God  wrought  special    miracles  by  the    hands  of 

12  Paul:  so  that  from  his  body  were  brought  unto 
the  sick  handkerchiefs  or  aprons,  and  the  diseases 
departed  from  them,  and  the  evil  spirits  went  out  of 
them. 

13  Then  certain  of  the  vagabond  Jews,  exorcists,  took 
upon  them  to  call  over  them  which  had  evil  spirits  the 
name  of  the  Lord    Jesus,    saying,   We  adjure  you  by 

14  Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth.  And  there  were  seven 
sons  of  one  See'  va,  a  Jew,  and  chief  of  the  priests,  which 

15  did  so.     And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and  said,  Jesus  I 

16  know,  and  Paul  I  know;  but  who  are  ye?  And  the 
man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit  was  leaped  on  them,  and 
overcame  them,  and   prevailed  against  them,   so   that 

17  they  fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and  wounded.  And 
this  was^known  to  all  the  Jews  and  Greeks  also  dwell- 
ing at   Eph'e-sus;  and  fear  fell  on  them  all,  and   the 

18  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  was  magnified.  And  many 
that  believed   came,  and   confessed,  and  shewed  their 

19  deeds.  Many  of  them  also  which  used  curious  arts 
brought  their  books  together,  and  burned  them  before 
all  7nen:  and  they  counted  the  price  of  them,  and  found 

20  //  fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver.  So  mightily  grew  the 
word  of  God  and  prevailed. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    302. 

Acts  20  :  17-38. 

20  17      And  from  Ml-le'  tus  he  sent  to  Eph'e-sus,  and  called 

18  the  elders  of  the  church.     And  when  they  were  come 

to  him,  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know,  from  the  first  day 

that  I  came  into  Asia,  after  what  manner  I  have  been 


586  THE   ACTS.  20.  35 

with   you   at   all    seasons,    serving   the   Lord   with  all  19 
humility  of  mind,  and  with  many  tears,  and  temptations, 
which  befell  me  by  the  lying  in  wait  of  the  Jews;  and  20 
how  I  kept  back  nothing  that  was  profitable  unto  you^ 
but  have  shewed   you,  and  have   taught  you  publicly, 
and  from  house  to  house,  testifying  both  to  the  Jews,  21 
and  also  to   the   Greeks,  repentance   toward   God,  and 
faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     And  now,  behold,  22 
I  go  bound  in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing 
the    things  that    shall  befall  me  there:  save    that   the  23 
Holy  Ghost  witnesseth  in  every  city,  saying  that  bonds 
and   afflictions    abide    me.     But    none    of  these  things  24 
move  me,  neither  count  I  my  life  dear  unto  myself,  so 
that  I  might  finish  my  course  with  joy,  and  the  ministry, 
which  I  have  received  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the 
gospel  of  the  grace  of  God.     And  now,  behold,  I  know  25 
that  ye    all,   among  whom  I  have  gone  preaching  the 
kingdom  of  God,  shall  see  my  face  no  more.     Where-  26 
fore  I  take  you  to  record  this  day,  that  I  am  pure  from 
the  blood  of  all  men.     For  I  have  not  shunned  to  declare  27 
unto  you  all  the  counsel  of  God. 

Take  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves,  and  to  all  the  28 
flock,  over  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  made  you 
overseers,  to  feed   the   church  of  God,  which  he  hath 
purchased  with  his  own  blood.      For  I  know  this,  that  29 
after    my    departing    shall    grievous    wolves    enter   in 
among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock.     Also  of  your  own  30 
selves    shall   men   arise,   speaking   perverse  things,   to 
draw  away  disciples  after  them.     Therefore  watch,  and  31 
remember,  that  by  the  space  of  three  years  I  ceased  not 
to  warn  everyone  night  and  day  with  tears.     And  now,  32 
brethren,  I   commend   you  to  God,  and  to  the  word  of 
his  grace,  which  is  able  to  build  you  up,  and  to  give 
you  an  inheritancie  among  all  them  which  are  sanctified. 
I  have  coveted    no  man's  silver,   or  gold,   or  apparel.  33 
Yea,  ye  yourselves  know,  that  these  hands  have  minis-  34 
tered  unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that  were  with 
me.     I  have  shewed  you  all  things,  how  that  so  labour-  35 
ingye  ought  to  support  the  weak,  and  to  remember  the 
words    of  the    Lord    Jesus,    how  he   said,  It   is   more 
blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 


22.   12  THE   ACTS.  587 

36  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  kneeled  down,  and 

37  prayed  with  them  all.     And  they  all  wept  sore,  and  fell 

38  on  Paul's  neck,  and  kissed  him,  sorrowing  most  of  all 
for  the  words  which  he  spake,  that  they  should  see  his 
face  no  more.  And  they  accompanied  him  unto  the 
ship. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  303. 
Acts  22  :  1-30. 

22  I     Men,  brethren,  and  fathers,  hear  ye  my  defence  which 

2  I  make  now  unto  you.  (And  when  they  heard  that  he 
spake  in   the  Hebrew  tongue  to   them,  they  kept  the 

3  more  silence:  and  he  saith,)  I  am  verily  a  man  which 
am  a  Jew,  born  in  Tar'  sus,  a  city  in  Cl-li'  cia,  yet  brought 
up  in  this  city  at  the  feet  of  Ga-ma'  li-el,  a7id  taught 
according  to  the  perfect  manner  of  the  law  of  the 
fathers,  and  was  zealous  toward  God,  as  ye  all  are  this 

4  day.  And  I  persecuted  this  way  unto  the  death,  bind- 
ing and  delivering  into  prisons  both  men  and  women. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth  bear  me  witness,  and  all 
the  estate  of  the  elders*  from  whom  also  I  received  let- 
ters unto  the  brethren,  and  went  to  Da-mas'  cus,  to  bring 
them  which  were  there  bound  unto  Jerusalem,  for  to  be 

6  punished.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  I  made  my  jour- 
ney, and  was  come  nigh  unto  Damascus  about  noon,  sud- 
denly there  shone  from  heaven  a  great  light  round  about 

7  me.      And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard  a  voice  say- 

8  ing  unto  me,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me?  And 
I  answered,  Who  art  thou,  Lord?     And  he  said  unto  me, 

9  I  am  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou  persecutest.  And 
they  that  were  with  me  saw  indeed  the  light,  and  were 
afraid:  but  they  heard  not  the  voice  of  him  that  spake 

10  to  me.  And  I  said.  What  shall  I  do.  Lord?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus;  and 
there    it  shall  be    told   thee    of   all   things   which   are 

11  appointed  for  thee  to  do.  And  when  I  could  not  see 
for  the  glory  of  that   light,  being  led  by  the   hand  of 

12  them  that  were  with  me,  I  came  into  Damascus.     And 


588  THE   ACTS.  22.  29 

one   An-a-nl'  as,  a  devout  man  according  to   the  law, 
having  a  good  report  of  all  the  Jews  which  dwelt  there^ 
came  unto  me,  and   stood,  and  said  unto  me,  Brother  13 
Saul,  receive  thy  sight.     And  the  same  hour  I  looked 
up  upon  him.     And  he   said.  The   God   of  our  fathers  14 
hath  chosen  thee,  that   thou  shouldest  know  his  will, 
and  see  that  Just  One,  and  shouldest  hear  the  voice  of 
his  mouth.     For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness  unto  all  men  15 
of  what  thou  hast  seen  and  heard.     And  now  why  tar-  16 
riest  thou?  arise,  and  be  baptized,  and  wash  away  thy 
sins,  calling  on  the  name  of  the  Lord.     And  it  came  to  17 
pass,  that,  when  I  was  come  again  to  Jerusalem,  even 
while  I  prayed  in  the  temple,  I  was  in  a  trance;  and  18 
saw    him  saying  unto  me.   Make  haste,   and  get  thee 
quickly  out  of  Jerusalem:   for  they  will  not  receive  thy 
testimony  concerning  me.     And  I  said.  Lord,  they  know  19 
that  I  imprisoned  and  beat  in  every  synagogue  them  that 
believed  on  thee:  and  when   the  blood  of  thy  martyr  20 
Stephen  was  shed,  I  also  was  standing  by,  and  consent- 
ing unto  his  death,  and  kept  the  raiment  of  them  that 
slew  him.     And   he   said   unto  me.   Depart:  for  I   will  21 
send  thee  far  hence  unto  the  Gentiles.     And  they  gave  22 
him  audience  unto  this  word,  and  then  lifted  up  their 
voices,    and   said,   Away   with   such  a  fellow  from   the 
earth:  for   it  is  not  fit  that   he   should   live.     And   as  23 
they  cried  out,  and  cast    off  their  clothes,  and   threw 
dust   into   the  air,   the  chief  captain  commanded    him  24 
to  be  brought  into  the  castle,  and  bade  that  he  should 
be  examined  by  scourging;  that  he  might  know  where- 
fore they  cried  so  against  him.     And  as  they  bound  25 
him   with   thongs,   Paul   said   unto   the  centurion    that 
stood  by.  Is  it  lawful  for  you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is 
a   Roman,    and    uncondemned?    When    the    centurion  26 
heard  that^  he  went  and  told  the  chief  captain,  saying. 
Take  heed  what  thou  doest;    for  this  man  is  a  Roman. 
Then  the  chief  captain  came,  and  said  unto  him.  Tell  27 
me,  art  thou  a  Roman?     He  said.  Yea.     And  the  chief  28 
captain   answered,  With  a   great   sum   obtained  I   this 
freedom.     And  Paul  said,  But  I  was  free  born.     Then  29 
straightway  they  departed  from  him  which  should  have 
examined  him:  and  the  chief  captain  also  was  afraid, 


23.  lo  '  THE   ACTS.  589 

after  he  knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and  because  he 
30  had  bound  him.  On  the  morrow,  because  he  would 
have  known  the  certainty  wherefore  he  was  accused  of 
the  Jews,  he  loosed  him  from  /«>  bands,  and  commanded 
the  chief  priests  and  all  their  council  to  appear,  and 
brought  Paul  down,  and  set  him  before  them. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  304. 

Acts  23  :  i-ii. 

23  I      And  Paul,  earnestly  beholding  the  council,  said,  Men 
^;z^  brethren,  I  have  lived  in  all  good  conscience  before 

2  God  until  this  day.  And  the  high  priest  Ananias  com- 
manded them  that  stood  by  him  to  smite  him  on  the 

3  mouth.  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall  smite 
thee,  thou  whited  wall:  for  sittest  thou  to  judge  me 
after  the  law,  and  commandest  me  to  be  smitten  con- 

4  trary  to  the  law?     And  they  that  stood  by  said,  Revilest 

5  thou  God's  high  priest?  Then  said  Paul,  I  wist  not, 
brethren,  that  he  was  the  high  priest:  for  it  is  written, 
Thou  shalt  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler  of  thy  people. 

6  But  when  Paul  perceived  that  the  one  part  were  Sad- 
ducees  and  the  other  Pharisees,  he  cried  out  in  the 
council.  Men  and  brethren,  I  am  a  Pharisee,  the  son  of 
a  Pharisee:  of  the  hope  and  resurrection  of  the  dead 

7  I  am  called  in  question.  And  when  he  had  so  said, 
there  arose  a  dissension  between  the  Pharisees  and  the 

8  Sadducees:  and  the  multitude  was  divided.  For  the 
Sadducees    say  that    there   is  no   resurrection,   neither 

9  angel,  nor  spirit:  but  the  Pharisees  confess  both.  And 
there  arose  a  great  cry:  and  the  scribes  that  were  of  the 
Pharisees'  part  arose,  and  strove,  saying,  We  find  no 
evil  in  this  man:  but  if  a  spirit  or  an  angel  hath  spoken 

10  to  him,  let  us  not  fight  against  God.  And  when  there 
arose  a  great  dissension,  the  chief  captain,  fearing  lest 
Paul  should  have  been  pulled  in  pieces  of  them,  com- 
manded the  soldiers  to  go  down,  and  to  take  him  by 
force  from   among  them,   and    to  bring  him  into  the 


590  THE   ACTS.  23.  22 

castle.     And  the   night  following   the   Lord   stood  by  11 
him,  and  said,  Be  of  good  cheer,  Paul:  for  as  thou  hast 
testified  of  me  in  Jerusalem,  so  must  thou  bear  witness 
also  at  Rome. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    305. 

Acts  23  :  12-30,  34-35. 

And    when  it  was  day,  certain  of  the  Jews  banded  12  1 
together,  and  bound  themselves  under  a  curse,  saying 
that   they   would  neither  eat    nor  drink   till  they   had 
killed  Paul.     And  they  were  more  than  forty  which  had  13 
made   this  conspiracy.      And  they  came  to   the   chief  14 
priests  and  elders,  and  said,  We  have  bound  ourselves 
under  a  great  curse,  that  we  will  eat  nothing  until  we 
have  slain  Paul.      Now  therefore  ye   with   the  council  15 
signify  to  the  chief  captain  that  he  bring  him  down  unto 
you  to  morrow,  as  though  ye  would  inquire  something 
more  perfectly  concerning  him:    and   we,    or   ever  he 
come  near,  are  ready  to  kill  him.     And  when  Paul's  16 
sister's  son  heard  of  their  lying  in  wait,  he  went  and 
entered  into   the   castle,   and   told   Paul.      Then   Paul  17 
called  one  of  the  centurions  unto  /«>;/,  and  said.  Bring 
this  young  man  unto  the  chief  captain:  for  he  hath  a 
certain  thing  to  tell  him.     So  he  took  him,  and  brought  18 
him  to  the  chief  captain,  and  said,  Paul  the   prisoner 
called  me  unto  him^  and  prayed  me  to  bring  this  young 
man  unto  thee,  who  hath  something  to  say  unto  thee. 
Then  the  chief  captain  took  him  by  the  hand,  and  went  19 
with  him  aside  privately,  and  asked  /«'///,  What  is  that 
thou  hast  to    tell   me?     And  he  said,   The  Jews  have  20 
agreed  to  desire  thee  that  thou  wouldest  bring  down 
Paul  to  morrow  into  the  council,  as  though  they  would 
inquire  somewhat  of  him  more  perfectly.     But  do  not  21 
thou  yield  unto  them:  for  there  lie  in  wait  for  him  of 
them  more  than  forty   men,  which   have  bound   them- 
selves with  an  oath,  that  they  will  neither  eat  nor  drink 
till  they  have  killed  him:  and  now  are  they  ready,  look- 
ing for  a  promise  from  thee.     So  the  chief  captain  then  22 


24.  12  THE   ACTS.  591 

let  the  young  man  depart,  and  charged  him^  See  thou 
tell  no  man  that  thou  hast  shewed  these  things  to  me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  hwi  two  centurions,  saying,  Make 
ready  two  hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Ces-a-re'a,  and 
horsemen  threescore  and  ten,  and  spearmen  two  hun- 

24  dred,  at  the  third  hour  of  the  night;  and  provide  the7n 
beasts,  that  they  may  set  Paul  on,  and  bring  him  safe 

25  unto  Fe'  lix  the  governor.     And  he  wrote  a  letter  after 

26  this  manner:  Clau' di-us  Lys'ias  unto  the  most  excel- 

27  lent  governor  Fe'  lix  sendeth  greeting.  This  man  was 
taken  of  the  Jews,  and  should  have  been  killed  of  them: 
then  came   I  with  an  army,  and  rescued   him,  having 

28  understood  that  he  was  a  Roman.  And  when  I  would 
have  known  the  cause  wherefore  they  accused  him,  I 

29  brought  him  forth  into  their  council:  whom  I  perceived 
to  be  accused  of  questions  of  their  law,  but  to  have 
nothing  laid  to  his  charge  worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 

30  And  when  it  was  told  me  how  that  the  Jews  laid  wait 
for  the  man,  I  sent  straightway  to  thee,  and  gave  com- 
mandment to  his  accusers  also  to  say  before  thee  what 

34  they  had  against  him.  Farewell.  *  *  And  when  the 
governor  had  read  the  letter,  he  asked  of  what  province 
he   was.     And   when    he    understood    that   he  was  of 

35  Ci-li'  cia;  I  will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when  thine  accusers 
are  also  come.  And  he  commanded  him  to  be  kept  in 
Herod's  judgment  hall. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    306. 

Acts  24  :  10-27. 

24 10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  governor  had  beckoned 
unto  him  to  speak,  answered.  Forasmuch  as  I  know 
that  thou  hast  been  of  many  years  a  judge  unto  this 
nation,   I   do  the    more   cheerfully  answer  for  myself: 

11  because  that   thou  mayest  understand,   that  there  are 
yet  but  twelve  days  since  I  went  up  to  Jerusalem  for  to 

12  worship.     And   they  neither  found   me   in  the  temple 
disputing  with  any  man,  neither  raising  up  the  people, 


592  THE   ACTS.  24.  27 

neither  in  the  synagogues,  nor  in  the  city:  neither  can  13 
they   prove   the   things   whereof  they   now   accuse  me. 
But  this  I  confess  unto  thee,  that  after  the  way  which  14 
they  call  heresy,  so  worship  I   the  God  of  my  fathers, 
believing  all  things  which  are  written  in  the  law  and  in 
the  prophets:  and  have  hope  toward  God,  which  they  15 
themselves  also  allow,  that  there  shall  be  a  resurrection 
of  the  dead,  both  of  the  just  and  unjust.     And  herein  16 
do  I  exercise  myself,  to  have  always  a  conscience  void 
of  offence   toward   God,  and  toward  men.     Now  after  17 
many   years   I  came  to  bring  alms   to   my   nation,  and 
offerings.     Whereupon   certain  Jews   from   Asia  found  18 
me  purified  in  the  temple,  neither  with  multitude,  nor 
with   tumult.     Who   ought  to    have  been    here   before  19 
thee,  and  object,  if  they  had  aught  against  me.     Or  else  20 
let  these  same  here  say,  if  they  have  found  any  evil  doing 
in  me,  while  I  stood  before  the  council,  except  it  be  for  21 
this  one  voice,  that  I  cried  standing  among  them,  Touch- 
ing the  resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am  called  in  question 
by  you  this  day.     And  when  Fe' lix  heard  these  things,  22 
having  more  perfect  knowledge  of  that  way,  he  deferred 
them,  and   said.    When  Lysias   the  chief  captain   shall 
come  down,  I  will  know  the  uttermost  of  your  matter. 
And  he  commanded  a  centurion  to  keep  Paul,  and  to  23 
let  him  have  liberty,  and  that  he  should  forbid  none  of 
his  acquaintance  to  minister  or  come  unto  him.     And  24 
after  certain  days,    when    Fe'  lix    came    with    his   wife 
Dru-sil'la,  which  was  a  Jewess,  he  sent  for  Paul,  and 
heard  him  concerning  the  faith  in  Christ.     And  as  he  25 
reasoned  of  righteousness,   temperance,  and  judgment 
to  come,   Fe'lix  trembled,   and  answered,   Go  thy  way 
for  this  time;  when  I  have  a  convenient  season,  I  will 
call  for  thee.      He  hoped   also   that  money  should  have  26 
been    given    him    of    Paul,   that   he    might    loose   him: 
wherefore  he  sent  for  him  the  oftener,  and  communed 
with  him.     But  after  two  years  Por'ci-us  Fes' tus  came  27 
into  Fe'lix'  room;  and  Fe'lix,  willing  to  shew  the  Jews 
a  pleasure,  left  Paul  bound. 


25.   12  THE   ACTS.  593 

SELECTION    NUMBER  307. 

Acts  25  :  1-12. 

25  I       Now  when  Festus  was  come  into  the  province,  after 
three    days    he   ascended    from  Cesarea  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  the  high  priest  and  the  chief  of  the  Jews  informed 

3  him  against  Paul,  and  besought  him,  and  desired  favour 
against  him,  that  he  would  send  for  him  to  Jerusalem, 

4  laying  wait  in  the  way  to  kill  him.  But  Festus 
answered,    that   Paul  should  be  kept  at  Cesarea,   and 

5  that  he  himself  would  depart  shortly  thithe}-.  Let  them 
therefore,  said  he,  which  among  you  are  able,  go  down 
with  ine^  and  accuse  this  man,  if  there  be  any  wicked- 

6  ness  in  him.  And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them 
more  than  ten  days,  he  went  down  unto  Cesarea;  and 
the  next  day  sitting  on  the  judgment  seat  commanded 

7  Paul  to  be  brought.  And  when  he  was  come,  the  Jews 
which  came  down  from  Jerusalem  stood  round  about, 
and  laid  many  and  grievous  complaints  against  Paul, 

8  which  thfsy  could  not  prove.  While  he  answered  for 
himself.  Neither  against  the  law  of  the  Jews,  neither 
against    the    temple,   nor    yet    against  Cesar,   have    I 

9  offended  any  thing  at  all.  But  Festus,  willing  to  do 
the  Jews  a  pleasure,  answered  Paul,  and  said.  Wilt 
thou  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be  judged  of  these 

10  things  before  me?  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at  Cesar's 
judgment  seat,  where  I  ought  to  be  judged:  to  the 
Jews  have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou  very  well  knowest. 

11  For  if  I  be  an  offender,  or  have  committed  any  thing 
worthy  of  death,  I  refuse  not  to  die:  but  if  there  be 
none  of  these  things  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may   deliver   me   unto    them.       I    appeal    unto    Cesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  conferred  with  the  council, 
answered.  Hast  thou  appealed  unto  Cesar?  unto  Cesar 
shalt  thou  go. 


594  THE   ACTS.  26.  14 

SELECTION  NUMBER  308. 

Acts  26  :  1-32. 

Then  A-grip'pa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou  art  permitted  i  26 
to  speak  for  thyself.     Then  Paul    stretched  forth  the 
hand,_and  answered  for  himself:  I  think  myself  happy,  2 
king  A-grip'  pa,  because  I  shall  answer  for  myself  this 
day  before  thee  touching  all  the  things  whereof  I  am 
accused  of  the  Jews:  especially  because  I  know  thee  to  3 
be  expert  in  all  customs  and  questions  which  are  among 
the  Jews:  wherefore  I  beseech  thee  to  hear  me  patiently. 
My  manner  of  life  from  my  youth,  which  was  at  the  4 
first  among  mine  own  nation  at  Jerusalem,  know  all  the 
Jews;    which    knew    me    from    the   beginning,   if   they  5 
would  testify,  that  after  the  most  straitest  sect  of  our 
religion  I  lived  a  Pharisee.     And  now  I  stand  and  am  6 
judged  for  the  hope  of  the  promise  made  of  God  unto 
our    fathers:  unto    which   promise   our    twelve    tribes,  7 
instantly   serving   God  day  and   night,  hope   to  come. 
For  which  hope's  sake,  king  A-grip'  pa,  I  am  accused  of 
the  Jews.     Why  should  it  be  thought  a  thing  incredible  8 
with  you,  that   God   should   raise   the  dead?     I   verily  9 
thought  with  myself,  that  I  ought  to  do  many  things 
contrary    to  the  name  of   Jesus  of    Nazareth.     Which  10 
thing  I  also  did  in  Jerusalem:  and  many  of  the  saints 
did  I  shut  up  in  prison,  having  received  authority  from 
the  chief  priests;  and  when  they  were  put  to  death,  I 
gave  my  voice  against  them.     And  I  punished  them  oft  11 
in  every  synagogue,  and  compelled  them  to  blaspheme; 
and  being  exceedingly  mad  against  them,  I  persecuted 
them  even  unto,  strange  cities.     Whereupon  as  I  went  12 
to  Damascus  with  authority  and  commission  from  the 
chief  priests,  at  midday,   O  king,   I  saw  in  the  way  a  13 
light   from  heaven,   above    the  brightness  of   the  sun, 
shining  round  about  me  and  them  which  journeyed  with 
me;  and  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the  earth,  I  heard  14 
a  voice  speaking  unto  me,  and   saying  in  the  Hebrew 
tongue,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me?  //  is  hard 


26.  31  THE   ACTS.  595 

15  for  thee  to  kick  against  the  pricks.  And  I  said,  Who 
art  thou,  Lord?     And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou 

16  persecutest.  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet:  for  I 
have  appeared  unto  thee  for  this  purpose,  to  make  thee 
a  minister  and  a  witness  both  of  these  things  which 
thou  hast  seen,  and  of  those  things  in  the  which  I  will 

17  appear  unto  thee;  delivering  thee  from  the  people,  and 
1^ from  the  Gentiles,   unto  whom    now   I    send  thee,   to 

open  their  eyes,  and  to  turn  thern  from  darkness  to 
light,.  and//w;/  the  power  of  Satan  unto  God,  that  they 
may  receive  forgiveness  of  sins,  and  inheritance  among 
them   which   are    sanctified    by    faith   that   is    in   me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  A-grip'pa,  I  was   not   disobedient 

20  unto  the  heavenly  vision:  but  shewed  first  unto  them 
of  Damascus,  and  at  Jerusalem,  and  throughout  all  the 
coasts  of  Judea,  and  then  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they 
should  repent  and  turn  to  God,  and  do  works  meet  for 

21  repentance.     For  these  causes  the  Jews  caught  me  in 

22  the  temple,  and  went  about  to  kill  me.  Having  there- 
fore obtained  help  of  God,  I  continue  unto  this  day, 
witnessing  both  to  small  and  great,  saying  none  other 
things  than  those  which  the  prophets  and   Moses  did 

23  say  should  come:  that  Christ  should  suffer,  and  that  he 
should  be  the  first  that  should  rise  from  the  dead,  and 
should  shew  light  unto  the  people,  and  to  the  Gentiles. 

24  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  himself,  Festus  said  with  a 
loud  voice,  Paul,  thou  art  beside  thyself;  much  learn- 

25  ing  doth  make  thee  mad.  But  he  said,  I  am  not  mad, 
most  noble  Festus;  but  speak  forth  the  words  of  truth 

26  and  soberness.  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  things, 
before  whom  also  I  speak  freely:  for  I  am  persuaded 
that  none  of  these  things  are  hidden  fr_om  him;  for  this 

27  thing  was  not  done  in  a  corner.  King  A-grip'  pa,  believ- 
est  thou  the  prophets?     I  know  that  thou  believest. 

28  Then  A-grip'  pa  said  unto  Paul,  Almost  thou  persuadest 

29  me  to  be  a  Christian.  And  Paul  said,  I  would  to  God, 
that  not  only  thou,  but  also  all  that  hear  me  this  day, 
were  both  almost,  and  altogether  such  as  I  am,  except 

30  these  bonds.  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  the  king 
rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and  Bernice,  and  they  that 

31  sat  with  them:  and   when  they  were  gone  asrde,  they 


596  THE   ACTS.  27.   12 

talked  between    themselves,   saying,    This    man    doeth 
nothing   worthy    of    death    or    of    bonds.     Then    said  32 
A-grip'pa  unto  Festus,  This  man  might  have  been  set 
at  liberty,  if  he  had  not  appealed  unto  Cesar. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  309. 

Acts  27  :  1-26. 

And  when  it  was  determined  that  we  should  sail  into  i  27 
Italy,  they  delivered  Paul  and  certain  other  prisoners 
unto  one  named  Julius,  a  centurion  of  Augustus'  band. 
And   entering    into    a    ship  of    Ad-ra-myt' ti-um,^    we  2 
launched,  meaning  to  sail  by  the  coasts  of  Asia ;  one  Ar-is- 
tar' chus,  a    Mac-e-do' ni-an  of    Thes-sa-lo-ni' ca,    being 
with  us.     And  the  next  day  we  touched  at  Sidon.     And  3 
Julius  courteously  entreated  Paul,  and  gdi\thi?n  liberty  to 
go  unto  his  friends  to  refresh  himself.    And  when  we  had  4 
launched  from  thence,  we  sailed  under  Cyprus,  because 
the  winds  were  contrary.     And  when  we  had  sailed  over  5 
the  seaof  Cr-li'  cia  and  Pam-phyl'i-a,  we  came  to  My'ra, 
a  city  of  Ly'cia.     And  there  the  centurion  found  a  ship  6 
of  Alexandria  sailing  into  Italy;   and  he  put  us  therein. 
And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly  many  days,  and  scarce  7 
were  come  over  against  Cni'  dus,  the  wind  not  suffering 
us,  we  sailed  under  Crete,  over  against  Sal-mo'  ne;  and,  8 
hardly  passing  it,  came  unto  a  place  which  is  called  the 
Fair  Havens;  nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of  La-se' a. 
Now  when  much  time  was  spent,  and  when  sailing  was  9 
now  dangerous,  because  the  fast  was  now  already  past, 
Paul  admonished  them,  and  said  unto  them,  Sirs,  I  per-  10 
ceive  that  this  voyage  will  be  with  hurt  and  much  dam- 
age, not  only  of  the  lading  and  ship,  but  also  of  our  lives. 
Nevertheless  the  centurion  believed  the  master  and  the  11 
owner  of  the  ship,  more  than  those  things  which  were 
spoken  by  Paul.     And  because  the  haven  was  not  com-  12 
modious  to  winter  in,  the  more  part  advised  to  depart 
thence    also,   if   by    any   means    they    might   attain    to 
Phe-nl' ce,    and  there   to    winter;    which   is  a  haven    of 
Crete,  and  lieth  toward  the  southwest  and   northwest. 


27.  28  THE   ACTS.  597 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew  softly,  supposing  that 
they    had    obtained  their  purpose,   loosing  thence,   they 

14  sailed  close  by  Crete.  But  not  long  after  there  arose 
against   it   a  tempestuous  wind,   called  Eu-roc'ly-don. 

15  And  when  the  ship  was  caught,  and  could  not  bear  up 

16  into  the  wind,  we  let  hei-  drive.  And  running  under  a 
certain  island  which  is  called  Clau' da,   we  had    much 

17  work  to  come  by  the  boat:  which  when  they  had  taken 
up,  they  used  helps,  undergirding  the  ship;  and,  fear- 
ing lest  they  should    fall    into    the  quicksands,  strake 

18  sail,  and  so  were  driven.  And  we  being  exceedingly 
tossed  with  a  tempest,  the  next  day  they  lightened  the 

19  ship;  and  the  third  day  we  cast  out  with  our  own  hands 
'  20  the  tackling  of  the  ship.     And  when  neither  sun  nor 

stars  in  many  days  appeared,  and  no  small  tempest  lay 
on  us,  all  hope  that  we  should  be  saved  was  then  taken 

21  away.  But  after  long  abstinence,  Paul  stood  forth  in 
the  midst  of  them,  and  said,  Sirs,  ye  should  have 
hearkened  unto  me,  and  not  have  loosed  from  Crete, 

22  and  to  have  gained  this  harm  and  loss.  And  now  I 
exhort  you  to  be  of  good  cheer:  for  there  shall  be  no 

23  loss  of  atiy  mans  life  among  you,  but  of  the  ship.  For 
there  stood  by  me  this  night  the  angel  of  God,  whose  I 

24  am,  and  whom  I  serve,  saying.  Fear  not,  Paul;  thou 
must  be  brought  before  Cesar:  and,  lo,  God  hath  given 

25  thee  all  them  that  sail  with  thee.  Wherefore,  sirs,  be 
of  good  cheer:  for  I  believe  God,  that  it  shall  be  even 

26  as  it  was  told  me.  Howbeit  we  must  be  cast  upon  a 
certain  island. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   310. 

Acts  27  :  27-44. 

27  27      But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was  come,  as  we  were 

driven  up  and    down    in  A'dri-a,    about    midnight  the 

shipmen  deemed  that  they  drew  near  to  some  country; 

28  and  sounded,  and  found  //  twenty  fathoms:    and  when 

they  had  gone  a  little  further,  they  sounded  again,  and 


59^  THE   ACTS.  27.  44 

found  //  fifteen  fathoms.     Then  fearing  lest  we  should  29 
have  fallen  upon  rocks,  they  cast  four  anchors  out  of 
the  stern,  and  wished  for  the  day.     And  as  the  shipmen  30 
were  about  to  flee  out  of  the  ship,  when  they  had  let 
down  the  boat  into  the  sea,  under  colour  as  though 
they  would  have  cast  anchors  out  of  the  foreship,  Paul  31 
said  to  the  centurion  and  to  the  soldiers.  Except  these 
abide  in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved.     Then  the  soldiers  32 
cut  off  the  ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall  off.     And  33 
while  the  day  was  coming  on,  Paul  besought  them  all  to 
take  meat,  saying.  This  day  is  the  fourteenth  day  that 
ye  have  tarried  and  continued   fasting,  having  taken 
nothing.     Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take  so7?ie  meat;  for  34 
this  is  for  your  health:    for  there  shall  not  a  hair  fall 
from  the  head  of  any  of  you.     And  when  he  had  thus  35 
spoken,  he  took    bread,   and   gave   thanks  to  God  in 
presence  of  them  all;    and  when  he  had  broken/^,  he 
began  to  eat.     Then  were  they  all  of  good  cheer,  and  36 
they  also  took  some  meat.     And  we  were  in  all  in  the  37 
ship  two  hundred  threescore  and  sixteen  souls.     And  38 
when  they  had  eaten  enough,  they  lightened  the  ship, 
and  cast  out  the  wheat  into  the  sea.     And  when  it  was  39 
day,  they  knew  not  the  land:    but  they  discovered  a 
certain  creek  with  a  shore,  into  the  which  they  were 
minded,  if  it  were  possible,  to  thrust  in  the  ship.     And  40 
when  they  had  taken  up  the  anchors,  they  committed 
themselves  unto  the   sea,  and  loosed  the  rudder  bands, 
and    hoised   up    the    mainsail  to  the  wind,  and  made 
toward  shore.     And  falling  into  a  place  where  two  seas  41 
met,  they  ran  the  ship  aground;  and  the  forepart  stuck 
fast,  and  remained  unmoveable,  but  the  hinder  part  was 
broken  with  the  violence  of  the  waves.    And  the  soldiers'  42 
counsel  was  to  kill  the  prisoners,  lest  any  of  them  should 
swim  out,  and  escape.     But  the  centurion,  willing  to  43 
save  Paul,  kept   them   from  their   purpose;    and  com- 
manded that  they  which  could  swim  should  cast  them- 
selves first  iiito  the  sea,  and  get  to  land:    and  the  rest,  44 
some  on  boards,  and  some  on  broken  pieces  of  the  ship. 
And  so  it  came  to  pass,  that  they  escaped  all  safe  to 
land. 


28.  17  THE   ACTS.  599 

SELECTION    NUMBER   311. 

Acts  28  :  1-6  ;   11-31. 

28  I      And  when  they  were  escaped,   then  they  knew  that 

2  the  island  was  called  Mel'  i-ta.  And  the  barbarous 
people  shewed  us  no  little  kindness:  for  they  kindled  a 

.  fire,  and  received  us  every  one,  because  of  the  present 

3  rain,  and  because  of  the  cold.  And  when  Paul  had 
gathered  a  bundle  of  sticks,  and  laid  the7n  on  the  fire, 
there  came  a  viper  out  of  the   heat,  and  fastened  on 

4  his  hand.  And  when  the  barbarians  saw  the  venomous 
beast  hang  on  his  hand,  they  said  among  themselves, 
No  doubt  this  man  is  a  murderer,    whom,  though  he 

5  hath  escaped  the  sea,  yet  vengeance  suffereth  not  to 
live.     And   he  shook  off   the   beast   into  the   fire,  and 

6  felt  no  harm.  Howbeit  they  looked  when  he  should 
have  swollen,  or  fallen  down  dead  suddenly:  but  after 
they  had  looked  a  great  while,  and  saw  no  harm  come 
to  him,  they  changed  their  minds,  and  said  that  he 
was  a  god. 

11  ^  And  after  three  months  we  departed  in  a  ship  of 
Al-ex-an'  dri-a,  which  had  wintered  in  the  isle,  whose 

12  sign  was  Cas'tor  and  Pol-lux.     And  landing  at  Syr'a- 

13  cuse,  we  tarried  there  three  days.  And  from  thence  we 
fetched  a  compass  and  came  to  Rhe'gi-um:  and  after 
one  day  the  south  wind  blew,  and  we  came  the  next 

14  day  to  Pu-te'  o-ll:  where  we  found  brethren,  and  were 
desired  to  tarry  with  them  seven  days:  and  so  we  went 

15  toward  Rome.  And  from  thence,  when  the  brethren 
heard  of  us,  they  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as  Ap-pi-I 
Fo'  rum,   and    the    Three   Taverns;    whom    when   Paul 

16  saw,  he  thanked  God,  and  took  courage.  And 
when  we  came  to  Rome,  the  centurion  delivered  the 
prisoners  to  the  captain  of  the  guard:  but  Paul  was 
suffered  to  dwell  by  himself  with  a  soldier  that  kept 

17  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  Paul 
called  the  chief  of  the  Jews  together:  and  when  they 
were  come   together,    he   said    unto   them,    Men   and 


6oo  THE   ACTS.  28.  29 

brethren,   though    I    have  committed    nothing   against 
the    people,    or    customs    of    our    fathers,    yet    was    I 
delivered  prisoner   from   Jerusalem  into  the  hands   of 
the  Romans:  who,  when  they  had  examined  me,  would  18 
have  let  77ie  go,  because  there  was  no  cause  of  death  in 
me.     But  when  the  Jews  spake  against  //,  I  was  con-  19 
strained  to  appeal  unto  Cesar;  not   that  I   had   aught 
to  accuse  my  nation  of.     For  this  cause  therefore  have  20 
I  called  for   you,  to   see  you^  and  to  speak  with  you: 
because  that  for  the  hope  of  Israel  I  am  bound  with 
this    chain.       And    they    said    unto    him,    We    neither  21 
received  letters  out  of  Judea  concerning  thee,  neither 
any  of  the  brethren  that  came  shewed   or  spake  any 
harm  of   thee.     But   we  desire   to   hear  of  thee  what  22 
thou  thinkest:  for  as  concerning  this   sect,   we  know 
that  every  where  it  is  spoken  against.     And  when  they  23 
had  appointed  him  a  day,  there  came  many  to  him  into 
his  lodging;  to  whom  he  expounded  and  testified   the 
kingdom  of  God,   persuading  them  concerning    Jesus, 
both  out  of  the  law  of  Aioses,  and  out  of  the  prophets, 
from    morning   till   evening.     And    some  believed  the  24 
things  which  were  spoken,  and  some  believed  not.     And  25 
when  they  agreed  not  among  themselves,  they  departed, 
after  that  Paul  had  spoken  one  word,  Well  spake  the 
Holy  Ghost  by  Esaias  the  prophet  unto  our  fathers, 
saying,  26 

Go  unto  this  people,  and  say, 

Hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not  understand; 

And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  not  perceive: 

For  the  heart  of  this  people  is  waxed  gross,  27 

And  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 

And  their  eyes  have  they  closed; 

Lest  they  should  see  with  their  eyes, 

And  hear  with  their  ears. 

And  understand  with  their  heart, 

And  should  be  converted, 

And  I  should  heal  them. 
Be  it  known  therefore  unto  you,  that  the  salvation  of  28 
God  is  sent  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  that  they  will  hear 
it.     And    when    he    had    said    these   words,    the    Jews  29 
departed,  and  had  great  reasoning  among  themselves. 


3.   21 


ROMANS.  6oi 


30  And    Paul    dwelt   two  whole    years    in    his  own  hired 

31  house,  and  received  all  that  came  in  unto  him,  preach- 
ing -the  kingdom  of  God,  and  teaching  those  things 
which  concern  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  with  all  con- 
fidence, no  man  forbidding  him. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

ROMANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  312. 
Rom.  3  :  9-31. 

5  9      We  have  before  proved  both  Jews  and  Gentiles,  that 

10  they  are  all  under  sin;  as  it  is  written. 

There  is  none  righteous,  no,  not  one: 

11  There  is  none  that  understandeth, 
There  is  none  that  seeketh  after  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the  way,  they  are  together 

become  unprofitable; 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre; 

With  their  tongues  they  have  used  deceit; 
The  poison  of  asps  is  under  their  lips: 

14  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  bitterness: 

15  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed  blood: 

16  Destruction  and  misery  are  in  their  ways: 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not  known: 

18  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  their  eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what  things  soever  the  law  saith, 
it  saith  to  them  who  are  under  the  -law:  that  every 
mouth  may  be  stopped,  and  all  the  world  may  become 

20  guilty  before  God.  Therefore  by  the  deeds  of  the  law 
there  shall  no  flesh  be  justified  in  his  sight:    for  by  the 

21  law  zV  the  knowledge  of  sin.  But  now  the  righteousness 
of  God  without  the  law  is  manifested,  being  witnessed  by 


6o2  ROMANS.  5-  lo 

the  law  and  the  prophets;    even  the  righteousness  of  22 
God  which  is  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ  unto  all  and  upon 
all  them  that  believe;  for  there  is  no  difference:  for  all  23 
have   sinned,   and    come    short  of  the   glory  of   God; 
being  justified  freely  by  his  grace  through  the  redemp-  24 
tion  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus:    whom  God  hath  set  forth  25 
to  be  a  propitiation  through  faith  in  his  blood,  to  declare 
his  righteousness  for  the  remission  of  sins  that  are  past, 
through  the  forbearance  of  God;    to  declare,  /  say^  at  26 
this  time  his  righteousness:    that  he  might  be  just,  and 
the  justifier  of  him  which  believeth  in  Jesus.     Where /V  27 
boasting  then?    It  is  excluded.     By  what  law?  of  works? 
Nay;  but  by  the  law  of  faith.     Therefore  we  conclude  28 
that  a  man  is  justified  by  faith  without  the  deeds  of  the 
law.     Is  he  the  God  of  the  Jews  only?  is  he  not  also  of  29 
the  Gentiles?     Yes,   of  the  Gentiles  also:    seeing//  «  30 
one  God,  which  shall  justify  the  circumcision  by  faith, 
and  uncircumcision  through  faith.      Do  we  then  make  31 
void  the  law  through  faith?    God  forbid:  yea,  we  estab- 
lish the  law. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  313. 

Rom.  5  :  1-21. 

Therefore  being  justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace  with  i  5 
God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  by  whom  also  we  2 
have  access  by  faith  into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand, 
and  rejoice  in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God.     And  not  only  3 
so,    but  we    glory  in    tribulations    also;    knowing   that 
tribulation  worketh  patience;  and  patience,  experience;  4 
and  experience,  hope:  and  hope  maketh  not  ashamed;  5 
because  the  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  by 
the  Holy  Ghost  which  is  given  unto  us.     For  when  we  6 
were  yet  without  strength,  in  due  time  Christ  died  for 
the  ungodly.     For  scarcely  for  a  righteous  man  will  one  7 
die:  yet  peradventure  for  a  good  man  some  would  even 
dare  to  die.     But  God  commendeth  his  love  toward  us,  8 
in  that,  while  we  were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 
Much  more  then,  being  now  justified  by  his  blood,  we  9 
shall  be  saved  from  wrath  through  him.     For  if,  when  10 


ROMANS.  603 


we  were  enemies,  we  were  reconciled  to  God  by  the 
death  of  his  Son;  much  more,  being  reconciled,  we  shall 

11  be  saved  by  his  life.  And  not  only  so,  but  we  also  joy 
in  God  through  our  Lord   Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  we 

12  have  now  received  the  atonement.  Wherefore,  as  by 
one  man  sin  entered  into  the  world,  and  death  by  sin; 
and  so   death   passed  upon  all  men,  for  that  all  have 

13  sinned:  (For  until  the  law  sin  was  in  the  world:  but  sin 

14  is  not  imputed  when  there  is  no  law.  Nevertheless 
death  reigned  from  Adam  to  Moses,  even  over  them 
that  had  not  sinned  after  the  similitude  of  Adam's 
transgression,  who  is  the  figure  of  him  that  was  to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  is  the  free  gift:  for  if 
through  the  offence  of  one  many  be  dead,  much  more 
the  grace  of  God,  and  the  gift  by  grace,  which  is  by  one 

16  man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded  unto  many.  And 
not  as  it  was  by  one  that  sinned,  so  is  the  gift :  for  the 
judgment  was  by  one  to  condemnation,  but  the  free  gift 

17  is  of  many  offences  unto  justification.  For  if  by  one 
man's  offence  death  reigned  by  one;  much  more  they 
which  receive  abundance  of  grace  and  of  the  gift  of 
righteousness  shall  reign  in  life  by  one,  Jesus  Christ.) 

18  Therefore,  as  by  the  offence  of  ontjudg?ne7it  came  upon 
all  men  to  condemnation;  even  so  by  the  righteousness 
of  one  the  free  gift  came  upon  all  men  unto  justification 

19  of  life.  For  as  by  one  man's  disobedience  many  were 
made  sinners,  so  by  the  obedience  of  one  shall  many  be 

20  made  righteous.  Moreover  the  law  entered,  that  the 
offence  might  abound.     But  where  sin  abounded,  grace 

21  did  much  more  abound:  that  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto 
death,  even  so  might  grace  reign  through  righteousness 
unto  eternal  life  by  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  3U. 
Rom.  6  :  1-23. 

6  I      What  shall  we  say  then?     Shall  we  continue  in  sin,  that 

2  grace  may  abound?     God  forbid.     How  shall  we,  that 

3  are  dead  to  sin,  live  any  longer  therein?     Know  ye  not, 
that  so  many  of  us  as  were  baptized  into  Jesus  Christ 


6o4  ROMANS.  6.  22 

were  baptized  into  his  death?     Therefore  we  are  buried  4 
with  him  by  baptism  into  death:  that  like  as  Christ  was 
raised  up  from  the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Father, 
even  so  we  also  should  walk  in  newness  of  life.     For  if  5 
we  have    been  planted  together  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  likeness  of  his  resurrection: 
knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  is  crucified  with  him,  6 
that  the  body  of  sin  might  be  destroyed,  that  hence- 
forth we  should  not  serve  sin.     For  he  that  is  dead  is  7 
freed   from   sin.     Now  if  we  be  dead  with  Christ,  we  8 
believe  that  we  shall  also  live  with  him:  knowing  that  9 
Christ  being  raised  from  the  dead  dieth  no  more;  death 
hath  no  more  dominion  over  him.     For  in  that  he  died,  10 
he  died  unto  sin  once:  but  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth 
unto  God.     Likewise  reckon  ye  also  yourselves  to  be  11 
dead  indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your  12 
mortal  body,  that  ye  should  obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof. 
Neither  yield  ye  your  members  as  instruments  of  un-  13 
righteousness  unto  sin:  but  yield  yourselves  unto  God, 
as  those  that  are  alive  from  the  dead,  and  your   mem- 
bers as  instruments  of  righteousness  unto  God.      For  14 
sin   shall  not  have  dominion  over   you:  for  ye  are  not 
under  the  law,  but  under  grace.     What  then?  shall  we  15 
sin,  because  we  are  not  under  the  law,  but  under  grace? 
God    forbid.     Know   ye   not,  that   to  whom   ye   yield  16 
yourselves   servants  to   obey,  his   servants   ye   are    to 
whom  ye  obey;  whether  of  sin  unto  death,  or  of  obe- 
dience unto  righteousness?     But  God  be  thanked,  that  17 
ye  were  the  servants  of  sin,  but  ye  have  obeyed  from 
the    heart  that    form  of  doctrine  which  was  delivered 
you.     Being  then  made  free  from  sin,  ye  became  the  18 
servants  of  righteousness.     I  speak  after  the  manner  19 
of  men  because  of  the  infirmity  of  your  flesh:   for  as  ye 
have  yielded  your  members  servants  to  uncleanness  and 
to  iniquity  unto  iniquity;  even  so  now  yield  your  mem- 
bers  servants    to    righteousness    unto    holiness.     For  20 
when  ye  were  the  servants  of  sin,  ye  were   free   from 
righteousness.     What  fruit  had  ye  then  in  those  things  21 
whereof  ye  are    now  ashamed?    for    the  end    of   those 
things  is  death.     But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  22 


8.  15  ROMANS.  605 

and  become  servants  to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto 
23  holiness,  and  the  end  everlasting  life.     For  the  wages 
of  sin  is   death;  but   the    gift   of   God   is   eternal    life 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  315. 

Rom.  8  :  1-31. 

8  I       There  is   therefore   now    no    condemnation  to    them 
which  are  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh, 

2  but  after  the  Spirit.  For  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life 
in  Christ  Jesus  hath  made  me  free  from  the  law  of  sin 

3  and  death.  For  what  the  law  could  not  do,  in  that  it 
was  weak  through  the  flesh,  God  sending  his  own  Son 
in  the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh,  and  for  sin,  condemned 

4  sin  in  the  flesh:  that  the  righteousness  of  the  law 
might  be  fulfilled  in  us,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh, 

5  but  after  the  Spirit.  For  they  that  are  after  the  flesh 
do  mind   the  things  of  the  flesh;    but  they   that  are 

6  after  the  Spirit,  the  things  of  the  Spirit.  For  to  be 
carnally  minded  is  death;  but  to  be  spiritually  minded 

7  is  life  and  peace.  Because  the  carnal  mind  is  enmity 
against  God:  for  it  is  not  subject  to  the  law  of  God, 

8  neither  indeed  can  be.     So  then  they  that  are  in  the  flesh 

9  cannot  please  God.  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in 
the  Spirit,  if  so  be  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwell  in  you. 
Now  if  any  man  have  not  the   Spirit  of  Christ,  he  is 

10  none  of  his.  And  if  Christ  be  in  you,  the  body  is  dead 
because  of  sin;  but  the  Spirit  is  life  because  of  right- 

11  eousness.  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that  raised  up  Jesus 
from  the  dead  dwell  in  you,  he  that  raised  up  Christ 
from  the  dead  shall  also  quicken  your  mortal  bodies  by 

12  his  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you.  Therefore,  brethren, 
we  are  debtors,  not  to  the  flesh,  to  live  after  the  flesh. 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall  die:  but  if  ye 
through  the  Spirit  do  mortify  the  deeds  of  the  body,  ye 

14  shall   live.      For  as   many  as   are  led  by  the  Spirit   of 

15  God,  they  are  the  sons  of  God.  For  ye  have  not 
received  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear;  but  ye 


6o6  ROMANS.  8.  31 

have  received  the  Spirit  of  adoption,  whereby  we  cry, 
Abba,  Father.     The  Spirit  itself  beareth  witness  with  16 
our  spirit,   that    we  are    the    children    of  God:    and  if  17 
children,  then  heirs;  heirs  of  God,  and  joint  heirs  with 
Christ;  if  so  be  that  we  suffer  with  him^  that  we  may 
be   also    glorified    together.       For    I    reckon    that    the  18 
sufferings  of  this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared ^'ith.  the  glory  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us.      For  19 
the  earnest  expectation  of  the  creature  waiteth  for  the 
manifestation  of  the  sons  of  God.     For   the  creature  20 
was   made    subject    to  vanity,    not   willingly,    but   by 
reason    of  him  who  hath  subjected  the  same   in  hope; 
Because  the  creature  itself  also  shall  be  delivered  from  21 
the  bondage  of  corruption  into  the  glorious  liberty  of 
the  children   of   God.     For  we  know  that  the  whole  22 
creation  groaneth  and  travaileth  in  pain  together  until 
now.     And  not    only   they^   but   ourselves   also,   which  23 
have  the   firstfruits   of  the    Spirit,  even  we  ourselves 
groan  within  ourselves,  waiting  for  the  adoption,  to  wit^ 
the  redemption  of   our  body.     For  we  are    saved   by  24 
hope:  but  hope  that  is  seen  is  not  hope:  for  what  a 
man  seeth,  why  doth  he  yet  hope  for?     But  if  we  hope  25 
for  that  we  see  not,  then  do  we  with  patience  wait  for 
//.     Likewise   the   Spirit  also  helpeth  our  infirmities:  26 
for  we  know  not  what  we  should  pray  for  as  we  ought: 
but  the  Spirit   itself  maketh   intercession  for  us  with 
groanings    which    cannot    be    uttered.     And    he    that  27 
searcheth  the  hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind  of  the 
Spirit,  because  he  maketh   intercession  for  the  saints 
accordingly  to  the  will  of  God.     And  we  know  that  all  28 
things  work  together  for  good  to  them  that  love  God, 
to  them  who  are  the  called  according  to  his  purpose. 
For  whom  he  did  foreknow,   he  also  did  predestinate  29 
to  be  conformed  to  the  image  of  his  Son,  that  he  might 
be   the   firstborn   among   many   brethren.      Moreover,  30 
whom  he  did  predestinate,  them  he  also  called:  and 
whom  he  called,  them  he  also  justified:  and  whom  he 
justified,  them  he  also  glorified.     What  shall  we  then  31 
say  to   these   things?     If   God   be  for  us,   who  can  be 
against  us? 


lo.  9 


ROMANS.  607 


SELECTION  NUMBER  316. 

Rom.  8  :  32-39  ;   10  :  1-17. 

8  32       He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but  delivered  him 
up  for  us  all,  how  shall  he  not  with  him  also  freely  give 

33  us  all  things?     Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to  the  charge  of 

34  God's  elect?  It  is  God  that  justifieth.  Who  is  he  that 
condemneth?  //  is  Christ  that  died,  yea  rather,  that  is 
risen  again,  who  is  even  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  who 

35  also  maketh  intercession  for  us.  Who  shall  separate 
us  from  the  love  of  Christ?  shall  tribulation,  or  distress, 
or  persecution,   or  famine,   or  nakedness,   or  peril,  or 

id  sword?  As  it  is  written,  For  thy  sake  we  are  killed  all 
the   day   long;    we    are    accounted   as    sheep    for   the 

37  slaughter.     Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more  than 

38  conquerors  through  him  that  loved  us.  For  I  am  per- 
suaded, that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor 
principalities,    nor    powers,    nor    things   present,    nor 

39  things  to  come,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other 
creature,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from  the  love  of 

'    God,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 
10  I      Brethren,  my  heart's  desire  and  prayer  to  God  for 

2  Israel  is,  that  they  might  be  saved.  For  I  bear  them 
record  that  they  have  a  zeal  of  God,  but  not  according 

3  to  knowledge.  For  they,  being  ignorant  of  God's 
righteousness,  and  going  about  to  establish  their  own 
righteousness,  have  not  submitted  themselves  unto  the 

4  righteousness  of  God.     For  Christ  />  the  end  of  the  law 

5  for  righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth.  For 
Moses  describeth  the  righteousness  which  is  of  the  law. 
That  the  man  which  doeth  those  things  shall  live  by 

6  them.  But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith  speaketh 
on  this  wise,  Say  not  in  thine  heart,  Who  shall  ascend 
into  heaven?  (that  is,  to  bring  Christ  down/r^;;/  above-) 

7  or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the  deep?  (that  is,  to  bring 

8  up  Christ  again  from  the  dead.)  But  what  saith  it? 
The  word  is  nigh  thee,  even  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy 
heart:    that  is,   the  word  of  faith,   which   we   preach; 

9  That  if  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in  thine  heart  that  God  hath 


6o8  ROMANS.  12.  8 

raised  him  from  the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved.     For  lo 
with  the  heart  man  believeth  unto  righteousness;    and 
with    the  mouth    confession    is    made    unto    salvation. 
For  the  Scripture  saith,  Whosoever  believeth  on  him  ii 
shall  not  be  ashamed.     For  there  is  no  difference  be-  12 
tvveen  the  Jew  and  the  Greek:    for  the  same  Lord  over 
all  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  him.      For  whosoever  13 
shall  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 
How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in  whom  they  have  14 
not  believed?    and   how  shall   they  believe  in   him  of 
whom  they  have  not  heard?   and  how  shall  they  hear 
without  a  preacher?  and  how  shall  they  preach,  except  15 
they  be  sent?    as  it  is  written,  How  beautiful  are  the 
feet  of  them  that  preach  the  gospel  of  peace,  and  bring 
glad  tidings  of  good    things!     But  they  have  not  all  16 
obeyed  the  gospel.     For  Esaias  saith,  Lord,  who  hath 
believed  our  report?     So  then  faith  conieth  by  hearing,  17 
and  hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  317. 

Rom.  12  :  1-2 1. 

I  beseech  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mercies  of  i  12 
God  that  ye  present  your  bodies  a  living  sacrifice,  holy, 
acceptable  unto  God,  which  is  your  reasonable  service. 
And  be  not  conformed  to  this  world:  but  be  ye  trans-  2 
formed  by  the   renewing  of   your  mind,  that  ye  may 
prove  what  is  that  good,  and  acceptable,  and  perfect 
will  of  God.     For  I  say,  through  the  grace  given  unto  3 
me,  to  every  man  that  is  among  you,  not  to  think  of 
hii7iself  more   highly  than   he   ought  to  think;   but  to 
think  soberly,  according  as  God  hath    dealt  to  every 
man  the  measure  of  faith.     For  as  we  have  many  mem-  4 
bers  in  one  body,  and  all  members  have  not  the  same 
ofifice:  so  we,  being  many,  are  one  body  in  Christ,  and  5 
every  one  members  one  of  another.      Having  then  gifts  6 
differing  according  to  the  grace  that  is  given   to  us, 
whether  prophecy,  let  21s prophesy  according  to  the  pro- 
portion of  faith;  or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our  minister-  7 
ing;    or    he   that    teacheth,    on    teaching;    or    he    that  8 


13.  4 


ROMANS.  609 


exhorteth,  on  exhortation:  he  that  giveth,  let  him  do  it 

with  simplicity;  he  that  ruleth,  with  dihgence;  he  that 

9  sheweth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness.     Let  love  be  without 

dissimulation.     Abhor  that  which  is  evil;  cleave  to  that 

10  which  is  good.  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another 
with  brotherly  love;  in  honour  preferring  one  another; 

11  not  slothful  in  business;  fervent  in  spirit;  serving  the 

12  Lord;    rejoicing  in  hope;    patient  in  tribulation;    con- 

13  tinning  instant  in  prayer;  distributing  to  the  necessity 

14  of  saints;  given  to  hospitality.     Bless  them  which  per- 

15  secute  you:  bless,  and  curse  not.     Rejoice  with  them 

16  that  do  rejoice,  and  weep  with  them  that  weep.  Be  of 
the  same  mind  one  toward  another.  Mind  not  high 
things,  but  condescend  to  men  of  low  estate.     Be  not 

17  wise  in  your  own  conceits.  Recompense  to  no  man 
evil  for  evil.     Provide  things  honest  in  the  sight  of  all 

i8  men.     If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in  you,  live 

19  peaceably  with  all  men.  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  not 
yourselves,  but  rather  give  place  unto  wrath:  for  it  is 
written.  Vengeance  is  mine ;  I  will  repay,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Therefore  if  thine  enemy  hunger,  feed  him;  if  he  thirst, 
give  him  drink:  for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals 

21  of  fire  on  his  head.  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  over- 
come evil  with  good. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   318. 

Rom.  13  :  1-14;  14  :  1-17. 

13  I      Let  every  soul  be  subject  unto  the  higher  powers. 
For  there  is  no  power  but  of  God:    the  powers  that  be 

2  are  ordained  of  God.  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth 
the  power,  resisteth  the  ordinance  of  God:    and  they 

3  that  resist  shall  receive  to  themselves  damnation.  For 
rulers  are  not  a  terror  to  good  works,  but  to  the  evil. 
Wilt  thou  then  not  be  afraid  of  the  power?  do  that 
which  is  good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the  same: 

4  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee  for  good.  But  if 
thou  do  that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid;  for  he  beareth 
not  the  sword  in  vain:  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  a 
revenger  to  execute  wrath   upon   him  that  doeth  evil. 


6iO  ROMANS.  14.  8 

Wherefore  j^  must  needs  be  subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  5 
but   also    for  conscience'    sake.       For,    for  this   cause  6 
pay  ye    tribute  also:    for   they    are    God's    ministers, 
attending  continually  upon   this  very  thing.     Render  7 
therefore  to  all  their  dues:    tribute  to  whom  tribute  ts 
due;    custom  to  whom   custom;    fear   to   whom   fear; 
honour  to  whom  honour.     Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  8 
to  love  one  another:    for  he  that  loveth  another  hath 
fulfilled    the   law.     For   this.   Thou  shalt  not  commit  9 
adultery.    Thou   shalt  not  kill,   Thou  shalt  not  steal. 
Thou   shalt   not   bear   false    witness,    Thou    shalt   not 
covet;    and  if  there  be  any  other  commandment,   it  is 
briefly  comprehended  in  this  saying,  namely,  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.     Love  worketh  no  ill  to  10 
his  neighbour:  therefore  love/j  the  fulfilling  of  the  law. 
And  that,  knowing  the  time,  that  now  //  is  high  time  11 
to  awake  out  of  sleep:    for  now  is  our  salvation  nearer 
than  when  we  believed.     The  night  is  far  spent,  the  12 
day  is  at  hand:    let  us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  of 
darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armour  of  light.     Let  us  13 
walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day;  not  in  rioting  and  drunken- 
ness, not  in  chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  strife  and 
envying:  but  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  make  14 
not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to  fidfil  the  lusts  thereof. 

Him  that  is  weak  in  the  faith  receive  ye,  but  not  to  i  14 
doubtful  disputations.     For  one  believeth  that  he  may  2 
eat  all  things:    another,   who    is  weak,    eateth    herbs. 
Let  not  him  that  eateth  despise  him  that  eateth  not;  3 
and  let  not  him  which  eateth  not  judge  him  that  eateth: 
for  God  hath  received  him.     Who  art  thou  that  judgest  4 
another  man's  servant?  to  his  own  master  he  standeth 
or  falleth;  yea,  he  shall  be  holden  up:  for  God  is  able 
to  make  him  stand.     One  manesteemeth  one  day  above  5 
another:  another  esteemeth  every  day  alike.     Let  every 
man  be  fully  persuaded   in    his    own  mind.      He  that  6 
regardeth  the  day,  regardeth  //unto  the  Lord;  and  he 
that  regardeth  not  the  day,  to  the  Lord  he   doth  not 
regard  it.     He  that  eateth,  eateth  to  the  Lord,  for  he 
giveth  God  thanks;  and  he  that  eateth  not,  to  the  Lord 
he  eateth  not,  and  giveth  God  thanks.     For  none  of  us  7 
liveth  to  himself,  and  no  man  dieth  to  himself.     For  8 


I.  19  I.  CORINTHIANS.  611 

whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the  Lord;  and  whether 

we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord:  whether  we  live  there- 

9  fore,  or  die,  we  are  the  Lord's.     For  to  this  end  Christ 

both  died,  and  rose,  and  revived,  that  he  might  be  Lord 

10  both  of  the  dead  and  living.  But  why  dost  thou  judge 
thy  brother?  or  why  dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy 
brother?  for  we  shall  all  stand  before  the  judgment  seat 

11  of  Christ.      For  it  is  written, 

As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord,  every  knee  shall  bow  to  me, 
And  every  tongue  shall  confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  every  one  of  us  shall  give  account  of  himself  to 

13  God.  Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  another  any  more: 
but  judge  this  rather,  that  no  man  put  astumblingblock 

14  or  an  occasion  to  fall  in  /it's  brother's  way.  I  know, 
and  am  persuaded  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  f/iere  is  noth- 
ing unclean  of  itself:  but  to  him  that  esteemeth   any 

15  thing  to  be  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean.  But  if  thy 
brother  be  grieved  with  thy  meat,  now  walkest  thou  not 
charitably.      Destroy  not  him  with  thy  meat,  for  whom 

16  Christ  died.     Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil  spoken  of: 

17  for  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat  and  drink;  but 
righteousness,  and  peace,  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 


THE    FIRST    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

CORINTHIANS. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    319. 

I.  Cor.  I  :  17-31  ;   2  :  1-6. 

1 17  ■    Christ  sent  me  not  to  baptize,  but  to  preach  the  gos- 
pel :  not  with  wisdom  of  words,  lest  the  cross  of  Christ 

18  should  be  made  of  none  effect.     For  the  preaching  of 
the  cross  is  to  them  that  perish,  foolishness;  but  unto 

19  us  which  are  saved,  it  is  the  power  of  God.     For  it  is 
written, 


6i2  I.  CORINTHIANS.  2.  6 

I  will  destroy  the  wisdom  of  the  wise, 

And  will  bring  to  nothing  the  understanding  of  the 
prudent. 

AVhere  is  the  wise?  where  is  the  scribe?  where  is  the  20 
disputer  of  this  world?  hath  not  God  made  foolish  the 
wisdom  of  this  world?     For  after  that  in  the  wisdom  of  21 
God  the  world  by  wisdom  knew  not  God,  it  pleased  God 
by  the  foolishness  of  preaching  to  save  them  that  believe. 
For  the  Jews  require  a  sign,  and  the  Greeks  seek  after  22 
wisdom:  but  we  preach  Christ  crucified,  unto  the  Jews  23 
a    stumblingblock,   and    unto    the   Greeks    foolishness; 
but  unto  them  which  are  called,  both  Jews  and  Greeks,  24 
Christ    the   power    of    God,  and    the  wisdom   of  God. 
Because  the  foolishness  of  God  is  wiser  than  men;  and  25 
the  weakness  of  God  is  stronger  than  men.      For  ye  see  26 
your  calling,  brethren,    how  that   not  many  wise  men 
after  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty,  not  many  noble,  are 
called:  but  God  hath  chosen  the  foolish  things  of  the  27 
world  to  confound  the  wise;  and  God  hath  chosen  the 
weak  things  of  the  world  to  confound  the  things  which 
are  mighty;  and  base  things  of  the  world,  and  things  28 
which  are  despised,  hath  God   chosen,  yea,  and   things 
which   are  not,    to   bring    to    nought    things   that  are: 
that  no  flesh  should  glory  in  his  presence.      But  of  him  29 
are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  of  God  is  made  unto  us  wis-  30 
dom,  and  righteousness,  and  sanctification,  and  redemp- 
tion: that,  according  as  it  is  written,  He  that  glorieth,  31 
let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

And  I,  brethren,  when  I  came  to  you,  came  not  with  i  2 
excellency  of  speech  or  of  wisdom,  declaring  unto  you 
the  testimony  of  God.      For  I  determined  not  to  know  2 
any    thing   among   you,    save    Jesus    Christ,    and    him 
crucified.     And    I   was  with   you   in   weakness,   and   in  3 
fear,  and  in  much  trembling.     And  my  speech  and  my  4 
preaching  ivas  not  with  enticing  words  of  man's  wisdom, 
but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit  and  of  power:  that  5 
your  faith  should  not  stand  in  the  wisdom  of  men,  but 
in  the  power  of  God.     Howbeit  we  speak  wisdom  among  6 
them  that  are  perfect:  yet  not  the  wisdom  of  this  world, 
nor  of  the  princes  of  this  world,  that  come  to  nought. 


3.  21  I.  CORINTHIANS.  613 

SELECTION    NUMBER    320. 
I.  Cor.  3  :  4-23. 

3  4      While  one  saith,  I  am  of  Paul;  and  another,  I  am  of 

5  A-pol'los;  are  ye  not  carnal?  Who  then  is  Paul,  and 
who  is  A-p61'  los,  but  ministers  by  whom  ye  believed, 

6  even  as  the  Lord  gave  to  every  man?     I  have  planted, 

7  A-pol'  16s  watered;  but  God  gave  the  increase.  So  then 
neither  is  he  that  planteth  any  thing,  neither  he  that 
watereth;  but  God  that  giveth   the  increase.     Now  he 

8  that  planteth  and  he  that  watereth  are  one:  and  every 
man  shall  receive  his  own  reward  according  to  his  own 

9  labour.  For  we  are  labourers  together  with  God:  ye 
are  God's  husbandry,  ye  are  God's  building.     Accord- 

10  ing  to  the  grace  of  God  which  is  given  unto  me,  as  a 
wise  masterbuilder,  I  have  laid  the  foundation,  and 
another  buildeth  thereon.     But  let  every  man  take  heed 

11  how  he  buildeth  thereupon.  For  other  foundation 
can  no  man  lay  than  that  is  laid,  which  is  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Now  if  any  man  build  upon  this  foundation  gold,  sil- 

13  ver,  precious  stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble;  every  man's 
work  shall  be  made  manifest:  for  the  day  shall  declare 
it,  because   it  shall  be   revealed  by  fire;  and   the  fire 

14  shall  try  every  man's  work  of  what  sort  it  is.  If  any 
man's  work  abide  which  he  hath  built  thereupon,   he 

15  shall  receive  a  reward.  If  any  man's  work  shall  be 
burned,    he   shall  suffer  loss:  but  he  himself  shall  be 

16  saved;  yet  so  as  by  fire.  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the 
temple  of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in 

17  you?  If  any  man  defile  the  temple  of  God,  him  shall 
God    destroy;    for  the  temple    of   God  is  holy,   which 

18  temple  ye  are.  Let  no  man  deceive  himself.  If  any 
man  among  you  seemeth  to  be  wise  in  this  world,  let 

19  him  become  a  fool,  that  he  may  be  wise.  For  the  wis- 
dom of  this  world  is  foolishness  with  God:  for  it  is 
written.   He   taketh   the  wise  in   their  own  craftiness. 

20  And    again,   The  Lord    knoweth    the   thoughts  of   the 

21  wise,  that  they  are  vain.     Therefore  let  no  man  glory 


6i4  I.  CORINTHIANS.  lo.  4 

in  men:    for   all    things   are    yours;    whether  Paul,  or  22 
A-pol'los,  or  Ce' phas,  or  the  world,  or  life,  or  death, 
or  things  present,  or  things   to  come;    all  are  yours; 
and  ye  are  Christ's;  and  Christ  is  God's.  23 


SELECTION  NUMBER  321. 
I.  Cor.  6  :  i-ii  ;  10  :  1-15. 

Dare  any  of  you,  having  a  matter  against  another,  go  i  6 
to   law   before   the  unjust,  and  not  before  the  saints? 
Do  ye  not  know  that  the  saints  shall  judge  the  world?  2 
and   if  the  world  shall  be  judged  by  you,  are  ye  un- 
worthy to  judge  the  smallest  matters?     Know  ye  not  3 
that  we  shall  judge  angels?  how  much  more  things  that 
pertain   to   this   life?     If  then  ye   have   judgments    of  4 
things  pertaining  to  this  life,  set  them  to  judge  who  are 
least  esteemed  in  the  church.     I  speak  to  your  shame.  5 
Is  it  so,  that  there  is  not  a  wise  man  among  you?  no, 
not  one  that  shall  be  able  to  judge  between  his  breth- 
ren?    But  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother,  and  that  6 
before  the  unbelievers.     Now  therefore  there  is  utterly  7 
a  fault  among  you,  because    ye  go   to   law   one   with 
another.     Why  do  ye  not  rather  take  wrong?     Why  do 
ye  not  rather  suffer  yourselves  to  be  defrauded?     Nay,  ye  8 
do  wrong,  and  defraud,  and  thsit  your  brethren.     Know  9 
ye  not  that  the  unrighteous  shall  not  inherit  the  king- 
dom of   God?     Be  not   deceived:  neither   fornicators, 
nor    idolaters,    nor    adulterers,    nor    effeminate,     nor 
abusers  of  themselves  with  mankind,  nor  thieves,  nor  10 
covetous,  nor  drunkards,  nor  revilers,  nor  extortioners, 
shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God.     And  such  were  some  11 
of  you:  but  ye  are  washed,  but  ye  are  sanctified,  but  ye 
are  justified  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  by  the 
Spirit  of  our  God.     *    * 

Moreover,  brethren,  I  would  not  that  ye  should  be  i  10 
ignorant,  how  that  all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud, 
and  all  passed  through  the  sea;  and  were  all  baptized  2 
unto   Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in   the   sea;  and  did   all  3 
eat  the  same  spiritual  meat;  and  did  all  drink  the  same  4 


II.  27  I.  CORINTHIANS.  615 

spiritual  drink;  for  they  drank  of  that  spiritual  Rock 

5  that  followed  them:  and  that  Rock  was  Christ.  But 
with  many  of  them  God  was  not  well  pleased:  for  they 

6  were  overthrown  in  the  wilderness.  Now  these  things 
were   our  examples,  to  the  intent  we  should  not  lust 

7  after  evil  things,  as  they  also  lusted.  Neither  be  ye 
idolaters,  as  wej-e  some  of  them;  as  it  is  written,  The 
people  sat  down  to  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  Neither  let  us  commit  fornication,  as  some  of  them 
committed,  and  fell  in  one  day  three  and  twenty  thou- 

9  sand.     Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,   as  some  of  them 

10  also  tempted,  and  were  destroyed  of  serpents.  Neither 
murmur  ye,  as  some  of  them  also  murmured,  and  were 

11  destroyed  of  the  destroyer.  Now  all  these  things  hap- 
pened unto  them  for  ensamples:  and  they  are  written 
for  our  admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends  of  the  world 

12  are  come.     Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth 

13  take  heed  lest  he  fall.  There  hath  no  temptation  taken 
you  but  such  as  is  common  to  man:  but  God  is  faithful, 
who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above  that  ye  are 
able;  but  will  with  the  temptation  also  make  a  way  to 

14  escape,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  //.     Wherefore,  my 

15  dearly  beloved,  flee  from  idolatry.  I  speak  as  to  wise 
men;  judge  ye  what  I  say. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  322. 

I.  Cor.  II  :  23-34  ;    13  :  1-13. 

l1  23      For  I  have  received  of  the  Lord  that  which  also  I 
delivered    unto   you,  That   the    Lord   Jesus,   the   same 

24  night  in  which  he  was  betrayed,  took  bread:  and  when 
he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  //,  and  said.  Take,  eat; 
this  is  my  body,  which  is  broken  for  you:  this  do  in 

25  remembrance  of  me.  After  the  same  manner  also  he 
took  the  cup,  when  he  had  supped,  saying,  This  cup  is 
the  new  testament  in  my  blood:  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye 

26  drink  //,  in  remembrance  of  me.  For  as  often  as  ye 
eat  this  bread,   and   drink  this  cup,    ye  do   shew   the 

27  Lord's  death  till  he  come.  Wherefore  whosoever  shall 
eat    this    bread,    and    drink    this    cup    of    the   Lord, 


6i6  I.  CORINTHIANS.  13.  13 

unworthily,  shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of 
the  Lord.     But  let  a  man  examine  himself,  and  so  let  28 
him  eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup.     For  he  29 
that    eateth     and    drinketh    unworthily,     eateth     and 
drinketh    damnation    to    himself,    not    discerning   the 
Lord's  body.     For  this  cause  many  ^r/?  weak  and  sickly  30 
among  you,  and  many  sleep.     For  if  we  would   judge  31 
ourselves,  we  should  not  be   judged.     But  when  we  are  32 
judged,  we  are  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we  should 
not   be   condemned   with   the  world.     Wherefore,   my  33 
brethren,  when  ye  come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one  for 
another.     And  if  any  man  hunger,  let  him  eat  at  home;  34 
that  ye  come  not  together  unto  condemnation.     And 
the  rest  will  I  set  in  order  when  I  come. 

Though    I    speak  with   the  tongues  of  men  and   of  i  13 
angels,  and  have  not  charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding 
brass  or  a  tinkling  cymbal.     And  though  I  have  the  gift  2 
of  prophecy,   and    understand   all     mysteries,    and    all 
knowledge;    and   though   I   have   all    faith,    so   that   I 
could  remove  mountains,  and   have  not  charity,   I  am 
nothing.     And  though  I  bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  the  3 
poor^  and  though  I  give  my  body  to  be  burned,  and  have 
not  charity,  it  profiteth  me  nothing.     Charity  suffereth  4 
long,  ««^ is  kind;  charity  envieth  not;  charity  vaunteth 
not  itself,  is    not    puffed   up,  doth    not    behave    itself  5 
unseemly,  seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not  easily  provoked, 
thinketh  no  evil;  rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoiceth  6 
in   the  truth:  beareth   all  things,  believeth  all   things,  7 
hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things.     Charity  never  8 
faileth:  but  whether  there  be  prophecies,  they  shall  fail; 
whether  there   be  tongues,   they    shall   cease;    whether 
there  be  knowledge,  it  shall  vanish  away.     For  we  know  9 
in  part,  and  we  prophesy  in  part.     But  when  that  which  10 
is  perfect  is  come,  then  that  which  is  in  part  shall  be 
done  away.     When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a  child,  I  11 
understood  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child:  but  when 
I  became  a  man,  I  put  away  childish  things.      For  now  12 
we  see  through  a  glass,  darkly;  but  then  face  to  face: 
now  I  know  in  part;  but  then  shall  I  know  even  as  also 
I  am  known.     And   now  abideth  faith,   hope,   charity,  13 
these  three;  but  the  greatest  of  these  is  charity. 


15.  20  I.  CORINTHIANS.  617 

SELECTION    NUMBER    323. 

I.  Cor.  15  :  1-34. 

15  I       Moreover,  brethren,  I  declare   unto  you   the  gospel 
which  I  preached  unto  you,  which  also  ye  have  received, 

2  and  wherein  ye  stand;  by  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if  ye 
keep  in  memory  what  I  preached  unto  you,  unless  ye 

3  have  believed  in  vain.  For  I  delivered  unto  you  first  of 
all  that  which  I  also  received,  how  that  Christ  died  for 

4  our  sins  according  to  the  Scriptures;  and  that  he  was 
buried,  and  that  he  rose  again  the  third  day  according 

5  to  the  Scriptures:  and  that   he   was  seen  of  Ce'phas, 

6  then  of  the  twelve:  after  that,  he  was  seen  of  above  five 
hundred  brethren  at  once;  of  whom  the  greater  part 
remain  unto  this  present,  but  some  are  fallen  asleep. 

7  After   that,    he   was   seen    of   James;    then   of   all   the 

8  apostles.     And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also,  as  of 

9  one  born  out  of  due  time.  For  I  am  the  least  of  the 
apostles,    that  am   not  meet  to  be  called  an  apostle, 

10  because  I  persecuted  the  church  of  God.  But  by  the 
grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am:  and  his  grace  which  was 
bestowed  n^on  me  was  not  in  vain;  but  I  laboured  more 
abundantly  than  they  all:  yet  not  I,  but  the  grace  of 

11  God  which  was  with  me.     Therefore  whether  //  wej-e 

12  I  or  they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  believed.  Now  if 
Christ  be  preached  that  he  rose  from  the  dead,  how  say 
some  among  you  that  there  is  no  resurrection  of  the 

13  dead?     But  if  there  be  no  resurrection  of  the  dead,  then 

14  is  Christ  not  risen:  and  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then  is 

15  our  preaching  vain,  and  your  faith  is  also  vain.  Yea, 
and  we  are  found  false  witnesses  of  God;  because  we 
have  testified  of  God  that  he  raised  up  Christ:  whom 

16  he  raised  not  up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead  rise  not.     For 

17  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then  is  not  Christ  raised:  and  if 
Christ  be  not  raised,  your  faith  ?>  vain;  ye  are  yet  in 

18  your  sins.      Then  they  also  which  are  fallen  asleep  in 

19  Christ  are  perished.     If  in  this  life  only  we  have  hope 

20  in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men  most  miserable.  But  now 
is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  ^«^  become  the  firstfruits 


6i8  I.  CORINTHIANS. 


15.  39 


of  them  that  slept.     For  since  by  man  came  death,  by  21 
man  ca^ne  also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead.      For  as  in  22 
Adam  all  die,  even  so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 
But  every  man  in  his  own  order:  Christ  the  firstfruits;  23 
afterward  they  that  are  Christ's  at  his  coming.     Then  24 
Cometh  the  end,   when  he  shall  have  delivered  up   the 
kingdom  to  God,  even  the  Father;  when  he  shall  have 
put  down  all  rule,  and  all  authority  and  power.      For  he  25 
must  reign,  till  he  hath  put  all  enemies  under  his  feet. 
The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destroyed  is  death.     For  he  26 
hath  put  all  things  under  his  feet.     But  when  he  saith,  27 
All  things  are  put  under  hiui,  it  is  manifest  that  he  is 
excepted,   which  did  put  all  things  under  him.     And  28 
when  all  things  shall  be  subdued  unto  him,  then  shall 
the  Son  also  himself  be  subject  unto  him  that  put  all 
things  under  him,   that  God  may  be  all  in  all.     Else  29 
what  shall  they  do  which  are  baptized  for  the  dead,  if 
the  dead  rise  not  at  all?  why  are  they  then  baptized  for 
the  dead?  and  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every  hour?  30 
I  protest  by  your  rejoicing  which  I  have  in  Christ  Jesus  31 
our  Lord,  I  die  daily.      If  after  the  manner  of  men  I  32 
have  fought  with  beasts  at  Eph'  e-sus,  what  advantageth 
it  me,  if  the  dead  rise  not?  let  us  eat  and  drink;  for  to 
morrow  we  die.     Be  not  deceived:  evil  communications  2>?> 
corrupt  good  manners.     Awake  to  righteousness,  and  34 
sin  not;  for  some  have  not  the  knowledge  of  God:  I 
speak  this  to  your  shame. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  324. 

I.  Cor.  15  :  35-58. 

But  some  man  will  say.  How  are  the  dead  raised  up?  35  15 
and  with  what  body  do  they  come?     Thou  fool,  that  ^fi 
which  thou  sowest  is  not  quickened,  except  it  die:  and  37 
that  which  thou  sowest,  thou  sowest  not  that  body  that 
shall  be,  but  bare  grain,  it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of 
some  other  grai7i:  but  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath  38 
pleased  him,  and  to  every  seed  his  own  body.     All  flesh  39  . 
is  not  the  same  flesh:  but  there  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of 


15.  58  I.  CORINTHIANS.  619 

men,   another  flesh   of  beasts,   another  of  fishes,   and 

40  another  of  birds.  There  are  also  celestial  bodies,  and 
bodies  terrestrial:  but  the  glory  of  the  celestial  is  one, 

41  and  the  glory  of  the  terrestrial  is  another.  There  is  one 
glory  of  the  sun,  and  another  glory  of  the  moon,  and 
another  glory  of  the  stars;  for  <?;/^  star  differeth  from 

42  another  star  in  glory.  So  also  is  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead.     It  is  sown  in  corruption,  it  is  raised  in  incorrup- 

43  tion:  it  is  sown  in  dishonour,  it  is  raised  in  glory:  it  is 

44  sown  in  weakness,  it  is  raised  in  power:  it  is  sown  a 
natural  body,  it  is  raised  a  spiritual  body.     There  is  a 

45  natural  body,  and  there  is  a  spiritual  body.  And  so  it 
is  written,  The  first  man  Adam  was  made  a  living  soul; 

46  the  last  Adam  was  made  a  quickening  spirit.  Howbeit 
that  was  not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which  is 

47  natural;  and  afterward  that  which  is  spiritual.  The 
first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy:  the  second  man  is  the 

48  Lord  from  heaven.  As  /V  the  earthy,  such  are  they  also 
that  are  earthy:  and  as  is  the  heavenly,  such  are  they 

49  also  that  are  heavenly.  And  as  we  have  borne  the 
image  of  the  earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the  image  of  the 

50  heavenly.  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and 
blood  cannot  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God;  neither  doth 

51  corruption  inherit  incorruption.  Behold,  I  shew  you  a 
mystery;  We  shall   not  all   sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be 

52  changed,  in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at 
the  last  trump:  for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the 
dead   shall  be  raised   incorruptible,  and    we  shall    be 

53  changed.     For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorrup- 

54  tion,  and  this  mortal  must  put  on  immortality.  So  when 
this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incorruption,  and  this 
mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality,  then  shall  be 
brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written,  Death  is 

55  swallowed  up  in  victory.     O  death,  where  is  thy  sting? 

56  O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory?     The  sting  of  death  is 

57  sin;  and  the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law.  But  thanks  de 
to  God,  which  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord 

58  Jesus  Christ.  Therefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be  ye 
steadfast,  unmoveable,  always  abounding  in  the  work 
of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your  labour  is 
not  in  vain  in  the  Lord. 


620  II.  CORINTHIANS.  4-  i4 

THE    SECOND     EPISTLE    OF     PAUL     THE     APOSTLE     TO    THE 

CORINTHIANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  325. 

II.  Cor.  4  :  i-i8  ;  5  :  1-9. 

Therefore,  seeing  we  have  this  ministry,  as  we  have  i  4 
received  mercy,  we  faint  not;  but  have  renounced  the  2 
hidden  things  of  dishonesty,  not  walking  in  craftiness, 
nor   handling  the    word    of   God    deceitfully;    but,    by 
manifestation  of   the  truth,   commending  ourselves  to 
every  man's  conscience  in  the  sight  of  God.     But  if  our  3 
gospel  be  hid,  it  is  hid  to  them  that  are  lost:  in  whom  4 
the  god  of  this  world  hath  blinded  the  minds  of  them 
which  believe  not,  lest  the  light  of  the  glorious  gospel  of 
Christ,   who    is  the    image  of  God,   should  shine  unto 
them.     For  we  preach  not  ourselves,  but  Christ  Jesus  5 
the  Lord;  and  ourselves  your  servants  for  Jesus'  sake. 
For  God,  who  commanded    the  light  to  shine    out  of  6 
darkness,  hath  shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give  the  light  of 
the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face  of  Jesus 
Christ.     But  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen  vessels,  7 
that  the  excellency  of  the  power  may  be  of  God,  and 
not   of   us.      We  are  troubled  on  every  side,   yet   not  8 
distressed;  7ve  ^r^  perplexed,  but  not  in  despair;  perse-  9 
cuted,  but  not  forsaken;  cast  down,  but  not  destroyed; 
always  bearing   about  in  the   body  the   dying   of   the  10 
Lord  Jesus,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might  be  made 
manifest  in    our  body.     For   we  which    live  are  alway  11 
delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus'  sake,  that  the  life  also 
of  Jesus  might  be  made  manifest  in  our  mortal  flesh. 
So  then  death  worketh  in  us,  but  Ufe  in  you.     We  hav-  12 
ing  the  same  spirit  of  faith,  according  as  it  is  written,  13 
I   believed,    and   therefore    have    I    spoken;     we   also 
believe,  and  therefore  speak;   knowing  that  he  which  14 
raised   up  the  Lord  Jesus   shall  raise   up   us   also   by 


5.  II  II.  CORINTHIANS.  621 

15  Jesus,  and  shall  present  us  with  you.  For  all  things 
are  for  your  sakes,  that  the  abundant  grace  might 
through  the  thanksgiving  of  many  redound  to  the  glory 

16  of  God.  For  which  cause  we  faint  not;  but  though 
our  outward  man  perish,  yet  the  inward  man  is  renewed 

17  day  by  day.  For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but  for 
a  moment,  worketh   for  us  a  far  more  exceeding  a7id 

18  eternal  weight  of  glory;  while  we  look  not  at  the  things 
which  are  seen,  but  at  the  things  which  are  not 
seen:  for  the  things  which  are  seen  are  temporal;  but 
the  things  which  are  not  seen  are  eternal. 

5  I       For  we  know  that,  if  our  earthly  house  of  this  taber- 
nacle were  dissolved,  we  have  a  building  of  God,  a  house 

2  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens.  For  in 
this  we  groan,  earnestly  desiring  to  be  clothed  upon  with 

3  our  house  which  is  from  heaven:  if  so  be  that  being 

4  clothed  we  shall  not  be  found  naked.  For  we  that  are 
in  this  tabernacle  do  groan,  being  burdened:  not  for 
that  we  would  be  unclothed,   but  clothed   upon,  that 

5  mortality  might  be  swallowed  up  of  life.  Now  he  that 
hath  wrought  us  for  the  selfsame  thing  is  God,  who 
also    hath   given    unto   us   the   earnest   of   the  Spirit. 

6  Therefore  we  are  always  confident,  knowing  that, 
whilst  we  are  at  home  in  the  body,  we  are  absent  from 

7  the  Lord:  (for  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight:  )  we  are 

8  confident,  /  say\  and  willing  rather  to  be  absent  from 

9  the  body,  and  to  be  present  with  the  Lord.  Wherefore 
we  labour,  that,  whether  present  or  absent,  we  may  be 
accepted  of  him. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  326. 
II.  Cor.  5  :  10-21  ;  6  :  i-ii,  13-18. 

10  For  we  must  all  appear  before  the  judgment  seat  of 
Christ;  that  every  one  may  receive  the  things  ^(^//^  in 
his  body,  according  to  that  he  hath  done,  whether  //  be 

11  good  or  bad.  Knowing  therefore  the  terror  of  the 
Lord,  we  persuade  men;  but  we  are  made  manifest 
unto  God;    and  I  trust  also  are  made  manifest  in  your 


622  II.  CORINTHIANS.  6.  7 


consciences.     For   we    commend  not   ourselves    again  12 
unto  you,  but  give  you  occasion  to  glory  on  our  behalf, 
that  ye  may  have  somewhat  to  answer  them  which  glory 
in  appearance,   and  not  in  heart.      For  whether  we  be  13 
beside  ourselves,  it  is  to  God:    or  whether  we  be  sober, 
//  is  for  your  cause.     For  the  love  of  Christ  constraineth  14 
us;  because  we  thus  judge,  that  if  one  died  for  all,  then 
were  all  dead:  and  that  he  died  for  all,  that  they  which  15 
live  should  not  henceforth  live  unto  themselves,   but 
unto  him  which  died  for  them,  and  rose  again.     Where-  16 
fore  henceforth  know  we  no  man  after  the  flesh:    yea, 
though  we  have  known  Christ  after  the  flesh,  yet  now 
henceforth  know  we  hi7n  no  more.     Therefore  if  any  17 
man  be  in  Christ,  he  is  a  new  creature:    old  things  are 
passed  away;  behold,  all  things  are  become  new.     And  18 
all  things  are  of  God,  who  hath  reconciled  us  to  him- 
self by  Jesus  Christ,  and  hath  given  to  us  the  ministry 
of    reconciliation;    to    wit,    that    God    was    in    Christ,  19 
reconciling  the  world  unto  himself,  not  imputing  their 
trespasses  unto  them;  and  hath  committed  unto  us  the 
word  of  reconciliation.     Now  then  we  are  ambassadors  20 
for  Christ,  as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by  us:    we 
pray  you  in  Christ's   stead,  be  ye  reconciled  to  God. 
For  he  hath  made  him  to  be  sin  for  us,  who  knew  no  sin;  21 
that  we  might  be  made  the  righteousness  of  God  in 
him. 

We  then,  as  workers  together  with  him,  beseech  you  1  6 
also  that  ye  receive  not  the  grace  of  God  in  vain. 

(For  he  saith,  2 

I  have  heard  thee  in  a  time  accepted. 
And  in  the  day  of  salvation  have  I  succored  thee: 
Behold,  now  is  the  accepted  time;  behold,  now  is  the 
day  of  salvation.)     Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing,  that  3 
the  ministry  be  not  blamed:  but  in  all  things  approving  4 
ourselves  as  the  ministers  of  God,  in  much  patience, 
in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  distresses,  in  stripes,  in  5 
imprisonments,  in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watchings,  in 
fastings;  by  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  longsuffering,  6 
by  kindness,   by   the   Holy  Ghost,   by  love  unfeigned, 
by  the  word  of    truth,   by  the   power  of  God,   by  the  7 
armour  of  righteousness  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the 


8.  5  n.  CORINTHIANS.  623 

8  left,  by  honour  and  dishonour,  by  evil  report  and  good 

9  report:  as  deceivers,  and  j^/ true;  as  unknown,  and  jr/ 
well  known;    as  dying,  and,  behold,  we  live;    as  chast- 

10  ened,  and  not  killed  ;  as  sorrowful,  yet  always  rejoicing; 
as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich;  as  having  nothing,  and 

11  yet  possessing  all  things.      O  ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth 

13  is  open  unto  you,  our  heart  is  enlarged.  *  *  Now 
for   a   recompense   in  the  same,    (I  speak  as  unto  my 

14  children,)  be  ye  also  enlarged.  Be  ye  not  unequally 
yoked  together  with  unbelievers:  for  what  fellowship 
hath   righteousness    with    unrighteousness?    and    what 

15  communion  hath  light  with  darkness?  and  what  con- 
cord hath  Christ  with   Be'li-al?    or  what  part  hath  he 

16  that  beUeveth  with  an  infidel?  And  what  agreement 
hath  the  temple  of  God  with  idols?  for  ye  are  the 
temple  of  the  living  God;  as  God  hath  said,  I  will 
dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in  the?7ij  and  I  will  be  their  God, 

17  and  they  shall  be  my  people.     Wherefore 

Come  out  from  among  them,  and  be  ye  separate, 
saith  the  Lord, 

And  touch  not  the  unclean  thing; 
And  I  will  receive  you, 

18  And  will  be  a  Father  unto  you, 

And  ye  shall  be  my  sons  and  daughters, 
saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  327. 
II.  Cor.  8  :  1-12  ;  9  :  6-8  :  12 ;   i-io. 

1  Moreover,  brethren,  we  do  you  to  wit  of  the  grace  of 

2  God  bestowed  on  the  churches  of  Mac-e-do'  ni-a;  how 
that  in  a  great  trial  of  affliction,  the  abundance  of  their 
joy  and  their  deep  poverty  abounded  unto  the  riches  of 

3  their  liberality.  For  to  their  power,  I  bear  record,  yea, 
and  beyond  their  power  they  were  willing  of  themselves; 

4  praying  us  with  much  entreaty  that  we  would  receive 
the  gift,  and  take  upon  us  the  fellowship  of  the  minister- 

5  ing  to  the  saints.  And  this  they  did^  not  as  we  hoped, 
but  first  gave  their  own  selves  to  the  Lord,  and  unto  us 


624  II.  CORINTHIANS.  12.  7 

by  the  will  of  God.     Insomuch  that  we  desired  Titus,  6 
that  as  he  had  begun,  so  he  would  also  finish  in  you  the 
same    grace  also.     Therefore,   as  ye  abound  in    every  7 
things  in  faith,  and  utterance,  and  knowledge,  and  in  all 
diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us,  see  that  ye  abound  in 
this  grace  also.      I  speak  not  by  commandment,  but  by  8 
occasion   of  the   forwardness  of  others,  and   to  prove 
the  sincerity  of  your  love.     For  ye  know  the  grace  of  9 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,   that,  though  he  was  rich,   yet 
for   your   sakes  he  became  poor,   that  ye  through  his 
poverty  might  be  rich.     And  herein  I  give  my  advice:  10 
for  this  is  expedient  for  you,  who  have  begun  before, 
not   only   to    do,    but   also  to  be  forward  a  year  ago. 
Now  therefore  perform  the  doing  of  it;  that  as  there  was  11 
a  readiness  to  will,  so  there  may  be  a  performance  also 
out  of  that  which  ye  have.      For  if  there  be  first  a  will-  12 
ing  mind,  //  is  accepted  according  to  that  a  man  hath, 
and  not  according  to  that  he  hath  not.     *    * 

But  this  /  say^  He  which  soweth  sparingly  shall  reap  6  9 
also  sparingly;  and  he  which  soweth  bountifully  shall 
reap  also  bountifully.     Every  man  according  as  he  pur-  7 
poseth  in  his  heart,  so  let  him  give;  not  grudgingly,  or 
of  necessity:  for  God  loveth  a   cheerful  giver.     And  8 
God  is  able  to  make  all  grace  abound  toward  you;  that 
ye,    always    having   all    sufficiency    in    all    things^    may 
abound  to  every  good  work.     *    * 

It  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubtless  to  glory.     I  will  1 12 
come  to  visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord.     I  knew  2 
a  man  in  Christ  above  fourteen  years  ago,  (whether  in 
the  body,  I  cannot  tell;  or  whether  out  of  the  body, 
I  cannot  tell:  God  knoweth;)  such  a  one  caught  up  to 
the  third  heaven.     And  I  knew  such  a  man,  (whether  in  3 
thebody,  or  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell :  God  knoweth;) 
How  that  he  was  caught  up  into  paradise,  and  heard  4 
unspeakable  words,  which  it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to 
utter.     Of  such  a  one  will  I  glory:  yet  of  myself  I  will  5 
not  glory,  but  in  mine  infirmities.      For  though  I  would  6 
desire  to  glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool;  for  I  will  say  the 
truth:  but  now  I  forbear,  lest  any  man  should  think  of 
me  above  that   which    he  seeth    me  to   be,   or    that  he  7 
heareth  of  me.     And  lest  I  should   be  exalted  above 


GALATIANS.  625 


measure  through  the  abundance  of  the  revelations, 
there  was  given  to  me  a  thorn  in  the  flesh,  the  mes- 
senger of  Satan  to  buffet  me,  lest  I   should  be  exalted 

8  above  measure.     For  this  thing  I  besought  the  Lord 

9  thrice,  that  it  might  depart  from  me.  And  he  said 
unto  me,  My  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee:  for  my 
strength  is  made  perfect  in  weakness.  Most  gladly 
therefore  will  I  rather  glory  in  my  infirmities,  that  the 

10  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me.  Therefore  I  take 
pleasure  in  infirmities,  in  reproaches,  in  necessities,  in 
persecutions,  in  distresses  for  Christ's  sake:  for  when 
I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

GALATIANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  328. 
Gal.  4:1-7;    5  :  16-26;   6  :  i-io. 

1  Now  I  say.  That  the  heir,  as  long  as  he  is  a  child, 
differeth  nothing  from  a  servant,  though  he  be  lord  of 

2  all;  but  is  under  tutors  and  governors  until  the  time 

3  appointed  of  the  father.  Even  so  we,  when  we  were 
children,  were  in  bondage   under  the  elements  of  the 

4  world:  but  when  the  fulness  of  the  time  was  come,  God 
sent  forth  his  Son,  made  of  a  woman,  made  under  the 

5  law,   to  redeem    them    that   were    under  the  law,   that 

6  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons.  And  because 
ye  are    sons,  God  hath  sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his  Son 

7  into  your  hearts,  crying,  Abba,  Father.  Wherefore 
thou  art  no  more  a  servant,  but  a  son;  and  if  a  son, 
then    an  heir  of   God  through  Christ.      *     * 

16  Walk  in  the  Spirit,  and  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the  lust  of 

17  the  flesh.     For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spirit,  and 
the  Spirit  against  the  flesh:  and  these  are  contrary  the 


626  GALATIANS.  6.   lo 

one  to  the  other;  so  that  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that 
ye  would.     But  if  ye  be  led  of  the  Spirit,  ye  are  not  i8 
under  the  law.     Now  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  mani-  19 
fest,  which  are  these^  Adultery,  fornication,  uncleanness, 
lasciviousness,   idolatry,    witchcraft,    hatred,    variance,  20 
emulations,  wrath,  strife,   seditions,  heresies,  envyings,  21 
murders,  drunkenness,  revellings,  and  such  like:  of  the 
which  I  tell  you  before,  as  I  have  also  told  you  in  time 
past,  that  they  which  do  such  things  shall  not  inherit 
the  kingdom  of  God.     But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  22 
joy,  peace,  longsuffering,   gentleness,   goodness,   faith, 
meekness,  temperance:  against  such  there   is   no  law.  23 
And  they  that  are  Christ's  have  crucified  the  flesh  with  24 
the  affections  and  lusts.     If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let  us  25 
also  walk  in  the  Spirit.     Let  us  not  be  desirous  of  vain-  26 
glory,  provoking  one  another,  envying  one  another. 

Brethren,  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in  a  fault,  ye  which  i  6 
are  spiritual,  restore  such  a  one  in  the  spirit  of  meek- 
ness; considering  thyself,   lest  thou  also  be  tempted. 
Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and  so  fulfil  the  law  of  2 
Christ.      For  if  a  man  think  himself  to  be  something,  3 
when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth  himself.     But  let  every  4 
man  prove  his  own  work,  and  then  shall  he  have  rejoic- 
ing in  himself  alone,  and   not  in   another.     For  every  5 
man  shall  bear  his  own  burden.     Let  him  that  is  taught  6 
in  the  word  communicate  unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all 
good  things.     Be  not  deceived;  God  is  not   mocked:  7 
for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap. 
For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh  shall  of  the  flesh  reap  8 
corruption;  but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit  shall  of  the 
Spirit  reap  life  everlasting.     And  let  us  not  be  weary  in  9 
well  doing:  for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint 
not.     As  we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let  us  do  good  10 
unto  all  me7i^  especially  unto  them  who  are  of  the  house- 
hold of  faith. 


I.  14  EPHESIANS.  627 

THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

EPHESIANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  329. 
Eph.  I  :  1-14  ;  2  :  i-io. 

I  I       Paul,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the  will  of  God, 

to  the  saints  which  are  at  Ephesus,  and  to  the  faithful 

2  in  Christ  Jesus:  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God 

3  our  Father,  2lX\^  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Blessed 
be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
hath  blessed  us  with  all  spiritual  blessings  in  heavenly 

Af places  in  Christ:  according  as  he  hath  chosen  us  in  him 
before  the  foundation  of  the  world,  that  we  should  be 

5  holy  and  without  blame  before  him  in  love:  having  pre- 
destinated us  unto  the  adoption  of  children  by  Jesus 
Christ  to  himself,  according  to  the  good  pleasure  of  his 

6  will,  to  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  his  grace,  wherein 

7  he  hath  made  us  accepted  in  the  beloved.  In  whom  we 
have  redemption  through  his  blood,  the  forgiveness  of 

8  sins,  according  to  the  riches  of  his  grace;  wherein  he 
hath  abounded  toward  us  in  all  wisdom  and  prudence; 

9  having  made  known  unto  us  the  mystery  of  his  will, 
according  to  his  good  pleasure  which  he  hath  purposed 

10  in  himself:  that  in  the  dispensation  of  the  fulness  of 
times  he  might  gather  together  in  one  all  things  in 
Christ,  both  which  are   in   heaven,   and   which  are  on 

II  earth;  even  in  him:  in  whom  also  we  have  obtained  an 
inheritance,  being  predestinated  according  to  the  pur- 
pose of  him  who  worketh  all  things  after  the  counsel  of 

12  his  own  will:  that  we  should  be  to   the  praise  of  his 

13  glory,  who  first  trusted  in  Christ.  In  whom  ye  also 
trusted^  after  that  ye  heard  the  word  of  truth,  the 
gospel  of  your  salvation:  in  whom  also  after  that  ye 
believed,  ye  were  sealed  with  that  holy  Spirit  of  promise, 

14  which  is  the  earnest  of  our  inheritance  until  the 
redemption  of  the  purchased  possession,  unto  the 
praise  of  his  glory.     *    * 


628  EPHESIANS.  2.  16 

And  you  hath  he  quickened^  who   were   dead   in  tres-  i  2 
passes  and  sins;  wherein  in  time  past  ye  walked  accord-  2 
ing  to  the  course  of  this  world,  according  to  the  prince 
of  the  power  of  the  air,  the  -spirit  that  now  worketh  in 
the  children  of  disobedience:  among  whom  also  we  all  3 
had  our  conversation  in  times  past  in  the  lusts  of  our 
flesh,  fulfilling  the  desires  of  the  flesh  and  of  the  mind; 
and   were   by  nature   the   children    of  wrath,    even   as 
others.     But  God,  who  is  rich  in  mercy,  for  his  great  4 
love  wherewith  he  loved  us,  even  when  we  were  dead  in  5 
sins,  hath  quickened  us  together  with  Christ,  (by  grace 
ye  are  saved ;)  and   hath   raised   us  up   together,    and  6 
made  us  sit  together  in  heavenly //(^(T^j-  in  Christ  Jesus: 
that  in  the  ages  to  come  he  might  shew  the  exceeding  7 
riches  of  his  grace,  in  his  kindness  toward  us,  through 
Christ  Jesus.     For  by  grace  are  ye  saved  through  faith;  8 
and  that  not  of  yourselves:  //  is  the  gift  of  God:  not  of  9 
works,   lest  any  man  should  boast.      For  we  are   his  10 
workmanship,  created  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good  works, 
which  God  hath  before  ordained  that  we  should  walk  in 
them. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  330. 

Eph.  2  :  11-22  ;  3  :  7-21. 

Wherefore  remember,  that  ye  being  in  time  past  Gen-  11  2 
tiles  in  the    flesh,   who    are    called  Uncircumcision  by 
that  which  is  called  the  Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made 
by   hands;  that  at  that  time   ye  were   without  Christ,  12 
being   aliens    from    the    commonwealth   of    Israel,   and 
strangers    from  the  covenants    of   promise,   having  no 
hope,  and  without  God  in  the  world:  but  now,  in  Christ  13 
Jesus,  ye  who  sometime  were  afar  off  are  made  nigh 
by  the  blood  of  Christ.      For  he  is  our  peace,  who  hath  14 
made  both  one,  and  hath  broken  down  the  middle  wall 
of  partition  between  us;  having  abolished  in  his  flesh  the  15 
enmity,   even   the    law    of   commandments    contained  in 
ordinances;  for  to  make   in  himself  of  twain   one   new 
man,  so   making  peace;  and    that  he    might    reconcile  16 
both  unto  God  in  one  body  by  the  cross,  having  slain 


EPHESIANS.  .  629 


17  the  enmity  thereby:  and  came  and  preached  peace  to 
you  which  were  afar  off,  and  to  them  that  were  nigh. 

18  For   through  him  we  both  have  access   by  one  Spirit 

19  unto  the  Father.  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more  stran- 
gers and  foreigners,  but  fellow  citizens  with  the  saints, 

20  and  of  the  household  of  God;  and  are  built  upon  the 
foundation  of  the  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ 

21  himself  being  the  chief  corner  stone;  in  whom  all  the 
building   fitly    framed    together   groweth    unto  a   holy 

22  temple  in  the  Lord:  in  whom  ye  also  are  builded  to- 
gether for  a  habitation  of  God  through  the  Spirit. 

3  7  Whereof  I  was  made  a  minister,  according  to  the  gift 
of  the  grace  of   God  given    unto  me  by  the  effectual 

8  working  of  his  power.  Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the 
least  of  all  saints,  is  this  grace  given,  that  I  should 
preach  among  the  Gentiles   the  unsearchable  riches  of 

9  Christ;  and  to  make  all  men  see  what  is  the  fellowship 
of  the  mystery,  which  from  the  beginning  of  the  world 
hath  been  hid  in  God,  who  created  all  things  by  Jesus 

10  Christ:  to  the  intent  that  now  unto  the  prmcipalities 
and  powers  in  heavenly  places  might  be   known  by  the 

11  church  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God,  according  to  the 
eternal  purpose  which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Jesus  our 

12  Lord:  in  whom  we  have  boldness  and  access  with  con- 

13  fidence  by  the  faith  of  him.  Wherefore  I  desire  that 
ye  faint  not  at  my  tribulations  for  you,  which  is   your 

14  glory.     For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  unto  the  Father 

15  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of  whom  the  whole  family  in 

16  heaven  and  earth  is  named,  that  he  would  grant  you, 
according  to  the  riches  of  his  glory,  to  be  strengthened 

17  with  might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner  man;  that  Christ 
may    dwell    in    your    hearts   by    faith;  that   ye,    being 

18  rooted  and  grounded  in  love,  may  be  able  to  compre- 
hend  with  all   saints  what  is  the  breadth,  and   length, 

19  and  depth,  and  height;  and  to  know  the  love  of  Christ, 
which  passeth  knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled  with 

20  all  the  fulness  of  God.  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to 
do  exceeding  abundantly  above  all  that  we  ask  or  think, 

21  according  to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us,  unto  him 
be  glory  in  the  church  by  Christ  Jesus  throughout  all 
ages,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


630  EPHESIANS.  4.   17 

SELECTION  NUMBER  331. 
Eph.  4  :  1-32. 

I  therefore,  the  prisoner  of   the  Lord,  beseech   you  i  4 
that  ye  walk  worthy  of  the  vocation  wherewith  ye  are 
called,    with   all    lowliness   and    meekness,    with   long-  2 
suffering,    forbearing    one    another   in   love;    endeav-  3 
ouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the   Spirit  in  the  bond  of 
peace.      There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit,  even  as  ye  4 
are  called  in  one  hope  of  your  calling;  one  Lord,  one  5 
faith,  one  baptism,  one  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is  6 
above  all,  and  through   all,  and  in  you  all.     But  unto  7 
every  one  of  us  is  given  grace  according  to  the  measure 
of  the  gift  of  Christ.     Wherefore  he  saith,  8 

When    he   ascended    up    on    high,    he   led    captivity 
captive. 

And  gave  gifts  unto  men. 
(Now   that   he  ascended,  what  is  it  but  that  he  also  9 
descended  first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth?     He  10 
that  descended  is  the  same  also  that  ascended  up  far 
above  all  heavens,  that  he  might  fill  all  things.)     And  11 
he  gave  some,  apostles;  and  some,  prophets;  and  some, 
evangelists;  and   some,    pastors  and  teachers;  for  the  12 
perfecting  of  the  saints,  for  the  work  of  the  ministry, 
for  the  edifying  of  the  body  of  Christ:  till  we  all  come  13 
in  the  unity  of  the  faith,  and  of  the  knowledge  of  the 
Son  of  God,  unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the  measure  of 
the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ:  that  we  henceforth  14 
be  no  more  children,   tossed   to  and   fro,  and  carried 
about  with   every  wind  of  doctrine,  by   the  sleight  of 
men,  and  cunning  craftiness,  whereby  they  lie  in  wait 
to  deceive;  but  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  may  grow  15 
up  into  him  in  all  things,  which  is  the  head,  even  Christ: 
from  whom  the  whole   body  fitly  joined  together  and  16 
compacted  by  that  which  every  joint  supplieth,  accord- 
ing to  the  effectual  working  in  the   measure  of  every 
part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body  unto  the  edifying  of 
itself  in  love.     This  I  say  therefore,  and  testify  in  the  17 
Lord,  that  ye  henceforth  walk  not  as  other  Gentiles 


5.  25  EPHESIANS.  631 

18  walk,  in  the  vanity  of  their  mind,  having  the  under- 
standing darkened,  being  alienated  from  the  life  of  God 
through  the  ignorance  that  is  in  them,  because  of  the 

19  blindness  of  their  heart:  who  being  past  feeling  have 
given  themselves  over  unto  lasciviousness,  to  work  all 

20  uncleanness     with    greediness.     But   ye   have    not   so 

21  learned  Christ:  if  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  him,  and 

22  have  been  taught  by  him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus:  that 
ye  put  off  concerning  the  former  conversation  the  old 
man,  which  is  corrupt  according  to  the  deceitful  lusts; 

23  And    be    renewed    in    the    spirit    of    your    mind;    and 

24  that  ye  put  on  the  new  man,  which  after  God  is  created 

25  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness.  Wherefore  putting 
away  lying,  speak  every  man  truth  with  his  neighbour: 

26  for  we  are  members  one  of  another.  Be  ye  angry,  and 
sin   not:  let  not  the   sun  go   down   upon   your  wrath: 

27  Neither  give  place  to  the  devil.     Let  him  that  stole 

28  steal  no  more:  but  rather  let  him  labour,  working  with 
his  hands  the  thing  which  is  good,  that  he  may  have  to 

29  give  to  him  that  needeth.  Let  no  corrupt  communica- 
tion proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  but  that  which  is  good 
to  the  use  of  edifying,  that  it  may  minister  grace  unto 

30  the  hearers.  And  grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God, 
whereby   ye    are    sealed  unto  the  day  of   redemption. 

31  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger,  and  clamour, 
and    evil   speaking,  be    put   away   from   you,   with   all 

32  malice:  and  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  tenderhearted, 
forgiving  one  another,  even  as  God  for  Christ's  sake 
hath  forgiven  you. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  332. 
Eph.  5  :  22-33;  6  :  1-17. 

5  22      Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your  own  husbands,  as 

23  unto  the  Lord.     For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the 
wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  head  of  the  church:  and  he 

24  is  the  Saviour  of  the  body.     Therefore  as  the  church  is 
subject  unto  Christ,   so  let   the  wives  be  to  their  own 

25  husbands  in  every  thing.    .Husbands,  love  your  wives, 


632  EPHESIANS.  6.   12 

even  as  Christ  also  loved  the  church,  and  gave  him- 
self for  it;  that  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse  it  with  26 
the   washing   of   water   by   the   word,    that   he   might  27 
present  it  to  himself  a  glorious  church,  not  having  spot, 
or  wrinkle,  or  any  such   thing;  but   that  it   should  be 
holy  and  without  blemish.      So  ought  men  to  love  their  28 
wives  as  their  own  bodies.     He  that  loveth   his  wife 
loveth  himself.     For  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his  own  29 
flesh;    but  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it,   even  as  the 
Lord  the  church:    for   we  are    members  of  his    body,  30 
of  his  flesh,  and  of  his  bones.      For  this  cause  shall  a  31 
man  leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall   be  joined 
unto  his  wife,  and   they  two  shall   be  one  flesh.     This  32 
is   a   great   mystery:    but  I    speak    concerning   Christ 
and  the  church.     Nevertheless,  let  every  one  of  you  in  33 
particular  so   love  his  wife  even  as  himself;  and  the 
wife  see  that  she  reverence  her  husband. 

Children,   obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord:    for  this  i  6 
is   right.     Honour  thy  father  and    mother;    which   is  2 
the  first  commandment  with  promise;  that  it  may  be  3 
well  with  thee,  and  thou  mayest  live  long  on  the  earth. 
And,  ye  fathers^ provoke  not  your  children  to  wrath:  4 
but  bring  them   up  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of 
the  Lord.     Servants,  be  obedient  to  them  that  are  jw^r  5 
masters  according  to  the  flesh,  with  fear  and  trembling, 
in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as  unto  Christ;  not  with  6 
eyeservice,   as    menpleasers;    but   as   the   servants   of 
Christ,    doing  the   will   of   God    from   the  heart;  with  7 
good  will  doing  service,  as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  to 
men:    knowing  that  whatsoever   good    thing  any  man  8 
doeth,  the  same  shall  he  receive  of  the  Lord,  whether 
he   be  bond   or   free.     And,   ye  masters,    do    the   same  9 
things    unto    them,    forbearing    threatening:    knowing 
that  your   Master  also  is  in  heaven;  neither  is  there 
respect  of  persons  with  him.     Finally,  my  brethren,  be  10 
strong  in  the   Lord,   and   in  the  power  of   his  might. 
Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  11 
to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil.      For  we  wrestle  12 
not  against  flesh  and  blood,  but  against  principalities, 
against  powers,  against   the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of 
this  world,  against  spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places. 


I.  29 


PHILIPPIANS.  ^Z^ 


13  Wherefore  take  unto  you  the  whole  armour  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and 

14  having  done  all,  to  stand.  Stand  therefore,  having 
your  loins  girt  about  with  truth,   and   having  on   the 

15  breastplate  of  righteousness;  and  your  feet  shod  with 

16  the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace;  above  all,  tak- 
ing the  shield  of  faith,  wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to 

17  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of  the  wicked.  And  take  the 
helmet  of  salvation,  and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which 
is  the  word  of  God. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

PHILIPPIANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  333. 
Phil.  I  :  21-30  ;  2:  5-16 ;  3  :  7-17,  20,  21. 

1  21     For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain.     But 

22  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this  is  the  fruit  of  my  labour:  yet 

23  what  I  shall  choose  I  wot  not.  For  I  am  in  a  strait 
betwixt  two,  having  a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  be  with 

24  Christ;    which   is  far  better:  nevertheless  to  abide   in 

25  the  flesh  is  more  needful  for  you.  And  having  this 
confidence,  I  know  that  I  shall  abide  and  continue  with 

26  you  all  for  your  furtherance  and  joy  of  faith;  that  your 
rejoicing  may  be  more  abundant  in  Jesus  Christ  for  me 

27  by  my  coming  to  you  again.  Only  let  your  conver- 
sation be  as  it  becometh  the  gospel  of  Christ:  that 
whether  I  come  and  see  you,  or  else  be  absent,  I  may 
hear  of  your  affairs,  that  ye  stand  fast  in  one  spirit, 
with  one  mind  striving  together  for    the  faith  of    the 

28  gospel;  and  in  nothing  terrified  by  your  adversaries: 
which  is  to  them  an  evident  token  of  perdition,  but  to 

29  you  of  salvation,  and  that  of  God.  For  unto  you  it  is 
given  in  the  behalf  of  Christ,   not  only  to  believe  on 


634  PHILIPPIANS.  3.  12 

him,  but  also   to  suffer  for  his  sake;  having  the  same  30 
conflict  which  ye  saw  in  me,  and  now  hear  to  be  in  me. 

Let  this  mind   be  in  you,   which  was  also  in  Christ  5  2 
Jesus:  who,  being  in  the  form  of  God,  thought  it  not  6 
robbery  to  be  equal  with  God:  but  made  himself  of  no  7 
reputation,  and  took  upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant, 
and  was  made  in  the  likeness  of  men:  and  being  found  8 
in  fashion  as  a  man,  he  humbled   himself,  and  became 
obedient   unto   death,    even   the   death    of   the   cross. 
Wherefore  God  also  hath  highly  exalted  him,  and  given  9 
him  a  name  which  is  above  every  name :  that  at  the  name  10 
of  Jesus  every  knee  should  bow,  of  things  in  heaven, 
and  thiiigs  in  earth,   and  things   under  the  earth;    and  11 
that  every  tongue  should  confess  that  Jesus  Christ  is 
Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Wherefore,  my  12 
beloved,  as  ye  have  always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my  pres- 
ence only,   but  now  much  more  in  my  absence,   work 
out  your  own  salvation  with  fear  and  trembling:  for  it  13 
is  God  which  worketh  in  you  both  to  will  and  to  do  of 
his  good  pleasure.      Do  all  things  without  murmurings  14 
and  disputings:  that  ye  may  be  blameless  and  harm-  15 
less,  the  sons  of  God,  without  rebuke,  in  the  midst  of 
a  crooked  and  perverse  nation,  among  whom  ye  shine 
as  lights  in  the  world;  holding  forth  the  word  of  life;  16 
that  I  may  rejoice  in  the  day  of  Christ,  that  I  have  not 
run  in  vain,  neither  laboured  in  vain.     *     * 

What  things  were  gain  to  me,  those  I  counted  loss  for  7  3 
Christ.     Yea  doubtless,  and  I  count  all  things  but  loss  8 
for  the  excellency  of  the  knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus  my 
Lord:   for  whom  I  have  suffered  the  loss  of  all  things, 
and  do  count  them  but  dung,  that  I  may  win  Christ, 
and  be  found  in  him,  not  having  mine  own  righteous-  9 
ness,  which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is  through  the 
faith  of  Christ,  the  righteousness  which  is  of  God  by 
faith:    that    I  may  know   him,    and   the   power  of   his  10 
resurrection,    and    the    fellowship    of    his    sufferings, 
being   made    conformable   unto   his   death;    if   by   any  11 
means  I  might  attain  unto  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 
Not  as  though    I    had   already   attained,    either  were  12 
already  perfect:  but  I  follow  after,  if  that  I  may  appre- 
hend that  for  which  also  1  am  apprehended  of  Christ 


COLOSSIANS.  635 


13  Jesus.  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself  to  have  appre- 
hended: but  this  one  thing  I  do,  forgetting  those  things 
which  are  behind,  and  reaching  forth  unto  those  things 

14  which  are    before,   I  press  toward    the   mark  for  the 

15  prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus.  Let 
us  therefore,  as  many  as  be  perfect,  be  thus  minded: 
and  if  in  any  thing  ye  be  otherwise  minded,  God  shall 

16  reveal  even  this  unto  you.  Nevertheless,  whereto  we 
have  already  attained,  let  us  walk  by  the  same  rule,  let 

17  us  mind  the  same  thing.  Brethren,  be  followers 
together  of  me,  and  mark   them   which  walk  so  as  ye 

20  have  us  for  an  ensample.  *  *  For  our  conversation  is 
in  heaven;  from  whence  also  we  look  for  the  Saviour, 

21  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  who  shall  change  our  vile  body, 
that  it  may  be  fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious  body, 
according  to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able  even  to 
subdue  all  things  unto  himself. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

COLOSSIANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  334. 
Col.  I  :  1-3,  10-23. 

1  I      Paul,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the  will  of  God, 

2  and  Tf-mo'  the-us  our  brother,  to  the  saints  and  faith- 
ful brethren  in  Christ  which  are  at  Colosse:  Grace  be 
unto    you,  and  peace,   from  God   our  Father   and   the 

3  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  We  give  thanks  to  God  and  the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,   praying  always  for 

10  you.     *      *     That  ye  might  walk  worthy  of  the  Lord 
unto   all   pleasing,   being  fruitful  in  every  good  work, 

11  and  increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God:  strengthened 
with  all  might,  according  to  his  glorious  power,  unto 

12  all  patience  and  longsuffering  with  joyfulness;  giving 


636  COLOSSIANS.  3.  5 

thanks  unto  the  Father,  which  hath  made  us  meet  to 
be  partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light: 
who  hath  delivered   us   from   the  power   of   darkness,  13 
and  hath  translated   us  into  the  kingdom  of  his   dear 
Son:  in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  his  blood,  14 
even  the  forgiveness  of  sins:  who  is  the  image  of  the  15 
invisible  God,  the  firstborn  of  every  creature:   for  by  16 
him  were  all  things  created,  that  are  in   heaven,  and 
that  are  in  earth,  visible  and  invisible,  whether  they  be 
thrones,  or  dominions,  or  principalities,  or  powers:  all 
things  were  created  by  him,  and  for  him:    and  he   is  17 
before  all   things,  and  by  him  all   things  consist:  and  18 
he  is  the   head  of  the  body,   the  church:  who  is  the 
beginning,    the    firstborn  from    the   dead;    that  in  all 
things  he  might  have  the  preeminence.     For  it  pleased  19 
the  Father  that  in  him  should    all  fulness  dwell;  and,  20 
having  made  peace  through  the  blood  of  his  cross,  by 
him  to  reconcile  all  things  unto  himself;  by  him,  I say^ 
whether  they  be  things   in   earth,  or  things  in  heaven. 
And  you,  that  were  sometime  alienated  and  enemies  in  21 
yotir  mind  by  wicked  works,  yet  now  hath  he  reconciled 
in  the  body  of  his  flesh  through  death,  to  present  you  22 
holy  and  unblameable  and  unreproveable  in  his  sight:  if  23 
ye  continue  in  the  faith  grounded  and  settled,  and  be 
not  moved  away  from  the  hope  of  the  gospel,  which  ye 
have  heard,  ^;?^  which  was  preached  to  every  creature 
which  is   under  heaven;   whereof  I   Paul  am  made  a 
minister. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  335. 

Col.  3  :  1-25. 

If  ye  then  be  risen  with  Christ,  seek  those  things  i 
which  are  above,  where  Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand 
of  God.  Set  your  affection  on  things  above,  not  on  2 
things  on  the  earth.  For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life  is  3 
hid  with  Christ  in  God.  When  Christ,  who  is  our  life,  4 
shall  appear,  then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  in 
glory.     Mortify  therefore  your  members  which  are  upon  5 


3.  25  COLOSSIANS.  637 

the  earth;  fornication,  uncleanness,  inordinate  affection, 
evil  concupiscence,  and  covetousness,  which  is  idolatry: 

6  for  which  things'  sake  the  wrath  of  God  cometh  on  the 

7  children  of  disobedience:  in  the  which  ye  also  walked 

8  sometime,  when  ye  lived  in  them.     But  now  ye  also  put 
off  all   these;  anger,   wrath,   malice,   blasphemy,  filthy 

9  communication   out   of   your   mouth.      Lie   not  one   to 
another,  seeing  that  ye  have  put  off  the  old  man  with 

10  his  deeds;  and  have  put  on  the  new  man^  which  is 
renewed  in    knowledge   after   the  image   of   him  that 

11  created  him:  where  there  is  neither  Greek  nor 
Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncircumcision,  Bar-ba  ri-an, 
Scyth'i-an,  bond  ^^r  free:  but  Christ  /j- all,  and  in  all. 

12  Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect  of  God,  holy  and  beloved, 
bowels  of  mercies,  kindness,  humbleness  of  mind,  meek- 

13  ness,  longsuffering;  forbearing  one  another,  and  for- 
giving one  another,  if  any  man  have  a  quarrel  against 

14  any:  even  as  Christ  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye.  And 
above  all  these  t\v\ng's>  pict  on  charity,  which  is  the  bond 

15  of  perfectness.  And  let  the  peace  of  God  rule  in  your 
hearts,  to  the  which  also  ye  are  called  in  one  body;  and 

16  be  ye  thankful.  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you 
richly  in  all  wisdom;  teaching  and  admonishing  one 
another  in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  sing- 

17  ing  with  grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord.  And  what- 
soever ye  do  in  word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  giving  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  by 

18  him.     Wives,    submit  yourselves   unto   your   own   hus- 

19  bands,  as  it  is  fit  in   the  Lord.     Husbands,  love  jw/r 

20  wives,  and  be  not  bitter  against  them.  Children,  obey 
your  parents   in    all    things:    for    this   is    well   pleasing 

21  unto  the  Lord.     Fathers,  provoke  not  your  children  to 

22  anger^  lest  they  be  discouraged.  Servants,  obey  in  all 
things  your  masters  according  to  the  flesh;  not  with 
eyeservice,  as  menpleasers;  but  in  singleness  of  heart, 

23  fearing  God:  and  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  //  heartily,  as  to 

24  the  Lord,  and  not  unto  men;  knowing  that  of  the  Lord 
ye  shall  receive  the  reward  of  the  inheritance:  for  ye 

25  serve  the  Lord  Christ.  But  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall 
receive  for  the  wrong  which  he  hath  done:  and  there  is 
no  respect  of  persons. 


638  I.  THESSALONIANS. 


THE    FIRST    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

THESSALONIANS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  336. 
I.  Thes.  4  :  13-18;  5  :  1-28. 

I  would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  con-  13 
cerning  them  which  are  asleep,   that  ye  sorrow   not, 
even  as  others  which  have  no  hope.     For  if  we  believe  14 
that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  even  so  them  also  which 
sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with   him.     For  this  we  15 
say  unto  you  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  that  we  which 
are  alive  and  Tevna.m  unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  prevent  them  which  are  asleep.     For  the  Lord  him-  16 
self  shall  descend  from  heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the 
voice  of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump  of  God:  and 
the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  first:  then  we  which  are  17 
alive  and  rema.in  shall  be  caught  up  together  with  them 
in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air:  and  so  shall 
we   ever  be  with  the  Lord.     Wherefore  comfort  one  18 
another  with  these  words. 

But  of  the  times  and  the  seasons,  brethren,  ye  have  i  5 
no  need  that  I  write  unto  you.      For  yourselves  know  2 
perfectly  that  the  day  of  the  Lord  so  cometh  as  a  thief 
in   the   night.       For  when   they    shall   say.    Peace  and  3 
safety;  then  sudden  destruction  cometh  upon  them,  as 
travail  upon  a  woman  with  child;  and   they  shall   not 
escape.     But  ye,   brethren,    are  not  in  darkness,  that  4 
that  day  should  overtake  you  as  a  thief.     Ye  are  all  the  5 
children  of  light,  and  the  children  of  the  day:  we  are 
not  of  the  night,  nor   of  darkness.     Therefore   let   us  6 
not  sleep,  as  do  others;  but  let  us  watch  and  be  sober. 
For  they  that  sleep  sleep  in  the  night;  and  they  that  be  7 
drunken  are  drunken  in  the  night.     But  let  us,  who  are  8 
of  the  day,  be  sober,  putting  on  the  breastplate  of  faith 
and  love;  and  for  a  helmet,  the  hope  of  salvation.     For  9 
God   hath  not  appointed    us  to  wrath,   but  to  obtain 


2.  2  I.   TIMOTHY.  639 

10  salvation  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  died  for  us, 
that,  whether  we  wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live  together 

11  with  him.      Wherefore  comfort    yourselves   together, 

12  and  edify  one  another,  even  as  also  ye  do.  And  we 
beseech  you,  brethren,  to  know  them  which  labour 
among  you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and  admon- 

13  ish  you;  and  to  esteem  them  very  highly  in  love  for 
their  work's  sake.     And  be  at  peace  among  yourselves. 

14  Now  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  warn  them  that  are 
unruly,  comfort  the  feeble-minded,  support  the  weak, 

15  be  patient  toward  all  men.  See  that  none  render  evil 
for  evil  unto  any  man;  but  ever  follow  that  which  is 

16  good,  both  among  yourselves,  and  to  all  men.     Rejoice 

17  evermore.     Pray  without  ceasing.     In  every  thing  give 

18  thanks:  for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  con- 

19  cerning  you.      Quench   not   the    Spirit.      Despise  not 

20  prophesyings.     Prove  all  things;  hold  fast  that  which 

21  is  good.     Abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil.     And 

22  the  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly;  and  I  pray 

23  God  y OUT  whole  spirit  and  soul  and  body  be  preserved 
blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

24  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you,  who  also  will  do  //. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  a  holy  kiss. 

27  I  charge  you  by  the  Lord,  that  this  epistle  be  read 
unto  all  the  holy  brethren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 
Amen. 

THE    FIRST    EPISTLE  OF  PAUL    THE    APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  337. 

I.  Tim.  2  :  1-6 ;  4  :  1-6 ;  6  :  6-21. 

2  I       I   exhort  therefore,   that,  first  of  all,   supplications, 

prayers,   intercessions,   and  giving  of  thanks,  be  made 

2  for  all  men;  for  kings,  and /^r  all  that  are  in  authority; 

that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  godli- 


640  I.  TIMOTHY.  6.   15 

ness  and  honesty.  For  this  is  good  and  acceptable  in  3 
the  sight  of  God  our  Saviour;  who  will  have  all  men  to  4 
be  saved,  and  to  come  unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 
For  there  is  one  God,  and  one  mediator  between  God  5 
and  men,  the  man  Christ  Jesus;  who  gave  himself  a  6 
ransom  for  all,  to  be  testified  in  due  time.     *     * 

Now  the  Spirit  speaketh  expressly,  that  in  the  latter  i  4 
times  some  shall  depart  from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to 
seducing  spirits,  and  doctrines  of  devils;    speaking  lies  2 
in  hypocrisy;  having  their  conscience  seared  with  a  hot 
iron;    forbidding  to  marry,  a7id  covwianding  to  abstain  3 
from  meats,   which  God   hath  created   to  be   received 
with  thanksgiving  of  them  which  believe  and  know  the 
truth.     For  every  creature  of  God  is  good,  and  nothing  4 
to  be  refused,  if  it  be  received  with  thanksgiving:    for  5 
it  is  sanctified  by  the  word  of  God  and  prayer.     If  thou  6 
put  the  brethren  in  remembrance  of  these  things,  thou 
shalt  be  a  good  minister  of  Jesus  Christ,  nourished  up 
in  the  words  of  faith  and  of  good  doctrine,  whereunto 
thou  hast  attained.     *     * 

Godliness  with  contentment  is  great  gain.     For  we  6  6 
brought  nothing  into  this  world,  and  it  is  certain  we  can  7 
carry  nothing  out.     And  having  food  and  raiment,  let  8 
us  be  therewith  content.     But  they  that  will  be  rich  9 
fall  into  temptation  and  a  snare,  and  into  many  foolish 
and  hurtful  lusts,  which  drown  men  in  destruction  and 
perdition.      For   the  love  of  money  is  the  root  of  all  10 
evil:    which  while  some  coveted  after,  they  have  erred 
from  the  faith,  and  pierced  themselves  through   with 
many  sorrows.     But  thou,   O  man  of  God,  flee  these  11 
things;  and  follow  after  righteousness,  godliness,  faith, 
love,  patience,  meekness.     Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  12 
lay  hold  on  eternal  life,  whereunto  thou  art  also  called, 
and    hast   professed    a   good    profession   before    many 
witnesses.     1  give  thee  charge  in  the  sight  of  God,  who  13 
quickeneth  all  things,  and  before  Christ  Jesus,  who  be- 
fore Pon' ti-us  Pilate  witnessed  a  good  confession;  that  14 
thou  keep  this  commandment  without  spot,  unrebuke- 
able,   until    the    appearing  of   our    Lord  Jesus  Christ: 
which  in  his  times  he  shall  shew,   who  is  the  blessed  15 
and   only  Potentate,   the    King  of  kings,  and   Lord  of 


2.  8  II.  TIMOTHY.  641 

16  lords;  who  only  hath  immortality,  dwelling  in  the  light 
which  no  man  can  approach  unto;  whom  no  man 
hath  seen,  nor  can  see:  to  whom  be  honour  and  power 
everlasting.     Amen. 

17  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  world,  that  they  be 
not  highminded,  nor  trust  in  uncertain  riches,  but  in 
the  living  God,  who  giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  enjoy; 

18  that  they  do  good,  that  they  be  rich  in  good  works, 

19  ready  to  distribute,  willing  to  communicate;  laying  up 
in  store  for  themselves  a  good  foundation  against  the 
time  to  come,  that  they  may  lay  hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O  Timothy,  keep  that  which  is  committed  to  thy 
trust,  avoiding  profane  and  vain  babblings,  and  opposi- 

21  tionsof  science  falsely  so  called:  which  some  professing 
have  erred  concerning  the  faith. 

Grace  ^^  with  thee.     Amen. 


THE    SECOND    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO 

TIMOTHY. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  338. 
II.  Tim.  2  :  1-15  ;  3  :  14-17  ;  4  :  1-8. 

1  Thou  therefore,  my  son,  be  strong  in  the  grace  that 

2  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  And  the  things  that  thou  hast 
heard  of  me  among  many  witnesses,  the  same  commit 
thou  to  faithful  men,  who  shall  be  able  to  teach  others 

3  also.     Thou    therefore    endure    hardness,    as   a    good 

4  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ.  No  man  that  warreth  entan- 
gleth   himself  with  the  affairs  of  this  life;  that  he  may 

5  please  him  who  hath  chosen  him  to  be  a  soldier.  And 
if  a  man  also  strive  for  masteries,  jj'^/  is  he  not  crowned, 

6  except    he    strive   lawfully.     The     husbandman     that 

7  laboureth  must  be  first  partaker  of  the  fruits.  Con- 
sider what  I  say;  and  the  Lord  give  thee  understand- 

8  ing  in  all  things.  Remember  that  Jesus  Christ  of  the 
seed  of  David  was  raised   from  the   dead,  according  to 


642  II.  TIMOTHY.  4-  8 

my  gospel:  wherein  I  suffer  trouble,  as  an  evil  doer,  9 
even  unto   bonds;  but   the  word   of  God  is  not  bound. 
Therefore  I  endure  all  things  for  the  elect's  sake,  that  10 
they  may  also  obtain  the  salvation  which  is  in   Christ 
Jesus  with  eternal  glory.     It  is  2.  faithful  saying:  For  if.  11 
we  be  dead  with  him^  we  shall  also  live  with  him:  if  we  12 
suffer,  we  shall  also  reign  with  him:  if  we  deny  /«>«,  he 
also  will  deny   us:  if  we   believe    not,  yet  he   abideth  13 
faithful:  he  cannot  deny  himself.     Of  these  things  put  14 
them  in  remembrance,  charging  them  before  the  Lord 
that  they  strive  not  about  words  to  no  profit,  but  to  the 
subverting   of   the    hearers.     Study    to   shew    thyself  15 
approved  unto  God,  a  workman  that  needeth  not  to  be 
ashamed,  rightly  dividing  the  word  of  truth.     *     * 

Continue  thou  in  the  things  which  thou  hast  learned  14  3 
and  hast  been  assured  of,  knowing  of  whom  thou  hast 
learned   them;  and   that  from  a  child   thou  hast  known  15 
the  holy  Scriptures,  which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise 
unto  salvation  through  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 
All    Scripture  is  given    by    inspiration  of   God,  and  is  16 
profitable  for  doctrine,  for   reproof,  for  correction,  for 
instruction  in  righteousness:  that  the  man  of  God  may  17 
be  perfect,  thoroughly  furnished  unto  all  good  works. 

I  charge  thee   therefore   before   God,  and   the  Lord  i  4 
Jesus  Christ,  who  shall  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead 
at  his   appearing  and  his  kingdom;  preach  the  word;  2 
be  instant  in  season,  out  of  season;  reprove,   rebuke, 
exhort   with   all  longsuffering  and  doctrine.     For  the  3 
time  will  come  when  they  will  not  endure  sound  doc- 
trine; but  after  their  own  lusts  shall  they  reap  to  them- 
selves   teachers,    having   itching  ears;  and    they   shall  4 
turn  away  their  ears  from  the  truth,  and  shall  be  turned 
unto    fables.     But   watch    thou  in    all    things,    endure  5 
afflictions,    do   the   work   of  an    evangelist,  'make  full 
proof   of  thy  ministry.     For  I   am    now    ready    to    be  6 
offered,  and  the  time  of  my  departure  is  at  hand.     I  7 
have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished  my  course,  I 
have  kept  the  faith:  henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  8 
a  crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
judge,  shall  give  me  at  that  day:  and  not  to  me  only, 
but  unto  all  them  also  that  love  his  appearing. 


3.  I 


TITUS.  643 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    TO 

TITUS. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  339. 
Titus  2  :  1-15  ;  3  :  i-ii. 

2  I      But    speak    thou    the    things    which   become    sound 

2  docrine:  that  the  aged  men  be  sober,  grave,  temperate, 

3  sound  in  faith,  in  charity,  in  patience.  The  aged 
women  likewise,  that  they  be  in  behaviour  as  becometh 
holiness,  not  false  accusers,  not  given  to  much  wine, 

4  teachers  of  good  things;  that  they  may  teach  the  young 
women  to  be  sober,  to  love  their  husbands,  to  love  their 

5  children,  to  be  discreet,  chaste,  keepers  at  home,  good, 
obedient  to  their  own  husbands,  that  the  word  of  God 

6  be  not  blasphemed.     Young  men  likewise  exhort  to  be 

7  soberminded.  In  all  things  shewing  thyself  a  pattern 
of   good    works:     in    doctrine    shelving   uncorruptness, 

8  gravity,  sincerity,  sound  speech,  that  cannot  be  con- 
demned; that  he  that  is  of  the  contrary  part  maybe 

9  ashamed,  having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you.  Exhoi't 
servants  to  be  obedient  unto  their  own  masters,  and  to 
please   them  well   in   all   things;  not   answering  again; 

10  not  purloining,  but  shewing  all  good  fidelity;  that  they 
may   adorn   the    doctrine  of   God    our   Saviour   in  all 

11  things.     For  the  grace  of  God  that  bringeth  salvation 

12  hath  appeared  to  all  men,  teaching  us  that,  denying 
ungodliness  and  worldly  lusts,  we  should  live  soberly, 

13  righteously,  and  godly,  in  this  present  world;  looking 
for  that  blessed  hope,  and  the  glorious  appearing  of  the 

14  great  God  and  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ;  who  gave 
himself  for  us,  that  he  might  redeem  us  from  all 
iniquity,  and    purify   unto  himself   a   peculiar   people, 

15  zealous  of  good  works.  These  things  speak,  and 
exhort,  and  rebuke  with  all  authority.  Let  no  man 
despise  thee. 

3  I      Put  them  in  mind  to  be  subject  to  principalities  and 


644  HEBREWS.  i.  3 

powers,  to  obey  magistrates,  to  be  ready  to  every  good 
work,  to  speak  evil  of  no  man,  to  be  no  brawlers,  but  2 
gentle,  shewing  all  meekness  unto  all  men.      For  we  3 
ourselves    also    were    sometime    foolish,    disobedient, 
deceived,  serving  divers  lusts  and  pleasures,  living  in 
malice  and  envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one  another.     But  4 
after  that  the  kindness  and    love  of  God  our  Saviour 
toward  man  appeared,  not  by  works  of  righteousness  5 
which  we  have  done,  but  according  to  his  mercy  he  saved 
us,  by  the  washing  of  regeneration,  and  renewing  of  the 
Holy  Ghost;  which  he  shed  on   us  abundantly  through  6 
Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour;    that   being  justified  by  his  7 
grace,  we  should  be  made  heirs  according  to  the  hope 
of  eternal   life.      This   is  a   faithful   saying,    and  these  8 
things   I   will    that   thou   affirm   constantly,    that   they 
which  have  believed  in  God  might  be  careful  to  main- 
tain good  works.     These  things  are  good  and  profitable 
unto    men.       But    avoid    foolish    questions,   and    gene-  9 
alogies,  and  contentions,  and  strivings  about  the  law; 
for  they  are  unprofitable  and  vain.     A  man  that   is  a  10 
heretic,  after  the  first  and  second  admonition,  reject; 
knowing  that  he  that  is  such  is  subverted,  and  sinneth,  11 
being  condemned  of  himself. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE 

HEBREWS. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  340. 

Heb.  I  :  1-14. 

God,   who   at  sundry  times  and  in  divers  manners  i  1 
spake  in  time  past  unto  the  fathers  by  the  prophets, 
hath  in  these  last  days  spoken  unto  us  by  his  Son,  whom  2 
he  hath  appointed  heir  of  all  things,  by  whom  also  he 
made  the  worlds;  who  being  the  brightness  of  his  glory,  3 


I.  14 


HEBREWS.  645 


and  the  express  image  of  his  person,  and  upholding  all 
things  by  the  word  of  his  power,  when  he  had  by  him- 
self purged  our  sins,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the 

4  Majesty  on  high;  being  made  so  much  better  than  the 
angels,   as   he   hath    by    inheritance    obtained   a   more 

5  excellent   name    than    they.     For   unto    which    of   the 
angels  said  he  at  any  time. 

Thou  art  my  Son, 
This  day  have  I  begotten  thee? 
And  again, 

I  will  be  to  him  a  Father, 
And  he  shall  be  to  me  a  Son? 

6  And  again,  when  he  bringeth  in  the  firstbegotten  into 
the  world,  he  saith.  And  let  all  the  angels  of  God  wor- 

7  ship  him.     And  of  the  angels  he  saith, 

Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits. 
And  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son  he  saith, 

Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever: 
A    sceptre    of   righteousness   is   the    sceptre   of   thy 
kingdom. 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  iniquity; 
Therefore  God,  even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

10  And, 

Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning  hast  laid  the  foundation 

of  the  earth; 
And  the  heavens  are  the  works  of  thine  hands. 

11  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  remainest: 

And  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a  garment; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  fold  them  up, 
And  they  shall  be  changed: 

But  thou  art  the  same. 
And  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at  any  time, 

Sit  on  my  right  hand. 

Until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits,  sent  forth  to  minis- 
ter for  them  who  shall  be  heirs  of  salvation? 


646  HEBREWS.  2.  14 


SELECTION    NUMBER  341. 

Heb.  2  :  1-18. 

Therefore  we  ought  to  give  the  more  earnest  heed  to  i  2 
the  things  which  we  have  heard,  lest  at  any  time  we 
should  let  them  slip.      For  if  the  word  spoken  by  angels  2 
was  steadfast,  and  every  transgression  and  disobedience 
received  a  just  recompense  of  reward;    how  shall  we  3 
escape,  if  we  neglect  so  great  salvation;  which  at  the 
first  began  to  bespoken  by  the  Lord,  and  was  confirmed 
unto  us  by  them  that  heard  him  j  God  also  bearing //^^w  4 
witness,  both  with  signs  and  wonders,  and  with  divers 
miracles,  and  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  according  to  his 
own  will?     For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not  put  in  sub-  5 
jection  the  world  to  come,  whereof  we  speak.     But  one  6 
in  a  certain  place  testified,  saying. 

What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him? 
Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him? 
Thou  madest  him  a  little  lower  than  the  angels;  7 

Thou  crownedst  him  with  glory  and  honour. 
And  didst  set  him  over  the  works  of  thy  hands: 
Thou  hast  put  all  things  in  subjection  under  his  feet.  8 
For  in   that  he   put  all   in  subjection   under  him,   he 
left  nothing  that  is  not  put   under  him.      But  now  we 
see    not   yet   all    things  put    under   him.     But  we   see  9 
Jesus,  who  was  made  a  little  lower  than  the  angels  for 
the  suffering  of  death,  crowned  with  glory  and  honour; 
that  he  by  the  grace  of   God  should   taste  death  for 
every    man.      For   it    became    him,    for   whom  are   all  10 
things,  and  by  whom  aj-e  all  things,  in  bringing  many 
sons  unto  glory,  to  make  the  captain  of  their  salvation 
perfect    through  sufferings.     For  both  he  that  sancti-  11 
fieth   and  they  who  are   sanctified  are  all   of  one:  for 
which  cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call   them  brethren, 
saying,  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren,  in  12 
the  midst  of  the  church  will   I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 
And  again,  I   will  put  my   trust  in   him.     And  again,  13 
Behold  I  and  the  children  which   God  hath  given  me. 
Forasmuch  then  as  the  children  are  partakers  of  flesh  14 


I 


[o.  29 


HEBREWS.  647 


and  blood,  he  also  himself  likewise  took   part  of  the 
same;  that  through   death  he  might  destroy  him  that 

15  had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil;  and  deliver 
them,  who  through  fear  of  death  were  all  their  life- 

16  time  subject  to  bondage.  For  verily  he  took  not  on 
hivi  the  nature  of  angels;  but  he  took  on  him  the  seed 

17  of  Abraham.  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  behooved  him 
to  be  made  like  unto  his  brethren,  that  he  might  be  a 
merciful  and  faithful  high  priest  in  things  pertaining  to 
God,  to  make  reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the  people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered  being  tempted,  he 
is  able  to  succour  them  that  are  tempted. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   342. 
Heb.  10  :  19-31  ;  n  :  i-io. 

10  19      Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter  into 

20  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new  and  living 
way,   which  he  hath  consecrated   for  us,   through  the 

21  vail,  that  is  to  say,  his  flesh;  and  having  2i  high  priest 

22  over  the  house  of  God;  let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts 
sprinkled   from   an    evil    conscience,    and   our    bodies 

23  washed  with  pure  water.  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profes- 
sion of  our  faith  without  wavering;  for  he  is  faithful 

24  that  promised;  and  let  us  consider  one  another  to  pro- 

25  voke  unto  love  and  to  good  works:  not  forsaking  the 
assembling  of  ourselves  together,  as  the  manner  of 
some  is;  but  exhorting  one  ajiother:   and  so  much  the 

26  more,  as  ye  see  the  day  approaching.  For  if  we  sin 
wilfully  after  that  we  have  received  the  knowledge  of 
the  truth,  there  remaineth  no  more  sacrifice  for  sins, 

27  but  a  certain  fearful  looking  for  of  judgment  and  fiery 

28  indignation,  which  shall  devour  the  adversaries.  He 
that  despised  Moses'  law  died  without  mercy  under  two 

29  or  three  witnesses:  of  how  much  sorer  punishment,  sup- 
pose ye,  shall  he  be  thought  worthy,  who  hath  trodden 
under  foot  the  Son  of  God,  and  hath  counted  the  blood 
of  the  covenant,  wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  unholy 


648  HEBREWS.  II.  19 

thing,  and  hath  done  despite  unto  the  Spirit  of  grace? 
For  we  know  him  that  hath  said,  Vengeance  belofigeth  30 
unto  me,  I  will  recompense,  saith  the  Lord.     And  again. 
The  Lord  shall  judge  his  people.     //  is  a  fearful  thing  31 
to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the  living  God. 

Now  faith  is  the  substance  of  things  hoped  for,  the  1 11 
evidence   of   things    not   seen.     For    by  it  the    elders  2 
obtained  a  good  report.     Through  faith  we  understand  3 
that  the  worlds  were  framed  by  the  word   of  God,  so 
that  things  which  are  seen   were  not  made   of  things 
which    do   appear.     By   faith  Abel    offered    unto    God  4 
a   more   excellent    sacrifice    than    Cain,    by   which    he 
obtained  witness  that  he  was  righteous,  God  testifying 
of    his    gifts;  and    by  it  he  being   dead    yet  speaketh. 
By  faith  Enoch  was  translated  that  he  should  not  see  5 
death;  and  was  not  found,  because  God  had  translated 
him:  for  before  his  translation  he  had  this  testimony,  that 
he  pleased  God.     But  without  faith  //  is  impossible  to  6 
please  him:  for  he   that  cometh  to  God  must  believe 
that  he  is,  and  that  he  is  a  rewarder  of  them  that  dili- 
gently seek  him.     By  faith  Noah,  being  warned  of  God  7 
of  things  not  seen  as  yet,  moved  with  fear,  prepared 
an  ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house;  by  the  which  he  con- 
demned the  world,  and  became  heir  of  the  righteous- 
ness which   is  by  faith.     By  faith  Abraham,   when  he  8 
was  called  to  go  out  into  a  place  which  he  should  after 
receive  for  an  inheritance,  obeyed;  and  he  went  out, 
not  knowing  whither  he  went.      By  faith  he  sojourned  9 
in  the  land  of  promise,  as  in  a  strange  country,  dwell- 
ing in  tabernacles  with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the  heirs  with 
him  of  the   same   promise:    for  he    looked   for  a   city  10 
which  hath  foundations,  whose  builder  and  maker  is  God. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  343. 

Heb.  II  :  17-30,  32-40, 

By  faith    Abraham,  when    he    was    tried,  offered  up  17  11 
Isaac:   and  he  that  had  received  the  promises  offered  up 
his  only  begotten  son,  of  whom  it  was  said,  That  in  Isaac  18 
shall  thy  seed  be  called:  accounting  that  God  was  di\At  19 


I.  37  HEBREWS.  649 

to  raise  him    up,   even    from    the    dead;  from   whence 

20  also  he  received  him  in  a  figure.     By  faith  Isaac  blessed 

21  Jacob  and  Esau  concerning  things  to  come.  By  faith 
Jacob,  when  he  was  a  dying,  blessed  both  the  sons  of 
Joseph;  and  worshipped,    leaning  upon  the  top  of  his 

22  staff.  By  faith  Joseph,  when  he  died,  made  mention  of 
the  departing  of  the  children  of  Israel;  and  gave  com- 

23  mandment  concerning  his  bones.  By  faith  Moses, 
when  he  was  born,  was  hid  three  months  of  his  parents, 
because  they  saw  he  was  a  proper  child;  and  they  were 

24  not  afraid  of  the  king's  commandment.  By  faith 
Moses,  when  he. was  come  to  years,  refused  to  be  called 

25  the  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter;  choosing  rather  to 
suffer  affliction  with  the  people   of  God,  than  to  enjoy 

26  the  pleasures  of  sin  for  a  season ;  esteeming  the  reproach 
of  Christ  greater  riches  than  the  treasures  in  Egypt; 
for  he  had  respect  unto  the  recompense  of  the  reward. 

27  By  faith  he  forsook  Egypt,  not  fearing  the  wrath  of  the 
king:  for  he  endured,  as  seeing  him  who  is  invisible. 

28  Through  faith  he  kept  the  passover,  and  the  sprinkling 
of  blood,  lest  he  that  destroyed  the  firstborn  should 

29  touch  them.  By  faith  they  passed  through  the  Red 
sea  as  by  dry  land:  which  the  Egyptians  essaying  to  do 

30  were  drowned.  By  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  fell  down, 
after  they  were  compassed  about  seven  days.      *       * 

32  And  what_shall  I  more  say?  for  the  time  would  fail  me 
to  tell  of  Gid'e-on,  and  of  Ba'  rak,  and  of  Samson,  and 
of  Jeph'thah;  of  David  also,  and  Samuel,  and  of  the 

T^-^  prophets:  who  through  faith  subdued  kingdoms, 
wrought    righteousness,    obtained    promises,    stopped 

34  the  mouths  of  lions,  quenched  the  violence  of  fire, 
escaped  the  edge  of  the  sword,  out  of  weakness  were 
made  strong,  waxed  valiant  in  fight,  turned  to  flight  the 

35  armies  of  the  aliens.  Women  received  their  dead  raised 
to  life  again:  and  others  were  tortured,  not  accepting 
deliverance;  that  they  might  obtain  a  better  resurrec- 

36  tion:  and  others  had  trial  of  cruel  mockings  and  scourg- 

37  ings,  yea,  moreover  of  bonds  and  imprisonment:  they 
were  stoned,  they  were  sawn  asunder,  were  tempted, 
were  slain  with  the  sword:  they  wandered  about  in 
sheepskins   and   goatskins;    being   destitute,    afflicted, 


650  HEBREWS. 


12.   II 


tormented;  of  whom  the  world  was  not  worthy:  they  38 
wandered  in  deserts,  and  ///  mountains,  and  in  dens  and 
caves  of  the  earth.     And  these  all,  having  obtained  a  39 
good  report  through  faith,  received  not  the  promise: 
God    having   provided  some  better  thing  for  us,   that  40 
they  without  us  should  not  be  made  perfect. 


SELECTION   NUMBER  344. 

Heb.  12  :  1-7,  9-29. 

Wherefore,  seeing  we  also  are  compassed  about  with  1 12 
so   great  a  cloud  of   witnesses,  let  us  lay  aside  every 
weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth  so  easily  beset  us,  and 
let  us  run  with  patience  the  race  that  is  set  before  us. 
Looking  unto  Jesus  the  author  and  finisher  of  our  faith;  2 
who  for  the  joy  that  was  set  before  him  endured  the 
cross,  despising  the  shame,  and  is  set  down  at  the  right 
hand  of  the   throne   of   God.     For  consider  him   that  3 
endured  such  contradiction  of  sinners  against  himself, 
lest  ye  be  wearied  and  faint  in  your  minds.     Ye  have  4 
not  yet  resisted  unto  blood,  striving  against  sin.     And  5 
ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation  which  speaketh  unto 
you  as  unto  children. 

My   son,   despise    not   thou    the    chastening   of   the 

Lord, 
Nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked  of  him: 
For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth,  6 

And  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth. 
If   ye   endure   chastening,    God    dealeth    with   you   as  7 
with  sons;  for  what  son  is  he  whom  the  father  chas- 
teneth not?     *     *     Furthermore,  we  have  had  fathers  9 
of  our  flesh  which  corrected  us,  and  we  gave  them  rev- 
erence; shall  we  not  much  rather  be  in  subjection  unto 
the  Father  of  spirits,  and  live?     For  they  verily  for  a  10 
few  days  chastened  us  after  their  own  pleasure;  but  he 
for  our  profit,  that  we  might  be  partakers  of  his  holi- 
ness.    Now  no  chastening  for  the  present   seemeth  to  11 
be   joyous,    but   grievous:    nevertheless,    afterward    it 
yieldeth  the  peaceable  fruit  of  righteousness  unto  them 


[2.  28  HEBREWS.  651 

12  which  are  exercised  thereby.     Wherefore    Uft   up   the 

13  hands  which  hang  down,  and  the  feeble  knees;  and 
make  straight  paths  for  your  feet,  lest  that  which  is 
lame  be  turned  out  of  the  way;  but  let  it  rather  be 
healed. 

14  Follow    peace   with   all  niefi^   and    holiness,    without 

15  which  no  man  shall  see  the  Lord:  looking  diligently 
lest  any  man  fail  of  the  grace  of  God;  lest  any  root  of 
bitterness  springing  up  trouble  you^  and  thereby  many 

16  be  defiled;  lest  there  be  any  fornicator,  or  profane 
person,  as  Esau,  who  for  one  morsel  of  meat  sold  his 

17  birthright.  For  ye  know  how  that  afterward,  when  he 
would  have  inherited  the  blessing,  he  was  rejected:  for 
he  found  no  place  of  repentance,  though  he  sought  it 

18  carefully  with  tears.  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  the 
mount  that  might  be  touched,  and  that  burned  with 
fire,  nor  unto  blackness,  and  darkness,    and   tempest, 

19  and  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  the  voice  of  words; 
which  voice  they  that  heard   entreated  that  the  word 

20  should  not  be  spoken  to  them  any  more:  (for  they 
could  not  endure  that  which  was  commanded,  And  if  so 
much  as  a  beast  touch  the  mountain,  it  shall  be  stoned, 

21  or  thrust  through  with  a  dart:  and  so  terrible  was  the 
sight,  that  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake:) 

22  but  ye  are  come  unto  mount  Sion,  and  unto  the  city  of 
the  living  God,   the    heavenly  Jerusalem,    and    to  an 

23  innumerable  company  of  angels,  to  the  general  assem- 
bly and  church  of  the  firstborn,  which  are  written  in 
heaven,  and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the  spirits 

24  of  just  men  made  perfect,  and  to  Jesus  the  mediator  of 
the  new  covenant,  and  to  the  blood  of  sprinkling,  that 

25  speaketh  better  things  than  that  ^/ Abel.  See  that  ye 
refuse  not  him  that  speaketh:  for  if  they  escaped  not 
who  refused  him  that  spake  on  earth,  much  more  shall 
not  we  escape^  if  we   turn  away  from  him   that  speaketh 

26  from  heaven:  whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth:  but 
now  he  hath  promised,  saying,  Yet  once  more  I  shake 

27  not  the  earth  only,  but  also  heaven.  And  this  word^ 
Yet  once  more,  signifieth  the  removing  of  those  things 
that  are  shaken,  as  of  things  that  are  made,  that  those 

28  things  which  cannot  be  shaken  may  remain.     Where- 


652  JAMES.  I.   13 

fore  we  receiving  a  kingdom  which  cannot  be  moved, 
let  us  have  grace,  whereb}^  we  may  serve  God  accepta- 
bl)^  with  reverence  and  godly  fear:  for  our  God  is  a  29 
consuming  fire. 


THE    GENERAL    EPISTLE    OF 

JAMES. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  345. 

James  i  :  1-27. 

James,  a  servant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  i  '. 
to  the  twelve  tribes  which  are  scattered  abroad,  greet- 
ing. 

My  brethren,  count  it  all  joy  when  ye  fall  into  divers  2 
temptations;  knowing  f/ii's,  that  the  trying  of  your  faith  3 
worketh  patience.     But  let  patience    have  /ler  perfect  4 
work,  that   ye    may    be    perfect   and    entire,    wanting 
nothing. 

If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask  of  God,  that  5 
giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and   upbraideth   not;  and  it 
shall  be  given  him.     But  let  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing  6 
wavering:   for  he   that  wavereth  is  like  a  wave  of  the 
sea  driven  with  the  wind  and  tossed.      For  let  not  that  7 
man  think  that  he  shall  receive  any  thing  of  the  Lord. 
A  doubleminded  man  is  unstable  in  all  his  ways.  8 

Let  the  brother  of  low  degree  rejoice  in  that  he  is  9 
exalted:   but  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low:  because  10 
as  the  flower  of  the  grass  he  shall  pass  away.     For  the  11 
sun    is    no    sooner  risen  with    a   burning   heat,   but  it 
withereth  the  grass,  and  the  flower  thereof  falleth,  and 
the  grace  of  the  fashion  of  it  perisheth:  so  also   shall 
the  rich  man  fade  away  in  his  ways. 

Blessed   is   the    man    that  endureth  temptation:    for  12 
when  he   is  tried,  he  shall   receive   the   crown  of  life, 
which  the  Lord  hath  promised  to  them  that  love  him. 
Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted,  I  am  tempted  of  13 


2.  2  JAMES.  653 

God:    for  God   cannot  be  tempted  with  evil,    neither 

14  tempteth  he  any  man:  but  every  man  is  tempted,  when 

15  he  is  drawn  away  of  his  own  lust,  and  enticed.  Then 
when  lust  hath  conceived,  it  bringeth   forth  sin;  and 

16  sin,  when  it  is  finished,  bringeth  forth  death.     Do  not 

17  err,  my  beloved  brethren.  Every  good  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and  cometh  down  from  the 
Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is  no  variableness,  neither 

18  shadow  of  turning.  Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us  with 
the  word  of  truth,  that  we  should  be  a  kind  of  firstfruits 
of  his  creatures. 

19  Wherefore,   my  beloved  brethren,   let  every  man  be 

20  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to  wrath:  for  the 
wrath  of  man  worketh  not  the  righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  lay  apart  all  filthiness  and  superfluity  of 
naughtiness,  and  receive  with  meekness  the  engrafted 

22  word,  which  is  able  to  save  your  souls.  But  be  ye 
doers   of  the  word,   and   not   hearers  only,    deceiving 

23  your  own  selves.  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the  word, 
and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man  beholding  his 

24  natural  face  in  a  glass:  for  he  beholdeth  himself,  and 
goeth  his  way,  and  straightway  forgetteth  what  manner 

25  of  man  he  was.  But  whoso  looketh  into  the  perfect 
law  of  liberty,  and  continueth  therein^  he  being  not  a 
forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of  the  work,  this  man  shall 

26  be  blessed  in  his  deed.  If  any  man  among  you  seem 
to  be  religious,  and  bridleth  not  his  tongue,^  but 
deceiveth  his  own    heart,   this    man's  religion  is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  God  and  the  Father 
is  this,  To  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in  their 
affliction,  and  to  keep  himself  unspotted  from  the  world. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  346. 

James  2  :  1-26. 

2  I      My  brethren,  have  not  the  faith  of  our  Lord  Jesus 

2  Christ,  the  Lord  of  glory,  with  respect  of  persons.     For 

if  there  come  unto  your  assembly  a  man  with  a  gold 

ring,  in  goodly  apparel,  and  there  come  in  also  a  poor 


654  JAMES.  2.  23 

man  in  vile  raiment;    and  ye  have  respect  to  him  that  3 
weareth  the  gay  clothing,  and  say  unto  him,  Sit  thou 
here  in  a  good  place;    and  say  to  the  poor.  Stand  thou 
there,  or  sit  here  under  ray  footstool:  are  ye  not  then  4 
partial  in   yourselves,   and  are    become  judges  of  evil 
thoughts?     Hearken,   my   beloved  brethren,   Hath  not  5 
God  chosen  the  poor  of  this  world  rich  in  faith,  and 
heirs  of  the  kingdom  which  he  hath  promised  to  them 
that  love  him?     But  ye  have  despised  the  poor.     Do  not  6 
rich  men  oppress  you,  and  draw  you  before  the  judg- 
ment seats?     Do  not  they  blaspheme  that  worthy  name  7 
by  the  which  ye  are  called?     If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  8 
according  to  the  Scripture,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself,  ye  do  well:    but  if  ye  have  respect  to  9 
persons,  ye  commit  sin,  and  are  convinced  of  the  law 
as  transgressors.     For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole  10 
law,  and  yet  offend  in  one  pointy  he  is  guilty  of  all. 
For  he  that  said.  Do  not  commit  adultery,  said  also,  11 
Do  not  kill.     Now  if  thou  commit  no  adultery,  yet  if 
thou  kill,  thou  art  become  a  transgressor  of  the  law. 
So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  they  that  shall  be  judged  by  12 
the  law  of  liberty.     For  he  shall  have  judgment  without  13 
mercy,  that  hath  shewed  no  mercy;  and  mercy  rejoiceth 
against  judgment. 

What  doth  it  profit,  my  brethren,  though  a  man  say  14 
he  hath  faith,  and  have  not  works?    can  faith  save  him? 
If  a  brother  or  sister  be  naked,  and  destitute  of  daily  15 
food,  and  one  of  you  say  unto  them,  Depart  in  peace,  16 
h^ ye  warned  and  filled;    notwithstanding  ye  give  them 
not  those  things  which  are  needful  to  the  body;    what 
doth  it  profit?     Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not  works,  is  17 
dead,  being  alone.     Yea,  a  man   may  say.   Thou  hast  18 
faith,  and  I  have  works :  shew  me  thy  faith  without  thy 
works,   and  I  will   shew  thee  my  faith  by  my  works. 
Thou  believest  that  there  is  one  God;  thou  doest  well:  19 
the  devils  also  believe,  and   tremble.     But  wilt  thou  20 
know,  O  vain  man,  that  faith  without  works  is  dead? 
Was  not  Abraham  our  father  justified  by  works,  when  21 
he  had  offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the  altar?     Seest  thou  22 
how  faith  wrought  with   his  works,  and  by  works  was 
faith   made  perfect?     And  the  Scripture   was  fulfilled  23 


5.  12  JAMES.  655 

which   saith,    Abraham  believed  God,   and  it  was  im- 
puted unto  him  for  righteousness:    and  he  was  called 

24  the  Friend  of  God.     Ye  see  then  how  that  by  works  a 

25  man  is  justified,  and  not  by  faith  only.  Likewise  also 
was  not  Rahab  the  harlot  justified  by  works,  when  she 
had  received  the  messengers,   and   had  sent  them  out 

26  another  way?  For  as  the  body  without  the  spirit  is 
dead,  so  faith  without  works  is  dead  also. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   347. 
James  5  :  1-20. 

>  I      Go  to  now,  ye  rich  men,   weep  and  howl  for  your 

2  miseries  that  shall   come   upon  you.     Your  riches  are 

3  corrupted,  and  your  garments  are  motheaten.  Your 
gold  and  silver  is  cankered;  and  the  rust  of  them  shall 
be  a  witness  against  you,  and  shall  eat  your  flesh  as  it 
were  fire.     Ye  have  heaped  treasure  together  for  the 

4  last  days.  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  labourers  who  have 
reaped  down  your  fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back  by 
fraud,  crieth:  and  the  cries  of  them  which  have  reaped 

5  are  entered  into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sab'a-oth.  Ye 
have  lived  in  pleasure  on  the  earth,  and  been  wanton; 
ye  have  nourished  your  hearts,  as  in  a  day  of  slaughter. 

6  Ye  have  condemned  andVxW^^  the  just;  a?idhe  doth  not 

7  resist  you.  Be  patient  therefore,  brethren,  unto  the 
coming  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  husbandman  waiteth 
for  the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  and  hath  long 
patience  for  it,  until  he  receive  the  early  and  latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient;  stablish  your  hearts:  for  the  coming 

9  of  the  Lord  draweth  nigh.  Grudge  not  one  against 
another,  brethren,  lest  ye  be  condemned:  behold,   the 

10  judge  standeth  before  the  door.  Take,  my  brethren, 
the  prophets,  who  have  spoken  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
for  an  example  of  suffering  affliction,  and  of  patience. 

11  Behold,  we  count  them  happy  which  endure.  Ye  have 
heard  of  the  patience  of  Job,  and  have  seen  the  end  of 
the  Lord;  that  the  Lord  is  very  pitiful,  and  of  tender 

12  mercy.     But  above  all  things,  my  brethren,  swear  not, 


656  I.  PETER.  I.  5 

neither  by  heaven,  neither  by  the  earth,  neither  by  any 
other  oath:  but  let  your  yea  be  yea;  and  your  nay,  nay; 
lest  ye  fall  into  condemnation. 

Is   any   among  you  afflicted?  let  him   pray.     Is  any  13 
merry?  let  him  sing  psalms.      Is  any  sick  among  you?  14 
let  him  call  for  the  elders  of  the  church;  and  let  them 
pray  over  him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord:  and  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the  sick,  and  15 
the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up;  and  if  he  have  committed 
sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven  him.     Confess  your  faults  16 
one  to  another,  and  pray  one  for  another,  that  ye  may 
be  healed.     The  effectual  fervent  prayer  of  a  righteous 
man  availeth  much.     Elias  was  a  man  subject  to  like  17 
passions  as  we  are,   and   he  prayed  earnestly  that  it 
might  not  rain:  and  it  rained  not  on  the  earth  by  the 
space  of  three  years  and  six  months.     And  he  prayed  18 
again,  and  the  heaven  gave  rain,  and  the  earth  brought 
forth  her  fruit. 

Brethren,  if  any  of  you  do  err  from  the  truth,  and  one  19 
convert  him;  let  him  know,  that  he  which  converteth  20 
the  sinner  from  the  error  of  his  way  shall  save  a  soul 
from  death,  and  shall  hide  a  multitude  of  sins. 


THE    FIRST    EPISTLE    GENERAL    OF 

PETER. 


SELECTION    NUMBER  348. 

L  Peter  i  :  3-25. 

Blessed  de  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  3  1 
Christ,  which  according  to  his  abundant  mercy  hath 
begotten  us  again  unto  a  lively  hope  by  the  resurrec- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead,  to  an   inheritance  4 
incorruptible,  and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away, 
reserved  in  heaven  for  you,  who  are  kept  by  the  power  5 


I.    21 


I.  PETER.  657 


of    God    through    faith    unto    salvation    ready    to    be 

6  revealed  in  the  last  time.  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice, 
though  now  for  a  season,  if  need  be,  ye  are  in  heaviness 

7  through  manifold  temptations:  that  the  trial  of  your 
faith,  being  much  more  precious  than  of  gold  that 
perisheth,  though  it  be  tried  with  fire,  might  be  found 
unto  praise  and  honour  and  glory  at  the  appearing  of 

8  Jesus  Christ:  whom  having  not  seen,  ye  love;  in  whom, 
though  now  ye  see  him  not,   yet  believing,  ye  rejoice 

9  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory:    receiving  the 

10  end  of  your  faith,  even  the  salvation  of  your  souls.  Of 
which  salvation  the  prophets  have  inquired  and  searched 
diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the  grace  that  should  come 

11  unto  you:  searching  what,  or  what  manner  of  time  the 
Spirit  of  Christ  which  was  in  them  did  signify,  when  it 
testified  beforehand  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the 

12  glory  that  should  follow.  Unto  whom  it  was  revealed, 
that  not  unto  themselves,  but  unto  us  they  did  minister 
the  things,  which  are  now  reported  unto  you  by  them 
that  have  preached  the  gospel  unto  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  sent  down  from  heaven;  which  things  the  angels 
desire  to  look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gird  up  the  loins  of  your  mind,  be  sober, 
and  hope  to  the  end  for  the  grace  that  is  to  be  brought 

14  unto  you  at  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ;  as  obedient 
children,   not    fashioning   yourselves  according  to  the 

15  former  lusts  in  your  ignorance:  but  as  he  which  hath 
called  you  is  holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all  manner  of  con- 

16  versation;  because  it  is  written.  Be  ye  holy;  for  I  am 

17  holy.  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father,  who  without 
respect  of  persons  judgeth  according  to  every  man's 
work,  pass  the   time  of  your  sojourning  here  in  fear: 

18  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  ye  were  not  redeemed  with 
corruptible  things,  as  silver  and  gold,  from  your  vain 
conversation   received  by   tradition   from   your  fathers; 

19  but  with  the   precious  blood   of  Christ,  as  of  a  lamb 

20  without  blemish  and  without  spot:  who  verily  was 
foreordained  before  the  foundation  of  the  world,   but 

21  was  manifest  in  these  last  times  for  you,  who  by  him 
do  believe  in  God,  that  raised  him  up  from  the  dead, 
and  gave  him  glory;  that  your  faith  and  hope  might  be 


658  I.  PETER.  2.  9 

in  God.     Seeing  ye  have  purified  your  souls  in  obeying  22 
the  truth  through  the  Spirit  unto  unfeigned  love  of  the 
brethren,  see  that  ye  love  one  another  with  a  pure  heart 
fervently:    being  born  again,  not  of  corruptible  seed,  23 
but  of  incorruptible,  by  the  word  of  God,  which  liveth 
and  abideth  for  ever.      For  24 

All  flesh  is  as  grass, 

And  all  the  glory  of  man  as  the  flower  of  grass. 

The  grass  withereth, 

And  the  flower  thereof  falleth  away: 

But  the  word  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever.  25 

And  this  is  the  word  which  by  the  gospel  is  preached 
unto  you. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  349. 
\.  Peter  2  :  1-25. 

Wherefore  laying  aside  all  malice,  and  all  guile,  and  i 
hypocrisies,    and    envies,    and    all    evil    speakings,  as  2 
newborn  babes,  desire  the   sincere  milk  of  the  word, 
that  ye  may  grow  thereby:  if  so  be  ye  have  tasted  that  3 
the  Lord  is  gracious.     To  whom  coming,  as  unto  a  liv-  4 
ing  stone,   disallowed   indeed  of   men,   but  chosen   of 
God,  and  precious,  ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  are  built  5 
up  a  spiritual   house,    a    holy    priesthood,    to   offer   up 
spiritual  sacrifices,  acceptable  to  God  by  Jesus  Christ. 
Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in  the  Scripture,    ■  6 

Behold,   I   lay  in  Sion  a  chief   corner  stone,    elect, 
precious: 

And  he  that  believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  confounded. 
Unto  you  therefore   which   believe  he  is  precious:  but  7 
unto  them  which  be  disobedient, 

The  stone  which  the  builders  disallowed, 

The  same  is  made  the  head  of  the  corner, 
and  8 

A  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a  rock  of  offence, 
even  to  them  which  stumble  at  the  word,  being  disobedi- 
ent: whereunto  also  they  were  appointed.     But  ye  are  9 
a  chosen  generation,  a  royal  priesthood,  a  holy  nation, 


2.  25  I.  PETER.  659 

a  peculiar  people;  that  he  should  shew  forth  the  praises 
of  him  who  hath  called  you  out  of  darkness  into   his 

10  marvellous  light:  which  in  time  past  were  not  a  people, 
but  are  now  the  people  of  God :  which  had  not  obtained 
mercy,  but  now  have  obtained  mercy. 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you  as  strangers  and 
pilgrims,  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against 

12  the  soul;  having  your  conversation  honest  among  the 
Gentiles:  that,  whereas  they  speak  against  you  as  evil 
doers,  they  may  hy  your  %oo^  works,  which  they  shall 
behold,  glorify  God  in  the  day  of  visitation. 

13  Submit  yourselves  to  every  ordinance  of  man  for  the 
Lord's  sake:  whether  it  be  to  the   king,  as  supreme; 

14  or  unto  governors,  as  unto  them  that  are  sent  by  him 
for  the  punishment  of  evil  doers,  and  for  the  praise  of 

15  them  that  do  well.  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  with 
well    doing   ye   may    put   to    silence  the   ignorance  of 

16  foolish  men:  as  free,  and  not  using  your  liberty  for  a 
cloak  of  maliciousness,   but   as  the  servants   of   God. 

17  Honour  all  men.  Love  the  brotherhood.  Fear  God, 
Honour  the  king. 

18  Servants,  be  subject  to  your  masters  with  all  fear; 
not   only   to    the   good   and    gentle,    but   also   to   the 

19  froward.  For  this  is  thankworthy,  if  a  man  for  con- 
science toward  God  endure  grief,  suffering  wrongfully. 

20  For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be  buffeted  for  your 
faults,  ye  shall  take  it  patiently?  but  if,  when  ye  do 
well,    and    suffer  for  it,  ye   take   it   patiently,   this  is 

21  acceptable  with  God.  For  even  hereunto  were  ye 
called:  because  Christ  also  suffered  for  us,  leaving  us 

22  an   example,  that  ye  should  follow  his  steps:  who  did 

23  no  sin,  neither  was  guile  found  in  his  mouth:  who, 
when  he  was  reviled,  reviled  not  again;  when  he 
suffered,  he  threatened  not;  but  committed  himself  \.o 

24  him  that  judgeth  righteously:  who  his  own  self  bare 
our  sins  in  his  own  body  on  the  tree,  that  we,  being 
dead  to  sins,  should  live  unto  righteousness:  by  whose 

25  stripes  ye  were  healed.  For  ye  were  as  sheep  going 
astray;  but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd  and 
Bishop  of  your  souls. 


66o  I.  PETER.  4.  15 

SELECTION  NUMBER  350. 

I.  Peter  4  :  1-19  ;  5  :  i-ii. 

Forasmuch  then  as    Christ   hath   suffered  for  us  in  i  4 
the  flesh,  arm  yourselves  likewise  with  the  same  mind: 
for  he  that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath  ceased  from 
sin;  that  he  no  longer  should  live  the  rest  of  his  time  in  2 
the  flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men,  but  to  the  will  of  God. 
For  the  time  past  of  our  life  may  suffice  us  to   have  3 
wrought  the  will  of  the  Gentiles,  when  we  walked  in 
lasciviousness,    lusts,    excess  of  wine,    revellings,  ban- 
quetings,  and  abominable  idolatries:  wherein  they  think  4 
it  strange  that  ye  run  not  with  thejn  to  the  same  excess 
of  riot,  speaking  evil  oi you:  who  shall  give  account  to  5 
him  that  is  ready  to  judge   the   quick   and  the  dead. 
For,  for  this  cause  was   the  gospel    preached  also  to  6 
them  that  are  dead,  that  they  might  be  judged  accord- 
ing to  men  in  the  flesh,  but  live  according  to  God  in 
the  spirit.     But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand:  be  ye  7 
therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer.     And  above  8 
all  things  have  fervent  charity  among  yourselves:  for 
charity  shall  cover  the  multitude  of  sins.      Use  hospi-  9 
tality  one  to  another  without  grudging.     As  every  man  10 
hath  received  the  gift,  even  so  minister  the  same  one  to 
another,  as  good  stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God. 
If  any  man  speak,  let  him  speak  as  the  oracles  of  God;  ii 
if  any  man  minister,  let  him  do  it  as  of  the  ability  which 
God   giveth;  that  God  in   all  things   may  be  glorified 
through  Jesus  Christ:  to  whom  be  praise  and  dominion 
for  ever  and    ever.      Amen.      Beloved,    think    it    not  12 
strange  concerning  the  fiery  trial  which  is  to  try  you, 
as  though  some  strange  thing  happened  unto  you:  but  13 
rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ye  are  partakers  of  Christ's  suffer- 
ings; that,  when  his  glory  shall  be  revealed,  ye  may  be 
glad  also  with  exceeding  joy.     If  ye  be  reproached  for  14 
the  name  of  Christ,  happy  are  ye;  for  the  Spirit  of  glory 
and  of  God  resteth  upon  you:  on  their  part  he  is  evil 
spoken  of,  but   on  your   part  he   is  glorified.     But  let  15 
none  of  you  suffer  as  a  murderer,  or  as  a  thief,  or  as  an 


5.   II 


I.  PETER.  66l 


evil   doer,  or  as  a  busybody  in  other  men's  matters. 
i6  Yet  if  any  man  suffer  as  a  Christian,  let  him   not  be 

17  ashamed;  but  let  him  glorify  God  on  this  behalf.  For 
the  time  is  come  that  judgment  must  begin  at  the  house 
of  God:  and  if  //  first  begin  at  us,  what  shall  the  end  be 

18  of  them  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of  God?  And  if  the 
righteous  scarcely  be  saved,  where  shall   the  ungodly 

19  and  the  sinner  appear?  Wherefore,  let  them  that  suffer 
according  to  the  will  of  God  commit  the  keeping  of 
their  souls  to  him  in  well  doing,  as  unto  a  faithful 
Creator. 

>  I  The  elders  which  are  among  you  I  exhort,  who  am 
also  an  elder,  and  a  witness  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ, 
and  also  a  partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be  revealed: 

2  Feed  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among  you,  taking  the 
oversight  thereof^  not  by  constraint,  but  willingly;  not 

3  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind;  neither  as  being 
lords  over  God's  heritage,  but  being  ensamples  to  the 

4  flock.  And  when  the  chief  Shepherd  shall  appear,  ye 
shall   receive  a  crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not  away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  yourselves  unto  the  elder. 
Yea,  all  of  you  be  subject  one  to  another,  and  be  clothed 
with  humility:  for  God  resisteth  the  proud,  and  giveth 

6  grace  to  the  humble.  Humble  yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt  you 

7  in   due  time:  casting  all  your  care  upon  him;  for  he 

8  careth  for  you.  Be  sober,  be  vigilant;  because  your 
adversary  the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  walketh  about, 

9  seeking  whom  he  may  devour:  whom  resist  steadfast  in 
the  faith,  knowing  that  the  same  afflictions  are  accom- 

10  plished  in  your  brethren  that  are  in  the  world.  But 
the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us  unto  his  eternal 
glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye  have  suffered  a 
while,    make   you  perfect,   stablish,  strengthen,    settle 

11  you.  To  him  be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 


662  II.  PETER.  I.  14 

THE    SECOND    EPISTLE    GENERAL    OF 

PETER. 


SELECTION    NUMBER   351. 
II.  Peter  i  :  1-21. 

Simon  Peter,  a  servant  and  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  i  1 
to  them  that  have  obtained  like  precious  faith  with  us 
through  the  righteousness  of  God  and  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ:  Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto  you  through  2 
the  knowledge  of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our  Lord,  accord-  3 
ing  as  his  divine  power  hath  given  unto  us  all  things 
that  pertain  unto  life  and  godliness,  through  the  knowl- 
edge of  him   that  hath  called  us  to  glory  and  virtue: 
whereby  are  given  unto  us  exceeding  great  and  precious  4 
promises;  that  by  these  ye  might  be  partakers  of  the 
divine  nature,  having  escaped  the  corruption  that  is  in 
the  world  through  lust.     And  besides  this,  giving  all  5 
diligence,  add  to  your  faith  virtue;  and  to  virtue,  knowl- 
edge; and  to  knowledge,  temperance;  and  to  temper-  6 
ance,    patience;    and    to    patience,    godliness;    and    to  7 
godliness,  brotherly  kindness;  and   to  brotherly  kind- 
ness,  charity.      For   if   these   things   be   in   you,    and  8 
abound,  they  make  you  that  ye  shall  neither  be  barren  nor 
unfruitful  in  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
But  he  that  lacketh  these  things  is  blind,  and  cannot  see  9 
afar  off,  and  hath  forgotten  that  he  was  purged  from  his 
old   sins.     Wherefore   the   rather,    brethren,    give    dili-  10 
gence  to  make  your  calling  and  election  sure:  for  if  ye 
do  these  things,  ye  shall  never  fall:  for  so  an  entrance  11 
shall  be  ministered  unto  you  abundantly  into  the  ever- 
lasting kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

Wherefore  I  will  not  be  negligent  to  put  you  always  12 
in  remembrance  of  these  things,  though  ye  know  them^ 
and  be  established  in  the  present  truth.     Yea,  I  think  it  13 
meet,  as  long  as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  to  stir  you  up 
by  putting  j(?z^  in  remembrance;  knowing  that  shortly  14 


3.  7  II.  PETER.  663 

I  must  put  off  this  my  tabernacle,  even  as  our  Lord 

15  Jesus  Christ  hath  shewed  me.  Moreover  I  will 
endeavour  that  ye  may  be  able  after  my  decease  to  have 

16  these  things  always  in  remembrance.  For  we  have  not 
followed  cunningly  devised  fables,  when  we  made  known 
unto  you  the   power  and   coming   of  our    Lord  Jesus 

17  Christ,  but  were  eyewitnesses  of  his  majesty.  For  he 
received  from  God  the  Father  honour  and  glory,  when 
there  came  such  a  voice  to  him  from  the  excellent 
glory,  This   is  my  beloved    Son,  in   whom   I  am  well 

18  pleased.     And  this  voice  which  came  from  heaven  we 

19  heard,  when  we  were  with  him  in  the  holy  mount.  We 
have  also  a  more  sure  word  of  prophecy;  whereunto  ye 
do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto  a  light  that  shineth 
in  a  dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the  daystar 

20  arise  in  your  hearts:  knowing  this  first,  that  no  prophecy 

21  of  the  Scripture  is  of  any  private  interpretation.  For 
the  prophecy  came  not  in  old  time  by  the  will  of  man: 
but  holy  men  of  God  spake  as  they  were  moved  by  the 
Holy  Ghost. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  352. 

II.  Peter  3  :  1-18. 

3  I       This  second  epistle,  beloved,  I  now  write  unto  you; 

in  both  which  I  stir  up  your  pure  minds  by  way  of  remem- 

2brance:    that  ye  may  be   mindful  of  the  words  which 

were  spoken  before  by  the  holy  prophets,  and  of  the 

commandment   of   us   the   apostles    of   the    Lord   and 

3  Saviour:  knowing  this  first,    that   there  shall   come  in 

4  the  last  days  scoffers,  walking  after  their  own  lusts,  and 
saying.  Where  is  the  promise  of  his  coming?  for  since 
the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things  continue  as  they  were 

5  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation.  For  this  they 
willingly  are  ignorant  of,  that  by  the  word  of  God  the 
heavens  were  of  old,  and  the  earth  standing  out  of  the 

6  water  and  in  the  water:  whereby  the  world  that  then 

7  was,  being  overflowed  with  water,  perished:  but  the 
heavens   and  the  earth,   which    are  now,   by  the  same 


664  II.  PETER.  3.  18 

word  are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto  fire  against  the 
day  of  judgment  and  perdition  of  ungodly  men. 

But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant  of  this  one  thing,  that  8 
one  day  is  with  the  Lord   as  a  thousand  years,  and  a 
thousand   years   as  one   day.     The   Lord  is  not  slack  9 
concerning  his  promise,  as  some  men  count  slackness; 
but  is   longsuffering  to  us-ward,  not  willing  that  any 
should  perish,  but  that  all  should  come  to  repentance. 
But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a  thief  in  the  10 
night;  in  the  which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away  with  a 
great  noise,  and  the  elements  shall  melt  with   fervent 
heat,  the  earth  also  and  the  works  that  are  therein  shall 
be  burned  up.      Seei?tg  thtn  that  all  these  things  shall  be  11  • 
dissolved,  what  manner  of  persons  ought  ye  to  be  in  all 
holy  conversation  and  godliness,  looking  for  and  hast-  12 
ing  unto  the  coming  of  the  day  of  God,  wherein  the 
heavens  being  on  fire  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  ele- 
ments shall  melt  with  fervent  heat.     Nevertheless  we,  13 
according  to  his  promise,  look  for  new  heavens  and  a 
new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth  righteousness. 

Wherefore,    beloved,  seeing   that   ye   look  for   such  14 
things,  be  diligent   that  ye  may  be   found   of   him   in 
peace,  without  spot,  and  blameless.     And  account  that  15 
the  longsuffering  of  our  Lord  is  salvation;  even  as  our 
beloved  brother  Paul   also  according  to   the  wisdom 
given  unto  him  hath  written  unto  you;  as  also  in  all  his  16 
epistles,  speaking  in  them  of  these  things;  in  which  are 
some  things  hard  to  be  understood,  which  they  that  are 
unlearned  and  unstable  wrest,  as  they  do  also  the  other 
Scriptures,  unto  their  own  destruction. 

Ye   therefore,  beloved,   seeing  ye   know   these  things  17 
before,  beware   lest  ye  also,  being  led  away  with  the 
error  of  the  wicked,  fall  from  your  own  steadfastness. 

But  grow  in  grace,  and  /;/  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  18 
and   Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     To  him  be  glory  both  now 
and  forever.     Amen. 


I.  4  I.  JOHN.  665 

THE    FIRST    EPISTLE    GENERAL    OF 

JOHN. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  353. 

I.  John  I  :  i-io ;  2  :  1-17. 

L  I  That  which  was  from  the  beginning,  which  we  have 
heard,  which  we   have  seen   with  our  eyes,  which  we 

2  have  looked  upon,  and  our  hands  have  handled,  of  the 
Word  of  life;  (for  the  life  was  manifested,  and  we  have 
seen  //,  and  bear  witness,  and  shew  unto  you  that  eternal 
life,  which  was  with    the    Father,  and  was  manifested 

3  unto  us;)  that  which  we  have  seen  and  heard  declare 
we  unto  you,  that  ye  also  may  have  fellowship  with  us: 
and  truly   our  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and  with 

4  his  Son  Jesus  Christ.  And  these  things  write  we  unto 
you,  that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which  we  have  heard  of 
him,  and    declare  unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  and  in 

6  him  is  no  darkness  at  all.  If  we  say  that  we  have 
fellowship  with  him,  and  walk  in  darkness,  we  lie,  and 

7  do  not  the  truth:  but  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is 
in  the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with  another,  and 
the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  his  Son  cleanseth  us  from  all 

8  sin.     If  we  say  that  we  have  no   sin,  we  deceive  our- 

9  selves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess  our 
sins,  he  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and 

10  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness.  If  we  say  that 
we  have  not  sinned,  we  make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word 
is  not  in  us. 

J  I  My  little  children,  these  things  write  I  unto  you, 
that  ye  sin  not.      And  if  any  man  sin,  we  have  an  advo- 

2  cate  with  the  Father,  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous:  and 
he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins:   and  not  for  ours 

3  only,  but  also  for  the  stns  of  the  whole  world.  And 
hereby  we  do  know  that  we  know  him,  if  we  keep  his 

4  commandments.     He  that  saith,  I  know  him,  and  keep- 


666  I.  JOHN.  I.  17 

eth  not  his  commandments,  is  a  liar,  and  the  truth  is 
not  in  him.     But  whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in  him  verily  5 
is  the  love  of  God  perfected:  hereby  know  we  that  we 
are  in  him.     He  that  saith  he  abideth  in  him   ought  6 
himself  also  so  to  walk,  even  as  he  walked. 

Brethren,  I  write  no  new  commandment  unto  you,  7 
but  an  old  commandment  which  ye  had  from  the  begin- 
ning.    The  old  commandment  is  the  word  which  ye 
have  heard  from    the  beginning.     Again,  a  new  com-  8 
mandment  I  write  unto  you,  which  thing  is  true  in  him 
and  in  you:  because  the  darkness  is  past,  and  the  true 
light   now  shineth.     He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  9 
and  hateth  his  brother,  is  in  darkness  even  until  now. 
He  that  loveth  his  brother  abideth  in  the  light,  and  10 
there  is  none  occasion  of  stumbling  in   him.     But  he  11 
that  hateth  his  brother  is  in  darkness,  and  walketh  in 
darkness,  and  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth,  because 
that  darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes, 

I  write  unto  you,   little  children,  because  your  sins  12 
are  forgiven   you   for   his  name's  sake.     I   write  unto  13 
you,  fathers,  because  ye  have  known  him  ^M/  is  from 
the  beginning.     I  write  unto  you,  young  men,  because 
ye  have  overcome  the  wicked  one.     I  write  unto  you, 
little    children,   because   ye    have    known   the    Father. 
I    have   written    unto   you,    fathers,   because   ye   have  14 
known  him  that  is  from  the  beginning.     I  have  written 
unto  you,  young  men,  because  ye  are  strong,  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have  overcome  the 
wicked  one.     Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  things  15 
that  are  in  the  world.     If  any  man  love  the  world,  the 
love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him.      For  all  that  is  in  the  i6 
world,  the  lust  of  the  flesh,  and  the  lust  of  the  eyes, 
and  the  pride  of  life,  is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the 
world.     And    the    world    passeth    away,    and    the    lust  17 
thereof:  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for 
ever. 


3.   i6  I.  JOHN.  667 

SELECTION  NUMBER  354. 
I.  John  3  :  1-24. 

3  I  Behold,  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  bestowed 
upon  us,  that  we  should  be  called  the  sons  of  God: 
therefore  the  world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew 

2  him  not.  Beloved,  now  are  we  the  sons  of  God,  and  it 
doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  shall  be:  but  we  know 
that,  when  he  shall  appear,   we  shall  be  like  him;    for 

3  we  shall  see  him  as  he  is.  And  every  man  that  hath 
this  hope  in  him  purifieth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committeth  sin  transgresseth  also  the  law: 

5  for  sin  is  the  transgression  of  the  law.  And  ye  know 
that  he  was  manifested  to  take  away  our  sins;  and  in 

6  him  is  no  sin.  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not: 
whosoever  sinneth    hath  not  seen  him,  neither  known 

7  him.  Little  children,  let  no  man  deceive  you:  he 
that  doeth  righteousness  is  righteous,  even   as  he  is 

8  righteous.  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the  devil; 
for  the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning.  For  this 
purpose  the  Son  of  God  was  manifested,  that  he  might 

9  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil.  Whosoever  is  born  of 
God  doth  not  commit  sin;    for  his  seed  remaineth  in 

10  him:  and  he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  born  of  God.  In 
this  the  children  of  God  are  manifest,  and  the  children 
of  the  devil:    whosoever  doeth  not  righteousness  is  not 

11  of  God,  neither  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother.  For 
this  is  the  message  that  ye  heard  from  the  beginning, 

12  that  we  should  love  one  another.  Not  as  Cain,  ivho  was 
of  that  wicked  one  and  slew  his  brother.  And  where- 
fore slew  he  him?  Because  his  own  works  were  evil, 
and  his  brother's  righteous. 

13  Marvel    not,   my  brethren,    if  the   world    hate    you. 

14  We  know  that  we  have  passed  from  death  unto  life, 
because  we  love  the  brethren.     He  that  loveth  not  his 

15  brother  abideth  in  death.  Whosoever  hateth  his 
brother  is  a  murderer:    and  ye  know  that  no  murderer 

16  hath  eternal  life  abiding  in  him.  Hereby  perceive 
we  the  love    of   God,    because  he  laid    down    his    life 


668  I.  JOHN.  4.  7 

for  us:    and  we  ought  to   lay  down   our  lives  for  the 
brethren.       But  whoso    hath    this    world's  good,    and  17 
seeth    his    brother    have    need,    and    shutteth    up    his 
bowels  of  compassion  from  him,  how  dwelleth  the  love  of 
God  in  him?     My  little  children,  let  us  not  love  in  word,  18 
neither  in   tongue;    but  in  deed   and  in   truth.      And  19 
hereby  we  know  that  we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall 
assure  our  hearts  before  him.     For  if  our  heart  con-  20 
demn  us,  God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth 
all  things.     Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not,  then  21 
have  we  confidence  toward  God.     And  whatsoever  we  22 
ask,  we  receive  of  him,  because  we  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  do  those    things    that  are  pleasing  in  his 
sight.     And  this  is  his  commandment,  That  we  should  23 
believe  on  the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ,  and  love 
one  another,  as  he  gave    us   commandment.     And  he  24 
that  keepeth  his  commandments  dwelleth  in  him,  and 
he  in  him.     And  hereby  we  know  that  he  abideth  in  us, 
by  the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 


SELECTION    NUMBER    355. 
I.  John  4  :  1-21. 

Beloved,  believe  not  every  spirit,  but  try  the  spirits  i 
whether  they  are  of  God:  because  many  false  prophets 
are  gone  out   into  the   world.     Hereby  know  ye  the  2 
Spirit  of  God:  Every  spirit  that  confesseth  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh  is  of  God :  and  every  spirit  that  3 
confesseth  not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh  is 
not  of  God:  and  this  is  that  spirit  of  antichrist,  whereof 
ye   have    heard   that   it   should   come;   and    even  now 
already  is  it  in  the  world.     Ye  are  of  God,  little  chil-  4 
dren,  and  have  overcome  them:  because  greater  is  he 
that  is  in  you,  than  he  that  is  in  the  world.     They  are  5 
of  the  world:  therefore  speak  they  of  the  world,  and 
the   world    heareth   them.     We  are    of   God:    he   that  6 
knoweth  God  heareth  us;  he  that  is  not  of  God  heareth 
not  us.     Hereby  know  we  the  spirit  of  truth,  and  the 
spirit  of  error. 

Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another:  for  love  is  of  God;  7 


5-4  I-  JOHN.  669 

and  every  one  that  loveth  is  born  of  God,  and  knoweth 

8  God.     He  that  loveth  not,  knoweth  not  God:  for  God 

9  is  love.     In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God  toward 
us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son  into 

10  the  world,  that  we  might  live  through  him.  Herein  is 
love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us,  and 

1 1  sent  his  Son  to  be  the  propitiation  for  our  sins.  Beloved, 
if  God  so  loved  us,  we  ought  also  to  love  one  another. 

12  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time.  If  we  love  one 
another,  God  dwelleth  in  us,  and  his  love  is  perfected 

13  in  us.     Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell  in  him,  and  he 

14  in  us,  because  he  hath  given  us  of  his  Spirit.  And  we 
have  seen  and  do  testify  that  the  Father  sent  the  Son 

15  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world.  Whosoever  shall  confess 
that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwelleth  in  him,  and 

16  he  in  God.  And  we  have  known  and  believed  the  love 
that  God  hath  to  us.     God  is  love;  and  he  that  dwelleth 

17  in  love  dwelleth  in  God,  and  God  in  him.  Herein  is 
our  love  made  perfect,  that  we  may  have  boldness  in  the 
day  of  judgment:  because  as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this 

18  world.  There  is  no  fear  in  love;  but  perfect  love 
casteth  out  fear:  because  fear  hath  torment     He  that 

19  feareth    is  not  made  perfect  in  love.     We  love   him, 

20  because  he  first  loved  us.  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and 
hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar:  for  he  that  loveth  not 
his  brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  how  can  he  love  God 

21  whom  he  hath  not  seen?  And  this  commandment  have 
we  from  him,  That  he  who  loveth  God  love  his  brother 
also. 

SELECTION  NUMBER  356. 

I.  John  5  :  1-2 1. 

5  I      Whosoever  believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ  is  born 
of   God:  and    every   one  that  loveth    him    that   begat 

2  loveth  him  also  that  is  begotten  of  him.     By  thisVe 
know  that  we  love  the  children  of  God,  when  we  love 

3  God,    and  keep  his  commandments.     For  this  is  the 
love  of  God,  that  we  keep  his  commandments:  and  his 

4  commandments  are    not  grievous.     For  whatsoever  is 
born  of   God  overcometh  the  world:  and   this   is   the 


670  I.  JOHN.  5.  21 

victory    that    overcometh    the    world,    even    our   faith. 
Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world,  but  he  that  be-  5 
lieveth   that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God?     This  is  he  that  6 
came  by  water  and   blood,  even  Jesus   Christ;  not  by 
water   only,  but    by   water  and   blood.     And   it  is  the 
Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  because  the  Spirit  is  truth. 
For  there  are   three   that  bear   record   in  heaven,  the  7 
Father,  the  Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost:  and  these  three 
are  one.     And   there   are   three  that   bear  witness  in  8 
earth,  the   spirit,  and    the  water,  and  the  blood:  and 
these  three  agree  in  one.     If  we  receive  the  witness  of  9 
men,   the   witness   of   God    is   greater:  for  this  is  the 
witness  of  God  which  he  hath  testified  of  his  Son.     He  10 
that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God  hath  the  witness  in 
himself:  he  that  believeth  not  God  hath  made  him  a 
liar;  because  he  believeth  not  the  record  that  God  gave 
of  his  Son.     And  this  is  the  record,  that  God  hath  given  11 
to  us  eternal  life,  and  this  life  is  in  his  Son.     He  that  12 
hath  the  Son  hath  life;  atidho.  that  hath  not  the  Son  of 
God  hath  not  life.     These  things  have  I  written  unto  13 
you  that  believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son  of  God;  that 
ye  may  know  that  ye  have  eternal  life,  and  that  ye  may 
believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son  of  God.     And  this  is  14 
the  confidence  that  we  have  in  him,  that,  if  we  ask  any 
thing  according  to  his  will,  he  heareth  us:  and  if  we  15 
know  that  he  hear  us,  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  know  that 
we  have  the  petitions  that  we  desired  of  him.     If  any  16 
man  see  his  brother  sin  a  sin  whieh  is  not  unto  death, 
he  shall  ask,  and  he  shall  give  him  life  for  them  that 
sin  not  unto  death.     There  is  a  sin  unto  death:  I  do 
not  say  that  he  shall  pray  for  it.     All  unrighteousness  17 
is  sin:  and  there  is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

We  know  that  whosoever  is  born  of  God  sinneth  not;  18 
but  he  that  is  begotten  of  God   keepeth   himself,  and 
that  wicked  one  toucheth  him  not.     A7id  w&  know  that  19 
we  are  of  God,  and  the  whole  world  lieth  in  wickedness. 
And  we  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is  come,  and  hath  20 
given  us  an  understanding,  that  we  may  know  him  that 
is  true;  and  we  are  in  him  that  is  true,  eve7i  in  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ.     This  is  the  true  God,  and  eternal  life. 
Little  children,  keep  yourselves  from  idols.     Amen.         21 


14 


THE  REVELATION.  671 


THE  REVELATION 

OF    ST.    JOHN    THE    DIVINE. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  357. 

Rev.  I  :  4-  20. 

I4  John  to  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia:  Grace 
be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  him  which  is,  and  which 
was,  and  which  is  to  come;  and  from  the  seven  Spirits 

5  which  are  before  his  throne;  and  from  Jesus  Christ, 
who  is  the  faithful  witness,  a7id  the  firstbegotten  of  the 
dead,  and  the  prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth.  Unto 
him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his 

6  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests  unto  God 
and  his  Father;  to  him  be  glory  and   dominion  for  ever 

7  and  ever.  Amen.  Behold,  he  cometh  with  clouds;  and 
every  eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  also  which  pierced 
him:  and  all  kindreds  of  the  earth  shall  wail  because  of 
him.      E^ven  so.   Arnen. 

8  I  am  Al'  pha  and  O'  me-ga,  the  beginning  and  the  end- 
ing, saith  the  Lord,  which  is,  and  which  was,  and  which 
is  to  come,  the  Almighty. 

9  I  John,  who  also  am  your  brother,  and  companion  in 
tribulation,  and  in  the  kingdom  and  patience  of  Jesus 
Christ,  was  in  the  isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  for  the 
word  of  God,  and  for  the   testimony  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I    was   in   the   Spirit   on    the    Lord's   day,    and    heard 

11  behind  me  a  great  voice,  as  of  a  trumpet,  saying,  I 
am  Ar  pha  and  O' me-ga,  the  first  and  the  last:  and, 
What  thou  seest,  write  in  a  book,  and  send  it  unto  the 

12  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia.  *  *  And  I  turned 
to  see  the  voice  that  spake  with  me.     And  being  turned, 

13  I  saw  seven  golden  candlesticks;  and  in  the  midst  of 
the  seven  candlesticks  o?ie  like  unto  the  Son  of  man, 
clothed  with  a   garment   down    to   the   foot,   and    girt 

14  about  the  paps  with  a  golden  girdle.  His  head  and 
/z/.r  hairs   were  white  like  wool,  as  white  as   snow;  and 


672  THE  REVELATION,  2.  7 

his  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fire;  and  his  feet  like  unto  15 
fine  brass,  as  if  they  burned  in  a  furnace;  and  his  voice 
as  the  sound  of  many  waters      And  he  had  in  his  right  16 
hand  seven  stars:  and  out  of  his  mouth  went  a  sharp 
twoedged  sword :  and  his  countenance  was  as  the  sun 
shineth  in  his  strength.     And  when  I  saw  him,  I  fell  17 
at  his  feet  as  dead.     And  he  laid  his  right  hand  upon 
me,  saying  unto  me,  Fear  not;  I  am  the  first  and  the 
last:  1  am  he  that  liveth,  and  was  dead;  and,  behold,  18 
I  am  alive  for  evermore,  Amen;  and  have  the  keys  of 
hell  and  of  death.     Write  the  things  which  thou  hast  19 
seen,  and   the  things  which  are,  and  the  things  which 
shall    be    hereafter;    the    mystery   of   the    seven    stars  20 
which  thou  sawest  in  my  right  hand,  and   the  seven 
golden  candlesticks.     The   seven   stars  are  the  angels 
of  the  seven   churches:     and    the   seven   candlesticks 
which  thou  sawest  are  the  seven  churches. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  358. 

Rev.  2  :  1-29. 

Unto  the  angel  of  the  church  of  Eph'e-sus  write;         i 
These  things  saith  he  that  holdeth  the  seven  stars  in 
his  right  hand,  who  walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
golden     candlesticks;    I    know    thy     works,    and    thy  2 
labour,  and  thy  patience,  and  how  thou  canst  not  bear 
them  which  are  evil:  and  thou  hast  tried  them  which 
say  they  are  apostles,  and  are  not,  and  hast  found  them 
liars:  and   hast  borne,  and  hast  patience,  and   for  my  3 
name's   sake    hast    laboured,    and    hast   not    fainted. 
Nevertheless    I    have  somewhat  against  thee,    because  4 
thou  hast  left  thy  first  love.     Remember  therefore  from  5 
whence  thou  art  fallen,   and  repent,  and  do  the  first 
works;  or  else  I  will  come  unto  thee  quickly,  and  will 
remove  thy  candlestick  out  of  his   place,  except  thou 
repent.     But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  hatest  the  deeds  6 
of  the  Nic-o-la'  i-tanes,  which  I  also  hate.     He  that  hath  7 
an  ear,   let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches;  To  him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of 


2.  19  THE  REVELATION.  673 

the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  paradise  of 
God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Smyr'  na  write; 
These  things  saith  the  first  and  the  last,  which  was 

9  dead,  and  is  alive;  I  know  thy  works,  and  tribulation, 
and  poverty,  (but  thou  art  rich)  and  /  know  the  blas- 
phemy of  them  which  say  they  are  Jews,  and  are  not, 

10  but  are  the  synagogue  of  Satan.  Fear  none  of  those 
things  which  thou  shalt  suffer:  behold,  the  devil  shall 
cast  so77ie  of  you  into  prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried;  and 
ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten  days :  be  thou  faithful  unto 

11  death,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  crown  of  life.  He  that 
hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches;  He  that  overcometh  shall  not  be  hurt  of  the 
second  death. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Per'ga-mos  write; 
These  things  saith  he  which  hath   the  sharp  sword 

13  with  two  edges;  I  know  thy  works,  and  where  thou 
dwellest,  even  where  Satan's  seat  is:  and  thou  boldest 
fast  my  name,  and  hast  not  denied  my  faith,  even  in 
those  days  wherein  An'  ti-pas  was  my  faithful  martyr, 

14  who  was  slain  among  you,  where  Satan  dwelleth.  But 
I  have  a  few  things  against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
there  them  that  hold  the  doctrine  of  Ba'  laam,  who 
taught  Ba'  lak  to  cast  a  stumblingblock  before  the 
children  of  Israel,  to  eat  things  sacrificed  unto  idols, 

15  and  to  commit  fornication.  So  hast  thou  also  them 
that  hold   the  doctrine  of  the   Nic-o-la'  i-tanes,  which 

16  thing  I  hate.  Repent;  or  else  I  will  come  unto  thee 
quickly,  and  will  fight  against  them  with  the  sword  of 

17  my  mouth.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches;  To  him  that  overcometh 
will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  hidden  manna,  and  will  give 
him  a  white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  a  new  name  written, 
which  no  man  knoweth  saving  he  that  receiveth  it, 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Thy-a-ti' ra 
write; 

These  things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  who  hath  his  eyes 
like  unto  a  flame  of  fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  fine  brass; 

19  I  know  thy  works,  and  charity,  and  service,  and  faith, 
and  thy  patience,  and  thy  works;  and  the  last  to  bemoxo. 


674  THE  REVELATION.  3.  4 

than  the  first.     Notwithstanding  I  have  a  few  things  20 
against    thee,    because    thou    sufferest    that    woman 
Jez'  e-bel,  which  calleth  herself  a  prophetess,  to  teach 
and  to  seduce  my  servants.       *       *    And  I  gave  her  21 
space  to  repent;     *     *    and  she  repented  not.     Behold,  22 
I    will   cast   her   into   a   bed,  and   them   that   commit 
adultery  with  her  into  great  tribulation,  except  they 
repent  of  their  deeds.     And  I  will  kill  her  children  with  23 
death;  and  all  the  churches  shall  know  that  I  am  he 
which  searcheth  the  reins  and  hearts:  and  I  will  give 
unto  every  one  of  you  according  to  your  works.     But  24 
unto  you  I  say,  and  unto  the  rest  in  Thy-a-ti'  ra,  as 
many  as  have  not  this  doctrine,  and   which   have  not 
known  the  depths  of  Satan,  as  they  speak;  I  will  put 
upon  you  none  other  burden.     But  that  which  ye  have  25 
already,  hold  fast  till  I  come.     And  he  that  overcometh,  26 
and  keepeth  my  works  unto  the  end,  to  him  will  I  give 
power  over  the  nations:  and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  27 
rod  of  iron;  as  the  vessels  of  a  potter  shall   they  be 
broken  to  shivers:  even  as  I  received  of  my  Father. 
And  I  will  give  him  the  morning  star.     He  that  hath  an  28 
ear,    let   him   hear   what    the    Spirit   saith    unto   the  29 
churches. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  359. 

Rev.  3  :  1-22. 

And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Sar'dis  write;       i 
These  things  saith  he  that  hath  the  seven  Spirits  of 
God,  and  the  seven  stars;  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou 
hast  a  name  that  thou  livest,  and  art  dead.     Be  watch-  2 
ful,  and  strengthen  the  things  which  remain,  that  are 
ready  to  die:  for  I  have  not  found  thy  works  perfect 
before    God.     Remember    therefore    how    thou    hast  3 
received   and    heard,    and    hold    fast,   and    repent.     If 
therefore  thou  shalt  not  watch,  I  will  come  on  thee  as 
a  thief,  and  thou  shalt  not  know  what  hour  I  will  come 
upon  thee.     Thou   hast   a  few  names  even  in  Sar' dis  4 
which  have  not  defiled  their  garments;    and  they  shall 


3.  i8  THE  REVELATION.  675 

5  walk  with  me  in  white:  for  they  are  worthy.  He  that 
overcometh,  the  same  shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment; 
and  I  will  not  blot  out  his  name  out  of  the  book  of 
life,  but  I  will  confess  his  name  before  my  Father,  and 

6  before  his  angels.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Phil-a-del' pM-a 
write; 

These  things  saith  he  that  is  holy,  he  that  is  true,  he 
that  hath  the  key  of  David,  he  that  openeth,  and  no  man 

Sshutteth;  and  shutteth,  and  no  man  openeth;  I  know 
thy  works:  behold,  I  have  set  before  thee  an  open  door, 
and  no  man  can  shut  it:  for  thou  hast  a  little  strength, 
and  has  kept  my  word,  and  hast  not  denied  my  name. 

9  Behold,  I  will  make  them  of  the  synagogue  of  Satan, 
which  say  they  are  Jews,  and  are  not,  but  do  lie; 
behold,  I  will  make  them  to  come  and  worship  before 

10  thy  feet,  and  to  know  that  I  have  loved  thee.  Because 
thou  hast  kept  the  word  of  my  patience,  I  also  will  keep 
thee  from  the  hour  of  temptation,  which  shall  come 
upon  all  the  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell   upon  the 

11  earth.     Behold,  I  come  quickly:   hold  that  fast  which 

12  thou  hast,  that  no  man  take  thy  crown.  Him  that 
overcometh  will  I  make  a  pillar  in  the  temple  of  my 
God,  and  he  shall  go  no  more  out:  and  I  will  write 
upon  him  the  name  of  my  God,  and  the  name  of  the 
city  of  my  God,  which  is  new  Jerusalem,  which  cometh 
down  out  of  heaven  from  my  God:  and  I  will  write  upon 

13  him  my  new  name.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

14  And^unto  the  angel  of  the  church  of  the  La-od-i-ce'  ans 
write; 

These  things  saith  the  Amen,  the  faithful  and  true 

15  witness,  the  beginning  of  the  creation  of  God;  I  know 
thy  works,  that  thou  art  neither  cold  nor  hot:  I  would 

16  thou  wert  cold  or  hot.  So  then  because  thou  art  luke- 
warm, and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I  will  spew  thee  out  of 

17  my  mouth.  Because  thou  sayest,  I  am  rich,  and  in- 
creased with  goods,  and  have  need  of  nothing;  and 
knowest  not  that  thou  art  wretched,  and  miserable,  and 

18  poor,  and  blind,  and  naked:    I  counsel  thee  to  buy  of 


676  THE  REVELATION. 


me  gold  tried  in  the  fire,  that  thou  mayest  be  rich;  and 
white  raiment,  that  thou  mayest  be  clothed,  and  that 
the  shame  of  thy  nakedness  do  not  appear;  and  anoint 
thine   eyes  with  eyesalve,   that  thou  mayest  see.     As  19 
many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke  and  chasten:  be  zealous  there- 
fore,  and    repent.     Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door,  and  20 
knock:  if  any  man  hear  my  voice,  and  open  the  door, 
I  will  come  in  to   him,  and  will  sup  with  him,  and  he 
with  me.     To  him  that  overcometh  will   I  grant  to  sit  21 
with  me  in  my  throne,  even  as  I  also  overcame,  and  am 
set  down  with  my  Father  in  his  throne.     He  that  hath  22 
an   ear,  let  him   hear   what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  360. 

Rev.  4  :  i-ii  ;  5  :  1-14. 

After  this  I  looked,  and,  behold,  a  door  was  opened  in  i  4 
heaven :  and  the  first  voice  which  I  heard'w^j  as  it  were  of 
a  trumpet  talking  with  me;  which  said,  Come  up  hither, 
and  I  will  shew  thee  things  which   must  be  hereafter. 
And  immediately  I  was   in   the   Spirit:  and,  behold,  a  2 
throne  was  set  in  heaven,  and   07ie  sat  on   the   throne. 
And  he  that  sat  was  to  look   upon  like  a  jasper  and  a  3 
sardine  stone:  and  there  was  a  rainbow  round  about  the 
throne,    in   sight  like   unto   an   emerald.     And  round  4 
about  the  throne  7£^^r^  four  and  twenty  seats:  and  upon 
the  seats  I  saw  four  and  twenty  elders  sitting,  "clothed 
in  white  raiment;  and  they  had  on  their  heads  crowns 
of  gold.     And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded  lightnings  5 
and  thunderings  and  voices:  and  there  ivere  seven  lamps 
of  fire  burning  before  the  throne,  which  are  the  seven 
Spirits  of  God.     And  before  the  throne  there  was  3.  sea  6 
of   glass   like   unto   crystal:   and  in  the  midst  of  the 
throne,  and  round  about  the  throne,  were  four  beasts 
full  of  eyes  before  and  behind.     And  the  first  beast  was  7 
like  a  lion,  and  the  second  beast  like  a  calf,  and   the 
third  beast  had  a  face  as  a  man,  and  the  fourth  beast 
was  like  a  flying  eagle.     And  the  four  beasts  had  each  8 


THE  REVELATION.  677 


of  them  six  wings  about  hi7n;  and  they  were  full  of  eyes 
within:  and  they  rest  not  day  and  night,  saying,  Holy, 
holy,  holy.  Lord  God  Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and 
9  is  to  come.     And  when   those  beasts  give   glory  and 
honour  and  thanks  to  him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  who 
10  liveth  for  ever  and   ever,  the  four   and  twenty  elders 
fall  down  before  him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  and  wor- 
ship him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and  cast  their 
1 1' crowns  before  the  throne,  saying,  Thou  art  worthy,  O 
Lord,  to  receive  glory  and  honour  and  power:  for  thou 
hast  created  all  things,  and  for  thy  pleasure  they  are 
and  were  created. 
5  I      And  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne   a  book  written  within  and  on  the  back   side, 

2  sealed  with  seven  seals.  And  I  saw  a  strong  angel  pro- 
claiming with  a  loud  voice.  Who  is  worthy  to  open  the 

3  book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  thereof?  And  no  man  in 
heaven,  nor  in  earth,  neither  under  the  earth,  was  able 

4  to  open  the  book,  neither  to  look  thereon.  And  I  wept 
much,  because  no  man  was  found  worthy  to  open  and 

5  to  read  the  book,  neither  to  look  thereon.  And  one  of 
the  elders  saith  unto  me.  Weep  not:  behold,  the  Lion  of 
the  tribe  of  Juda,  the  Root  of  David,  hath  prevailed  to 
open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seven  seals  thereof. 

6  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  and  of 
the  four  beasts,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  elders,  stood  a 
Lamb  as  it  had  been  slain,  having  seven  horns  and  seven 
eyes,  which  are  the  seven  Spirits  of  God  sent  forth  into 

7  all  the  earth.     And  he  came  and  took  the  book  out  of 

8  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  upon  the  throne.  And 
when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the  four  beasts  and  four 
a«^  twenty  elders  fell  down  before  the  Lamb,  having 
every  one  of  them  harps,  and  golden  vials  full  of  odours, 

9  which  are  the  prayers  of  saints.  And  they  sung  a  new 
song,  saying.  Thou  art  worthy  to  take  the  book,  and  to 
open  the  seals  thereof:  for  thou  wast  slain,  and  hast 
redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy  blood  out  of  every  kindred, 

10  and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation;  and  hast  made  us 
unto  our  God  kings  and  priests:  and  we  shall  reign  on 

11  the   earth.     And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard  the  voice  of 
many  angels  round  about  the  throne,  and  the  beasts, 


678  THE  REVELATION.  6. 

and  the  elders:  and  the  number  of  them  was  ten  thou- 
sand times  ten  thousand,  and  thousands  of  thousands; 
saying  with  a  loud  voice,  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was  12 
slain    to   receive  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and 
strength,  and  honour,  and  glory,  and  blessing.     And  13 
every  creature  which  is  in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth, 
and  under  the  earth,  and  such  as  are  in  the  sea,  and  all 
that  are  in  them,  heard  I  saying,  Blessing,  and  honour, 
and  glory,  and  power,  be  unto  him  that  sitteth  upon  the 
throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb  for  ever  and  ever.     And  the  14 
four   beasts   said.  Amen.     And    the    four   and  twenty 
elders  fell  down  and  worshipped  him  that  liveth  for 
ever  and  ever. 


SELECTION  NUMBER   36L 
Rev.  6:  1-17. 

And  I  saw  when  the  Lamb  opened  one  of  the  seals,  i  6 
and  I  heard,  as  it  were  the  noise  of  thunder,  one  of  the 
four  beasts  saying.   Come  and   see.     And  I   saw,  and  2 
behold  a  white  horse :  and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  bow; 
and  a  crown  was  given  unto  him:    and  he  went  forth 
conquering,  and  to  conquer. 

And  when  he  had  opened  the  second  seal,  I  heard  the  3 
second  beast  say,  Come  and  see.     And  there  went  out  4 
another  horse  that  was  red:    and  power  was  given  to 
him  that  sat  thereon  to  take  peace  from  the  earth,  and 
that  they  should  kill  one  another:   and  there  was  given 
unto  him  a  great  sword. 

And  when  he  had  opened  the  third  seal,  I  heard  the  5 
third  beast  say.  Come  and  see.  And  I  beheld,  and  lo  a 
black  horse;  and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  pair  of 
balances  in  his  hand.  And  I  heard  a  voice  in  the  midst  6 
of  the  four  beasts  say,  A  measure  of  wheat  for  a  penny, 
and  three  measures  of  barley  for  a  penny;  and  see  thou 
hurt  not  the  oil  and  the  wine. 

And  when  he  had  opened  the  fourth  seal,  I  heard  the  7 
voice  of  the  fourth  beast  say.  Come  and  see.  And  I  8 
looked,  and  behold  a  pale  horse:  and  his  name  that  sat 


7.  2  THE  REVELATION.  679 

on  him  was  Death,  and  Hell  followed  with  him.  And 
power  was  given  unto  them  over  the  fourth  part  of  the 
earth,  to  kill  with  sword,  and  with  hunger,  and  with 
death,  and  with  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 
9  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fifth  seal,  I  saw  under 
the  altar  the  souls  of  them  that  were  slain  for  the  word 

10  of  God,  and  for  the  testimony  which  they  held:  and 
they  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying.  How  long,  O  Lord, 
holy  and   true,   dost  thou  not  judge  and  avenge  our 

11  blood  on  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth?  And  white 
robes  were  given  unto  every  one  of  them;  and  it  was 
said  unto  them,  that  they  should  rest  yet  for  a  little 
season,  until  their  fellow  servants  also  and  their 
brethren,  that  should  be  killed  as  they  were^  should  be 
fulfilled. 

12  And  I  beheld  when  he  had  opened  the  sixth  seal,  and, 
lo,  there  was  a  great  earthquake;  and  the  sun  became 
black  as  sackcloth  of  hair,  and   the  moon  became  as 

13  blood;  and  the  stars  of  heaven  fell  unto  the  earth,  even 
as  a  fig  tree   casteth    her   untimely  figs,  when  she  is 

14  shaken  of  a  mighty  wind.  And  the  heaven  departed  as 
a  scroll  when  it  is  rolled  together;  and  every  mountain 

15  and  island  were  moved  out  of  their  places.  And  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  the  great  men,  and  the  rich  men, 
and  the  chief  captains,  and  the  mighty  men,  and  every 
bond  man,  and  every  free  man,  hid  themselves  in  the 

16  dens  and  in  the  rocks  of  the  mountains;  and  said  to 
the  mountains  and  rocks,  Fall  on  us,  and  hide  us  from 
the  face  of  him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  from  the 

17  wrath  of  the  Lamb:  for  the  great  day  of  his  wrath  is 
come;  and  who  shall  be  able  to  stand? 


SELECTION    NUMBER   362. 
Rev.  7  :  1-4,  9-17  ;  12  :  7-12. 

1  And  after  these  things  I  saw  four  angels  standing  on 
the  four  corners  of  the  earth,  holding  the  four  winds  of 
the  earth,  that  the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the  earth, 

2  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any  tree.     And  I  saw  another 


68o  THE  REVELATION.  12.  9 

angel  ascending  from  the  east,  having  the  seal  of  the 
living  God:  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  the  four 
angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to  hurt  the  earth  and  the 
sea,  saying,  Hurt  not  the  earth,  neither  the  sea,  nor  the  3 
trees,  till  we  have  sealed  the  servants  of  our  God  in 
their  foreheads.  And  I  heard  the  number  of  them  4 
which  were  sealed:  and  there  were  sealed  a  hundred  and 
forty  and  four  thousand  of  all  the  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel.     *     * 

After  this  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  a  great  multitude,  which  9 
no  man  could  number,  of  all  nations,  and  kindreds,  and 
people,    and    tongues,    stood   before    the    throne,    and 
before  the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes,  and  palms 
in  their  hands;  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  10 
Salvation  to  our  God  which  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and 
unto  the  Lamb.     And  all  the  angels  stood  round  about  11 
the  throne,  and  about  the  elders  and  the  four  beasts,  and 
fell  before  the  throne  on  their  faces,  and  worshipped 
God,  saying,  Amen:  Blessing,  and  glory,  and  wisdom,  12 
and  thanksgiving,  and  honour,  and  power,  and  might, 
be  unto  our  God  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen.     And  one  13 
of  the  elders  answered,  saying  unto  me.  What  are  these 
which  are  arrayed   in  white  robes?  and   whence  came 
they?     And  I  said  unto  him.  Sir,  thou  knowest.     And  14 
he  said  to  me.  These  are  they  which  came  out  of  great 
tribulation,  and  have  washed  their  robes,  and  made  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb.     Therefore  are  they  15 
before  the  throne  of  God,  and  serve  him  day  and  night 
in  his  temple:  and  he  that  sitteth  on  the  throne  shall 
dwell   among    them.       They   shall    hunger    no   more,  16 
neither  thirst  any  more;  neither  shall  the  sun  light  on 
them,  nor  any  heat.     For  the  Lamb   which   is  in  the  17 
midst  of  the  throne  shall  feed  them,  and  shall  lead  them 
unto  living  fountains  of  waters:  and  God  shall  wipe 
away  all  tears  from  their  eyes.     *     * 

And  there  was  war  in  heaven :  Mi'  chael  and  his  angels  7  12 
fought  against  the  dragon;  and  the  dragon  fought  and 
his  angels,  and  prevailed  not;  neither  was  their  place  8 
found  any  more  in  heaven.     And  the  great  dragon  was  9 
cast  out,  that  old  serpent,  called  the  Devil,  and  Satan, 
which  deceiveth  the  whole  world:  he  was  cast  out  into 


19.  II  THE   REVELATION.  68i 

10  the  earth,  and  his  angels  were  cast  out  with  him.  And 
I  heard  a  loud  voice  saying  in  heaven,  Now  is  come 
salvation,  and  strength,  and  the  kingdom  of  our  God, 
and  the  power  of  his  Christ:  for  the  accuser  of  our 
brethren  is  cast  down,  which  accused  them  before  our 

11  God  day  and  night.  And  they  overcame  him  by  the 
blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of  their  testimony; 

12  and  they  loved  not  their  lives  unto  the  death.  There- 
fore rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and  ye  that  dwell  in  them. 
Woe  to  the  inhabiters  of  the  earth  and  of  the  sea!  for 
the  devil  is  come  down  unto  you,  having  great  wrath, 
because  he  knoweth  that  he  hath  but  a  short  time. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  363. 

Rev.  19  :  4-16;  20  :  1-15.  • 

194      And  the  four  and  twenty  elders  and  the  four  beasts 
fell  down  and  worshipped  God  that  sat  on  the  throne, 

5  saying,  Amen;  Al-le-lu'ia.  And  a  voice  came  out  of 
the  throne,  saying.  Praise  our  God,  all  ye  his  servants, 

6  and  ye  that  fear  him,  both  small  and  great.  And  I 
heard  as  it  were  the  voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  mighty 
thunderings,    saying,    Al-le-lu'ia:    for    the    Lord    God 

7  omnipotent  reigneth.  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and 
give  honour  to  him:  for  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb  is 

8  come,  and  his  wife  hath  made  herself  ready.  And  to 
her  was  granted  that  she  should  be  arrayed  in  fine 
linen,  clean  and  white:  for  the  fine  linen  is  the  right- 

9  eousness  of  saints.  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Write, 
Blessed  are  they  which  are  called  unto  the  marriage 
supper  of  the  Lamb.     And  he  saith  unto  me.  These  are 

10  the  true  sayings  of  God.  And  I  fell  at  his  feet  to 
worship  him.  And  he  said  unto  me.  See  thou  do  it  not: 
I  am  thy  fellow  servant,  and  of  thy  brethren  that  have 
the  testimony  of  Jesus:  worship  God:  for  the  testi- 
mony of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

11  And  I  saw  heaven  opened,  and  behold  a  white  horse; 
and  he  that  sat  upon  him  was  called  Faithful  and  True, 


682  THE    REVELATION.  20.  8 

and  in  righteousness    he   doth   judge  and    make  war. 
His  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fire,  and  on  his  head  were  12 
many  crowns;  and  he  had  a  name  written,  that  no  man 
knew,   but   he   himself.     And    he   was   clothed    with   a  13 
vesture  dipped  in  blood :  and  his  name  is  called  The 
Word  of  God.     And  the  armies  which  were  in  heaven  14 
followed  him  upon  white  horses,  clothed  in  fine  linen, 
white  and  clean.     And  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a  sharp  15 
sword,    that   with    it    he    should    smite    the    nations; 
and    he   shall    rule  them  with  a  rod  of   iron:    and  he 
treadeth  the  winepress  of  the  fierceness  and  wrath  of 
Almighty  God.     And  he  hath  on  his  vesture  and  on  his  16 
thigh  a  name  written,  KING  OF  KINGS,  AND  LORD 
OF  LORDS.     *    * 

And  I  saw  an  angel  come  down  from  heaven,  having  i  20 
the  key  of  the  bottomless  pit  and  a  great  chain  in  his 
hand.     And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  that  old  ser-  2 
pent,  which  is  the  Devil,  and  Satan,  and  bound  him  a 
thousand  years,  and  cast  him  into  the   bottomless  pit,  3 
and  shut  him  up,  and  set  a  seal  upon  him,  that  he  should 
deceive  the  nations   no  more,  till  the  thousand  years 
should  be  fulfilled:  and  after  that  he  must  be  loosed  a 
little  season. 

And    I    saw   thrones,  and  they  sat  upon  them,  and  4 
judgment  was  given  unto  them:  and  I  saw  the  souls  of 
them  that  were  beheaded  for  the  witness  of  Jesus,  and 
for  the  word  of  God,  and  which  had  not  worshipped  the 
beast,  neither  his  image,  neither  had  received  his  mark 
upon  their  foreheads,  or  in  their  hands;  and  they  lived 
and   reigned   with   Christ  a  thousand    years.     But  the  5 
rest   of  the  dead  lived    not   again   until  the  thousand 
years   were    finished.     This   is   the   first   resurrection. 
Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part  in  the  first  resur-  6 
rection:  on  such  the  second  death  hath  no  power,  but 
they  shall  be   priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

And    when   the   thousand   years    are   expired,  Satan  7 
shall  be  loosed  out  of  his  prison,  and  shall  go  out  to  8 
deceive   the  nations   which   are  in  the  four  quarters  of 
the   earth,  Gog  and   Ma'  gog,  to  gather  them  together 
to  battle:  the  number  of  whom  is  as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 


21.  5  THE   REVELATION.  683 

9  And  they  went  up  on  the  breadth  of  the  earth,  and 
compassed  the  camp  of  the  saints  about,  and  the  be- 
loved city:  and  fire  came  down  from  God  out  of  heaven, 

10  and  devoured  them.  And  the  devil  that  deceived  them 
was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone,  where  the 
beast  and  the  false  prophet  are^  and  shall  be  tor- 
mented day  and  night  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and  him  that  sat  on 
it,  from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the  heaven  fled  away; 

12  and  there  was  found  no  place  for  them.  And  I  saw  the 
dead,  small  and  great,  stand  before  God;  and  the 
books  were  opened:  and  another  book  was  opened, 
which  is  the  book  of  life:  and  the  dead  were  judged  out 
of  those  things  which  were  written  in  the  books,  accord- 

13  ing  to  their  works.  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead 
which  were  in  it;  and  death  and  hell  delivered  up  the 
dead  which  were  in  them:  and  they  were  judged  every 

14  man  according  to  their  works.  And  death  and  hell 
were  cast  into    the   lake    of   fire.     This  is  the  second 

15  death.  And  whosoever  was  not  found  written  in  the 
book  of  life  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  364. 

Rev.  21  :  1-19,  21-27. 

21  I      And  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth:  for  the 
first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  were  passed  away;  and 

2  there  was  no  more  sea.  And  I  John  saw  the  holy  city, 
new  Jerusalem,  coming  down  from  God  out  of  heaven, 

3  prepared  as  a  bride  adorned  for  her  husband.  And 
I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  heaven  saying.  Behold,  the 
tabernacle  of  God  is  with  men,  and  he  will  dwell  with 
them,  and   they  shall  be  his  people,  and  God  himself 

4  shall  be  with  them,  ajid  be  their  God.  And  God  shall 
wipe  away  all  tears  from  their  eyes;  and  there  shall  be 
no  more  death,  neither  sorrow,  nor  crying,  neither  shall 
there  be  any  more  pain :  for  the  former  things  are  passed 

5  away.  And  he  that  sat  upon  the  throne  said,  Behold, 
I  make  all  things  new.     And  he  said  unto  me.  Write: 


684  THE   REVELATION.  21.  22 

for  these  words  are  true  and  faithful.     And  he  said  unto  6 
me,  It  is  done.     I  am  Al'  pha  and  O'  me-ga,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  end.     I  will  give  unto  him  that  is  athirst 
of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life  freely.     He  that  7 
overcometh   shall  inherit  all  things;  and  I   will  be  his 
God,  and   he   shall  be  my  son.     But  the    fearful,  and  8 
unbelieving,  and  the  abominable,  and  murderers,  and 
whoremongers,   and    sorcerers,   and    idolaters,   and    all 
liars,  shall   have   their  part  in  the  lake  which  burneth 
with  fire  and  brimstone:  which  is  the  second  death. 

And  there  came   unto  me   one  of  the  seven  angels  9 
which  had  the  seven  vials  full  of  the  seven  last  plagues, 
and  talked  with  me,  saying,  Come  hither,  I  will  shew 
thee  the  bride,  the   Lamb's  wife.     And  he  carried  me  10 
away  in  the   spirit  to  a  great  and  high  mountain,  and 
shewed    me    that     great    city,    the     holy    Jerusalem, 
descending  out  of  heaven  from  God,  having  the  glory  11 
of  God:  and    her   light   was   like    unto   a    stone   most 
precious,  even  like  a  jasper  stone,  clear  as  crystal;  and  12 
had  a  wall  great  and  high,  and  had  twelve  gates,  and  at 
the  gates  twelve  angels,  and  names  written  thereon, 
which  are  the  names  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel:  on  the  east  three  gates;  on  the  north  three  13 
gates;  on  the  south  three  gates;  and  on  the  west  three 
gates.     And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve  foundations,  14 
and  in   them  the  names  of  the  twelve   apostles   of  the 
Lamb.     And    he    that   talked    with    me   had   a  golden  15 
reed  to   measure  the  city,  and  the  gates  thereof,  and 
the  wall  thereof.     And  the  city  lieth  foursquare,  and  16 
the  length  is  as  large  as  the  breadth:  and  he  measured 
the  city  with  the  reed,  twelve  thousand  furlongs.     The 
length  and  the  breadth  and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 
And  he  measured  the  wall  thereof,  a  hundred  and  i or ty  17 
and  four  cubits,  according  to  the  measure  of  a  man,  that 
is,  of  the  angel.     And  the  building  of  the  wall  of  it  was  18 
of  jasper:  and  the  o^W.^  was  pure  gold,  like  unto  clear 
glass.     And  the  foundations  of  the  wall  of  the  city  were  19 
garnished   with   all   manner  of  precious  stones.     *     * 
And  the  twelve  gates  were  twelve  pearls;  every  several  21 
gate  was  of  one  pearl :  and  the  street  of  the  city  was 
pure  gold,  as  it  were  transparent  glass.     And  I  saw  no  22 


22.  9  THE   REVELATION.  685 

temple   therein:  for   the  Lord   God  Almighty  and  the 

23  Lamb  are  the  temple  of  it.  And  the  city  had  no  need 
of  the  sun,  neither  of  the  moon,  to  shine  in  it:  for  the 
glory  of  God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb  is  the  light 

24  thereof.  And  the  nations  of  them  which  are  saved  shall 
walk  in  the  light  of  it:  and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do 

25  bring  their  glory  and  honour  into  it.  And  the  gates 
of  it  shall  not  be  shut  at  all  by  day:  for  there  shall  be 

26  no  night  there.     And   they  shall   bring  the  glory  and 

27  honour  of  the  nations  into  it.  And  there  shall  in  no 
wise  enter  into  it  any  thing  that  defileth,  neither  what- 
soever worketh  abomination,  or  7naketh  a  lie:  but  they 
which  are  written  in  the  Lamb's  book  of  life. 


SELECTION  NUMBER  365. 
Rev.  22  :  1-21. 

1  And  he  shewed  me  a  pure  river  of  water  of  life,  clear 
as  crystal,  proceeding  out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of 

2  the  Lamb.  In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it,  and  on 
either  side  of  the  river,  was  there  the  tree  of  life,  which 
bare  twelve  manner  of  fruits,  and  yielded  her  fruit  every 
month:  and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  for  the  healing 

3  of  the  nations.  And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse:  but 
the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it;    and 

4  his  servants  shall  serve  him:  and  they  shall  see  his  face; 

5  and  his  name  shall  be  in  their  foreheads.  And  there 
shall  be  no  night  there;  and  they  need  no  candle, 
neither  light  of  the  sun;  for  the  Lord  God  giveth  them 
light:  and  they  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me.  These  sayings  are  faithful  and 
true:  and  the  Lord  God  of  the  holy  prophets  sent  his 
angel  to  shew  unto  his  servants  the  things  which  must 

7  shortly  be  done.  Behold,  I  come  quickly:  blessed  /i- he 
that  keepeth  the  sayings  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things,  and  heard  them.  And 
when  I  had  heard  and  seen,  I  fell  down  to  worship 
before  the  feet  of  the   angel   which  shewed  me  these 

9  things.     Then  saith  he  unto  me,  See  thou  do  it  not :  for 


686  THE   REVELATION.  22.  21 

I  am  thy  fellow  servant,  and  of  thy  brethren  the 
prophets,  and  of  them  which  keep  the  sayings  of  this 
book :  worship  God. 

And  he  saith  unto  me,   Seal  not  the  sayings  of  the  10 
prophecy  of  this  book:    for  the  time  is  at  hand.     He  11 
that  is  unjust,  let  him  be  unjust  still:    and  he  which  is 
filthy,  let  him  be  filthy  still:    and  he  that  is  righteous, 
let  him  be  righteous  still:    and  he  that  is  holy,  let  him 
be  holy  still.     And,  behold,   I  come  quickly;    and  my  12 
reward  is  with  me,  to  give  every  man  according  as  his 
work  shall  be.     I  am  Al'  pha  and  O'  me-ga,  the  beginning  13 
and  the  end,  the  first  and  the  last.     Blessed  are  they  14 
that  do  his  commandments,  that  they  may  have  right 
to  the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  through  the  gates 
into  the  city.      For  without  are  dogs,  and  sorcerers,  and  15 
whoremongers,  and  murderers,  and  idolaters,  and  who- 
soever loveth  and  maketh  a  lie. 

I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  testify  unto  you  these  16 
things   in   the   churches.      I  am  the  root  and  the  off- 
spring of  David,  atid  the  bright  and  morning  star. 

And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride  say.   Come.     And  let  17 
him   that   heareth    say.   Come.     And    let    him   that   is 
athirst  come.     And  whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the 
water  of  life  freely. 

For  I  testify  unto  every  man  that  heareth  the  words  18 
of  the  prophecy  of  this  book.  If  any  man  shall  add  unto 
these  things,  God  shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues  that 
are  written  in  this  book:  and  if  any  man  shall  takeaway  19 
from  the  words  of  the  book  of  this  prophecy,  God  shall 
take  away  his  part  out  of  the  book  of  life,  and  out  of 
the  holy  city,  Rndfrom  the  things  which  are  written  in 
this  book. 

He  which  testifieth  these  things  saith.  Surely  I  come  20 
quickly:  Amen.      Even  so,  come.  Lord  Jesus. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you  all.  21 
Amen. 


THE    END. 


